Why in the hell did they change the power supply of a SATA?

I was very lucky that I have an adapter that will work. They both
have 4 wires and both have Yellow, Black and Red, Black.

The only reason I can think of is to frustrate the end user.

I do understand that the interface cable is slimmer and will allow
better air flow, but I see no good reason to change the power supply.

In message <1187658211.043941.113520@19g2000hsx.googlegroups. com> Terry
<kilowatt@charter.net> wrote:

>I was very lucky that I have an adapter that will work. They both
>have 4 wires and both have Yellow, Black and Red, Black.

You, apparently, cannot count.

The SATA power connector adds a 3.3V power supply which was not
available on the older connector.

For more details on the functionality of the connectors, read
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_...and_connectors

>The only reason I can think of is to frustrate the end user.

Well that, and to facilitate lower power drives and hotswapping.

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On Aug 20, 9:45 pm, DevilsPGD <spam_narf_s...@crazyhat.net> wrote:
> In message <1187658211.043941.113...@19g2000hsx.googlegroups. com> Terry
>
> <kilow...@charter.net> wrote:
> >I was very lucky that I have an adapter that will work. They both
> >have 4 wires and both have Yellow, Black and Red, Black.
>
> You, apparently, cannot count.
>
> The SATA power connector adds a 3.3V power supply which was not
> available on the older connector.
>
> For more details on the functionality of the connectors, readhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#Cables_and_connectors
>
> >The only reason I can think of is to frustrate the end user.
>
> Well that, and to facilitate lower power drives and hotswapping.
>
Thanks for the info.

I don't have a power supply that has the SATA so I couldn't count the
wires. The adapter has 4 wires in and out.

The drive I just bought is an OEM so there are no instructions.

>From the link and info you posted, I can be sure that the new drive
will work with the old type power supply? Right?

I will just not be able to hot swap it. Right?

I guess I should have worded the title a little better. I have had it
up to here with DYI computers. I never seem to get the right stuff.
I have a pretty good chance of hooking everything up when I get the
right parts, but it seems like they change something each time I
upgrade and I need an adapter to make it work.

Thanks for you time.

Terry <kilowatt@charter.net> wrote:

> I guess I should have worded the title a little better. I have had
> it up to here with DYI computers. I never seem to get the right
> stuff. I have a pretty good chance of hooking everything up when I
> get the right parts, but it seems like they change something each
> time I upgrade and I need an adapter to make it work.

Come here and ask before you order the parts.

Good luck.

In message <1187661426.165372.239690@19g2000hsx.googlegroups. com> Terry
<kilowatt@charter.net> wrote:

>>From the link and info you posted, I can be sure that the new drive
>will work with the old type power supply? Right?
>
>I will just not be able to hot swap it. Right?

Or it might not work at all, if it needs the +3.3v source.

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Terry wrote:

> I have a pretty good chance of hooking everything up when I get the
> right parts, but it seems like they change something each time I
> upgrade and I need an adapter to make it work.

You know what I hate? 400 kinds of screws! Every time I upgrade, none
of my old screws fit!

We need ~one screw that fits them all, and in the darkness binds them~

"ToolPackinMama" <philnblanc@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:U7qdnZJFSLPBGFfbnZ2dnUVZ_qzinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Terry wrote:
>
>> I have a pretty good chance of hooking everything up when I get the
>> right parts, but it seems like they change something each time I
>> upgrade and I need an adapter to make it work.
>
> You know what I hate? 400 kinds of screws! Every time I upgrade, none of
> my old screws fit!
>
> We need ~one screw that fits them all, and in the darkness binds them~

yes and can it be a BA spec screw, perhaps 4BA.

Small but strong, you can lift a London Bus (DD) on a single 4BA screw.

Yes Baby wrote:
> "ToolPackinMama" <philnblanc@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:U7qdnZJFSLPBGFfbnZ2dnUVZ_qzinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Terry wrote:
>>
>>> I have a pretty good chance of hooking everything up when I get the
>>> right parts, but it seems like they change something each time I
>>> upgrade and I need an adapter to make it work.
>> You know what I hate? 400 kinds of screws! Every time I upgrade, none of
>> my old screws fit!
>>
>> We need ~one screw that fits them all, and in the darkness binds them~
>
> yes and can it be a BA spec screw, perhaps 4BA.
>
> Small but strong, you can lift a London Bus (DD) on a single 4BA screw.
>
>

Post pics of you lifting a bus please with your screw...?



Cheers,

Ari

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