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S5-1110 4-pin power connector or adapter?

‎02-21-2012 05:03 PM

I need to put a USB 3.0 card into my Slimline for use with external hard drives. The cards I've seen require the old style 4-pin power connectors.  The Slimline is very compact and it's hard to see where I might put a splitter or connector.

 

Any suggestions about the source of the appropriate connector and where it plugs into the Slimline?

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Re: S5-1110 4-pin power connector or adapter?

‎02-21-2012 06:01 PM

Hi,

 

Are you sure that the power supply in the slimline is big enough to handle the USB 3.0 card?

 

You might look for a SATA Y cable and then a SATA to 4 pin adapter.  These are examples so do some measuring to make sure that the length fit your needs.

 

 

 

 

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Re: S5-1110 4-pin power connector or adapter?

‎02-21-2012 07:22 PM

I guess the better solution would be to buy an external drive enclosure that has its own 110v power cord.  It's just that I hate having a spaghetti mess associated with the computer.

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