Joe2478 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I'm putting an old HX620W I bought a few years in my new system, and after powering up the MOBO the first time to verify it stilled worked, and then connected the rest of the devices, I noticed it won't power any of the SATA HDDs or the SATA DVD-ROM. Assuming it was the cable, I swapped it out several times, and even tried using both of the 6 pin connectors on the PSU, but nothing works. Looking online to see if anyone has had this problem, I read that using a molex to SATA adapter could work to power the devices. I was able to power a device this way, but I've only got one adapter. Before I go pick up a few more, I have two questions. 1. Is it safe to use the molex to SATA adapters to power the HDDs and DVD-ROM? 2. Any idea why the 6 pin connectors on the 620W don't seem to work, but all of the rest do? Thanks for any assistance you can provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKeifer Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Hi Joe. To your question #1, there is no problem using a Molex-to-SATA adapter. As for question #2, I am not completely familiar with this PSU but what was the original purpose of the 6-pin connectors and how were you connecting them to the SATA drives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Elf Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Is it possible you're using a SATA power cable which has the same PSU connector but is from a different PSU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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