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The IDE hard disk drive gets its power through what type of connector?
Siarhei67
MOLEX connectors provide power for IDE hdd & CD-ROM drives
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∙ 13y agoThe IDE hard drive gets its electrical power through a Molex connector. There are four pins on the connector and it only fits the one way round to ensure correct orientation.
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What does the power connector do on the hard drive disk?
It connects the drive to the system power supply.
Which sort of power connector does floppy disk drive typically used?
4-Pin Berg connector
What two connections should be provided to a floppy disk drive during installation?
a cable from the power supply to the Berg power connector on the FDD a cable from the 20-pin ATX power connector socket on the motherboard to the Berg power connector on the FDD
What two cables connect to the hard disk?
There are two cables that connect to the floppy drive in a desktop computer.There is a four pin power cableThere is a ribbon cable that has a part twisted end (the twisted end connects to the floppy drive).
What are 3 types of ribbon cables you might find inside a PC?
-Sata Cable -IDE Cable -Molex/Sata power cable Other possible -SCSI Cable -Floppy cable -SLI/Crossfire Cable -12V 24 pin Motherboard connector -12v 4-pin CPU Connector -12v PCI-e Connector
What is the correct connection method for an internal laptop hard drive disk?
A PATA connector
What type of power connector is used to connect to hard disk drives or optical drives?
molex for IDE devices and sata power connector for SATA devices
What are the components of a modern computer hard drive?
Magnetic HARD Disk Drive constitutes of a Disk Platter, Spindle Motor, Read Write Head, Logic Card and Metal Casing with connector.
Which connections should be provided to a floppy disk drive during installation?
Connecting a floppy Drive in a Desktop ComputerYou should connect the 4-Pin 12 Volt non-molex Connector from the power supply to the power input of the Floppy Disk Drive, also the IDE ribbon cable from the FDD output on the Main-board to the FDD input on the Floppy Disk Drive, with the pink stripe on the outside of the FDD Input & Output sockets, it is important to make sure you are grounded to the case whilst doing this with the PC Power Cord plugged in but switched off
What is Floppy disk connector?
it is a 34 pin connector
When connecting a floppy disk drive cable to a signal cable to the floppy disk drive what precaution should be taken?
Unplug the power cord
What device uses the 12v 6- pin power connector?
A lot of hard disk docking stations use these kind of power supplies.
