what happen if a hdd is plugged in to the psu but the sata is not plugged in?

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afanrizqi

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Hey guys, what happen if a hdd is plugged in to the psu but the sata is not plugged in? I have a second hdd, its for a hackintosh, and my primary is windows, so when i want to use hackintosh,i unplug the primary hdd then i plug in my second hdd to the motherboard without unplugging the hdd to the psu, but when i want to use windows, i unplug the hackintosh and plug in the windows hdd without unplugging the hdd to the psu, my question is,
what happen if a hdd is plugged in to the psu but the sata is not plugged in? will it broke or?

any helps appreciated,
sorry for my very bad english
regards
Afan,
 
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afanrizqi

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i'm afraid if there's a crash between data's of those hdd's
will it crash?
 
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fzabkar

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Some HDDs won't spin up unless the SATA data cable is connected to a host controller. Such HDDs would save on power.

Alternatively, some WD HDDs support Power Up In Standby (PUIS) via a jumper, so you could install a switch to select one or the other. But that's a little exotic for most people.
 
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