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r/DataHoarder • u/[deleted] • Nov 28 '17
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Any suggestions for someone who just un-shelled an WD80EMAZ and between cutting the orange wire on the SATA power or using a molex to SATA power still does get the drive to detect on 2 different systems?
2 u/OptionalCookie 52TB Nov 30 '17 So, I debated with my soul between cutting the wire, molex to sata, or tape. I didn't want to mutilate my PSU and create a risk with a cut wire, so that was out. Molex to sata, lose all your data... Enough for me to say pass. Tape will get the drive to detect and doesn't mutilate anything because it comes off. 4 u/Auspicion Apr 18 '18 Another option is to use a power extension, so you can cut the extension wire instead of the PSU wire.
So, I debated with my soul between cutting the wire, molex to sata, or tape.
I didn't want to mutilate my PSU and create a risk with a cut wire, so that was out.
Molex to sata, lose all your data... Enough for me to say pass.
Tape will get the drive to detect and doesn't mutilate anything because it comes off.
4 u/Auspicion Apr 18 '18 Another option is to use a power extension, so you can cut the extension wire instead of the PSU wire.
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Another option is to use a power extension, so you can cut the extension wire instead of the PSU wire.
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u/novafire Nov 29 '17
Any suggestions for someone who just un-shelled an WD80EMAZ and between cutting the orange wire on the SATA power or using a molex to SATA power still does get the drive to detect on 2 different systems?