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What are Molex PSU cables for?
Often refers to the 4-pin connectors used to attach DC power to the drives inside a PC cabinet. Molex is a large manufacturer of electronics plugs and sockets that dates back to the 1940s.
What is the difference between the Molex and SATA power connectors?
The big difference between the SATA power cables and the Molex adapted SATA power is that the Molex connectors only supply 12V and 5V, while the SATA power cables supply 12V, 5V, 3.3V (orange). As far as I know, hard drives and optical drives don’t use 3.3V at the moment, so you should be fine.
Do PSU still have Molex?
Yes, from the product page you can see that it includes support for up to 6 molex connectors.
Does every PSU have a Molex cable?
The connector you’re looking for is more correctly called a Peripheral connector. Corsair CV550 has one. People also call them molex, but that’s inaccurate since Molex is a company that makes every connector in an ATX PSU – so actually every connector is a Molex connector.
What still uses Molex?
Certain Molex connectors are used for providing power to the motherboard, fans, floppy disk drive, CD/DVD drive, video card, some older hard drive models, and more.
Can you connect Molex to SATA?
With a simple molex connection, you can attach up to 4 SATA devices. That’s enough for an SSD, an HDD, and a Blu-Ray drive, with an extra plug left over for later expansion.
Which has more power SATA or Molex?
Technically Molex can carry much more power than the SATA power connector. Molex has 2 power pins (one 5V and on 12V pin), each can deliver 11Amps for a total of 22Amps. The other 2 pins are ground wires… SATA power connectors has a total of 15 pins of which 9 are power pins (3 x 3.3V, 3 x 5V, 3 x 12V).
Can you connect SATA to Molex?
The LP4SATAFM12 SATA to LP4 Power Cable Adapter enables you to power 4-pin Molex devices (i.e. hard drive, DVD-ROM drive, add-in card, etc.) from a SATA power connector on your computer power supply. Offering 12 inches in cable length, the cable allows you to position your devices as needed within the system case.