Special power connector for hot swap bay?

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thx1138v2

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On page 6 of the pdf manual it shows the connectors but it's a bit confusing. It also says to use a "LP4/TX-4/SATA Power Y-cable".
https://sgcdn.startech.com/005329/media/sets/HSBxx0SATBK_Manual/HSBxx0SATBK.pdf

The confusing part is that it shows 3 connectors going into the back of each drive bay but one of them is the SATA data cable. So there are two power cables going into the back of each drive bay but they don't show the other end of the power cable.

The LP4 connector is an old style Molex IDE/PATA hard drive power connector, the TX-4 is a floppy drive power connector, and the SATA is the SATA power connector. So you hook a Molex hard drive power connector from the PSU to a splitter that then provides floppy and SATA power connectors to the bay. Of course the SATA data cable is separate and comes from from the mobo.

I'm assuming the floppy connector is used to power the circuit board inside the bay that controls the LEDs and fan and the SATA connector powers the HDD/SSD drive in the bay.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIACJF5497344&cm_re=4-pin_sata_converter-_-9SIACJF5497344-_-Product

You'll need one Molex power connector from the PSU and one splitter cable for each drive you install in the rack.
 
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kag1999

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I tried a floppy connector, its actually different. Its slightly smaller but still has 4 pins
 
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