Power connector

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  1. siraero, Oct 29, 2012
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    siraero macrumors newbie

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    Hi.

    Im adding a 2. SSD to my iMac 27" Mid 2011,
    1. SSD im adding to SATA1 (6gb)
    DVD/CD im adding to SATA2 (3gb)
    2. SSD im adding to SATA0 (6GB)

    BUT im missing sata power, what kind of connector is this !? (see red cirkel)
    Or can i use Sata Power from SATA2 to power up 2. SSD and DVD/CD !?
    Or do soneone know what cable im needing.
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  2. jonnylondon, Nov 19, 2012

    jonnylondon macrumors newbie

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    Bump

    I would also like to knopw the answer on this one.

    Searched all over the net and I can't find the information I need.

    Wondering if the HDD power cable that is currently in there can just be plugged in to the Superdrive, but I don't know :confused:
     
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  3. HacKage, Nov 20, 2012

    HacKage macrumors regular

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    Your current HDD should be plugged into the SATA0 slot with the proprietary power cable and standard SATA data cable. Then use standard SATA cables for the other 2 drives using SATA1 and SATA2.

    SATA0 is your primary SATA port, so you shouldn't have any trouble providing you use the same cabling and just source other cables for S1&S2
     
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  4. jonnylondon, Nov 21, 2012

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    So the current hdd power cable will be just a normal sata power on the drive end ? And I can plug this into an SSD or the optical drive?
     
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  5. HacKage, Nov 21, 2012

    HacKage macrumors regular

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    Yea, on the hard drive side is the standard SATA connections so putting in an SSD will be no bother
     
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