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a sata power connector is normally used for powering sata dvd drives as well as sata hard drives and ssd drives
molex for IDE devices and sata power connector for SATA devices
7-pin connector
SATA power connector is a type of power cable with which we can provide Disks power from the mother board. SATA Power cables are connected from sata point on motherboard to the drive.
SATA cables are most commonly used in computers. They are cables that are used to connect the various SATA devices inside a computer such as the hard drive.
A SATA power connector is what connects the SATA device to the PSU (power supply unit), therefore giving it a source of power. There is another cable that connects to the motherboard but that is just for data transfer.
The SATA PCI Card is a key component add-on for a computer. It is used for establishing more connections for SATA hard drives. It also used for setting up a RAID array.
There are two kinds in common use:Molex - an older standard, but still commonSATA - Serial ATA, a newer standardSee the related links for pictures.
The SATA connector on a power supply is to supply power to SATA-based hard drives. It is not to be confused with the ATX plug that is to give extra power to the CPU, nor the PCI-e power connectors that give extra power to certain video cards. It is unexpected to find a SATA style connector on the motherboard.
E-IDE is a legacy connector that was used on every motherboard before SATA came along. It allows connection to CD/DVD as well as hard drives.
Yes. But your computer needs to be properly configured for a SATA optical drive. Also, a SATA drive is better than a IDE drive.
No. The Dell Inspiron 6400 has no external SATA connector.