Hey, I was just wondering what the difference is between this 5 pin sata connection and the old 4 pin power connector. Which is better to connect to? Can these 2 power connections be changed w/o having to reformat the hard drive?
The difference is, that the SATA connector was made with Hotswapping in mind.
Which is better to connect to?
Depends on what you want to connect to it. If it´s your run of the mill harddrive you put into your computer and only remove it once it died, then i´d call it a tie. If you want nice, if you can spell "airflow" or if you need to swap your drives regularly, then the choice is quite obvious.
I´m really curious about your second question though. I´m not certain i fully understand what you are asking. 8O
The method of power connection should not matter to the HD. Just like you can change a power supply without formatting, you can change the HD connection (while the power is off of course).
Jo
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