Sage-Tips

Where do you connect the power cord on a hard drive?

Connect the SATA cables to the hard drive. Connect the insulated power cable with the wider tip into the larger connection port situated on the left-rear of the HDD. If the power cable does not fit easily, check to make sure that it is not upside down. Connect the data cable to the smaller SATA port on the hard drive.

Does hard disk drive directly connect to power supply?

Hard drives are powered by the PSU directly to the drive itself via a SATA power cable which has both a 12v and 5v connection. The drive is then also connected via a data interface cable to the motherboard.

Do you have to supply power to the hard drives?

drives typically require a 12V power connection, which is not provided by the USB port or the hard drive adapter. The power capabilities of the USB port combined with the power requirements of the attached drive will determine if the hard drive adapter will work in your setup.

What cables connect to a hard drive?

Connect the hard drives with SATA SATA uses simple cables that are keyed to fit on the drive and motherboard connector one way. Connect one end of the SATA cable to the drive, and the other end to an available SATA port on your motherboard, and you’re halfway there.

Where does the hard drive receive power?

The hard drive adapter requires power from your system’s USB port. Although you can plug in any standard SATA drive, USB ports only supply a limited amount of power and are not able to power all of the SATA drives plugged into the cable.

Which power supply cable goes to SSD?

SATA Power Cable
Step 2: Plug the SATA Power Cable into the SSD It only goes in one way, and it usually clicks when it’s connected.

Do I need to connect the hard drive power connectors separately?

The line with the hard drive power connector (molex connector) you have circled in green, should already be be connected to the power supply. Hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like the cable runs from l You don’t need to connect the hard drive power connectors separately, unless it is a modular power supply design.

Can You Power a hard drive from the back of PC?

Hopefully your power supply has a switch on the back, then you just need to short the two pins on the connector, wrap it up with several layers of electrical tape, and use the switch on the back of the power supply. Note, as already mentioned make sure the hard drives are powered on before you power on the PC. Short answer yes.

How do I connect a hard drive to another computer?

In fact, after you have done all that you need to connect a power supply (adapter) to this box and use a USB cable to connect the box to another PC or a laptop. If the disk and the box are all right, in “This PC” you will see one more disk which you can use as an ordinary HDD (format, copy, delete etc.)

What kind of power supply do I need for a hard drive?

We could just get a 12V power supply that can provide more than enough wattage for the amount of drives in use and slap on a bunch of DC jacks, but we can do a bit better than that and add few features (but not too much where the project becomes unwieldy).