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I just recently bought a Via EPIA P910 board but to use a SATA hard drive with it, I believe I'll need a SATA power cable. I looked at the datasheet (pdf) and the board has some kind of "sata power connector" on it. But I've never seen a connector like that before.

Info on board:
http://www.viaembedded.com/en/products/boards/1950/1/EPIA-P910.html

Possible cable/adapter?:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IDE-to-SATA-ATA-100-133-Serial-HDD-CD-DVD-Converter-Adapter-Power-SATA-Cable-/400537768308?pt=US_Drive_Cables_dapters&hash=item5d41e95174


Also, on the side of the board, I can't tell what kind of connector it is, but it looks like one of those SATA connectors that you'd find in a laptop for hard drives. Can anyone confirm for me what kind of cable I would need to power my SSD for this board or if the connector on the side will do?
 
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The big black rectangular connectors are sata and you use a regular sata cable for this. Near them is the white three pin sata power. Now, that one is non standard. But the pdf manu says that the sata cable is provided with mobo. Any pictures? I believe it is perfectly fine to use and connect to the hard drive sata power.
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This board doesn't use a PSU like that. It uses a DC power connector and adapter. It's basically the same DC power cable you would plug into small electronics like CD players. So unfortunately there's no molex cables. Only that SATA Power Connector (3 pins) on the board and the connector on the side which I'm not sure if it's SATA-related or not. Can this thread be marked as not solved? This motherboard is different than most and uses a different PSU than traditional motherboards.
 
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The big black rectangular connectors are sata and you use a regular sata cable for this. Near them is the white three pin sata power. Now, that one is non standard. But the pdf manu says that the sata cable is provided with mobo. Any pictures? I believe it is perfectly fine to use and connect to the hard drive sata power.
 
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I should be receiving the board within a day or two, I wanted to make sure Id be able to use it immediately with my SSD as soon as it arrives. Just in case, I bought what appears to be an adapter for the 3 pin data connector on eBay. If I can't get the hard drive to work, ill post some more detailed pictures.

 
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The cable should be provided with mobo as the manual specifies, and since the mobo has two sata ports i believe that it can power two hard drives, i.e. that it is an y cable. I would not worry, this thing had to be solved by the manufacturer for sure.
 
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