Can I plug a Seasonic SATA power cable into a PCI-E socket on my CoolerMaster PSU

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blair003

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#151125 14-Aug-2014 17:31

Hello,

Question is in the title. Both PSU's are modular, but the plugs on the PSU end for the SATA cables differ between the two.

The problem is I have my SSD mounted flush on the other side of the plate my motherboard is attached to. The SATA cable that came with the CoolerMaster PSU has the wires coming out the bottom of the plug instead of the back, which means it cant be used with my flush mounted SSD (it can't get close enough due to the wires).

The SATA cables that came with my Seasonic PSU work fine (because the wires come out the back of the plug), but the plug at the PSU end is different.

If I use the seasonic SATA cable I would have to plug it into a "PCI-E" socket on my CoolerMaster PSU - is that OK or a bad idea?

Thanks,
Blair

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PhantomNVD

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#1108907 15-Aug-2014 11:19

You should/could look up the voltages for the plugs (should be same) and check the pin allocation match the cable colours (wouldn't want to invert the polarity) and there's no reason it CAN'T work, but honestly, a cheap adapter for the SATA end is prolly your easiest and safest bet at this point

andrewNZ

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#1108912 15-Aug-2014 11:22

Maybe get a SATA power extension cable like this http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=410926

Unless you can prove the cables are interchangeable between the power supplies, don't do it. You may fry something.