I am in the process of doing a task I meant to complete 18 months ago, which is to connect my new but outdated Plextor 320 CD drive to a SATA computer. To do this I purchased a PATA to SATA dongle kit. I have connected it up but cannot see a place to connect to the power using the split power cable that connects to the adaptor – pictured here: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10407&cs_id=1040701&p_id=2193&seq=1&format=1#largeimage
The power cable which is plugged into the Plextor and the smaller female end into the adapter is pictured here: http://sewelldirect.com/InternalPowerSplitterHDMtoHDFFDF.asp
Now I need to connect this power cable to a power supply in the computer. It looks to me like the Dell’s P7 DC Power Connector provides the appropriate place … a red, 2 black and a 12v yellow, except that this is a much smaller connector in my Dell Dimension 520 than is the other end of the power splitter provided with my PATA to SATA dongle kit.
Can someone advise me whether there is an adaptor that would enable me to connect to the P7 cable and is this the appropriate way forward
Cheers
econocrat
DC Power Connector P7
Pin Number Signal Name 18-AWG Wire
1 +5 VDC Red
2 COM Black
3 COM Black
4 +12 A VDC Yellow