SATA 15 pin --> 9 pin power adapter for SSD?

[John Doe]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16820147055

"... a "microsata" adapter, sata connection is normal on it but the
power adapter is 9 pin rather than 15 pin"

 

[John Doe]

"microsata" adapter

This looks cheap ($5 US) depending on shipping.

http://estore.circuitassembly.com/catalog/slimline-sata-cable-slimsata-
cable-rohs-compliant-p-181.html

 

[Paul]

This looks cheap ($5 US) depending on shipping.

http://estore.circuitassembly.com/catalog/slimline-sata-cable-slimsata-
cable-rohs-compliant-p-181.html

Start here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sata

Slimline = 7 data plus 6 power, 5V only powering

MicroSATA = 7 data plus 9 power, 3.3V & 5V powering <---- the one you want

Regular = 7 data plus 15 power, 3.3V, 5V, 12V powering

This is a MicroSATA adapter. It goes from 7 data plus 15 power regular
SATA, to 7 data plus 9 power pins. Make sure that the SATA power
cable from your power supply, has five wires - if it has five wires
then 3.3V is present. If only four wires are present, the connector
only has +5V and +12V (which is good enough for ordinary hard drives).

http://www.digitalintelligence.com/cart/ComputerForensicsProducts/MicroSATA-Adapter.html

The page I picked this stuff up, is here.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/51321-35-micro-sata-sata

My other reference, is the Samsung page.

16 pin uSATA
http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/products/flash/ssd/2008/product/lineup.html

HTH,
Paul

 

[John Doe]

John Doe wrote:

MicroSATA = 7 data plus 9 power, 3.3V & 5V powering <---- the one you want

Yeah. I noticed that after some more searching. Thanks for the
correction.

This is a MicroSATA adapter. It goes from 7 data plus 15 power regular
SATA, to 7 data plus 9 power pins. Make sure that the SATA power
cable from your power supply, has five wires - if it has five wires
then 3.3V is present. If only four wires are present, the connector
only has +5V and +12V (which is good enough for ordinary hard drives).

I certainly would check. Hopefully, most modern PC power supplies
include 3.3 V on their SATA cables. I have seen no reviews that
would suggest otherwise.

http://www.digitalintelligence.com/cart/ComputerForensicsProducts/MicroSATA-Adapter.html

Thanks.
FWIW... a more reasonable shipping cost (to USA) from here.
http://www.forensicpc.com/proddetail.asp?prod=TDA3-1

 

[Paul]

I certainly would check. Hopefully, most modern PC power supplies
include 3.3 V on their SATA cables. I have seen no reviews that
would suggest otherwise.

I'm thinking of one of these, which doesn't have 3.3V. I use one
here, for convenience, on a Seagate SATA HDD. I have real SATA
power connectors, but use one of these as an "extension cord".

http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/productimage/12-200-061-01.jpg

Paul

 

[John Doe]

http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/products/flash/ssd
/2008/down/SATA_3.0Gbps_SLC.pdf

For reference. Some consumer information about Samsung's SSDs.