Disk Prices on Amazon

Re:Disk Prices on Amazon by toast0 on Monday January 27, 2020 @10:39PM (#22166229)

> you need to either use molex to sata power to bypass the 2.2v issue or tape the pin

You mean the 3.3v issue. In most cases, you can also just clip the 3.3v wire that goes to the sata power connectors from your power supply. It's orange, you won't be missing out by not having it anymore, and it's easy to clip with wire cutters. You should put a dab of electrical tape on the cut ends, but a clean cut isn't likely to short on anything. Consider it updating your power supply to the latest SATA spec.

Some people do have sata enclosures that provide 3.3v, and they may need tape on their drives, or something more drastic.

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Re:Disk Prices on Amazon by joshstrange on Monday January 27, 2020 @10:57PM (#22166315)

:headsmack: I couldn’t remember the right voltage and I googled “2.2v” and I found a few reddit threads and assumed that was correct. 3.3v is the right number, thank you for correcting me. Yeah I bought some tape to cover the pin if needed but I found the molex cables to be easier, I didn’t know you could just cut the wire, I feel stupid now lol.

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Re:Disk Prices on Amazon by toast0 on Monday January 27, 2020 @11:32PM (#22166475)

Well, now you know; I found a couple people mentioning it in different forums, but there's a lot more posts on reddit, and I didn't see it mentioned there.

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