SATA Power Connection

[wrathloki]

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?

 

[Slobogob]

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

 

[wrathloki]

I´m really curious about your second question though. I´m not certain i fully understand what you are asking. 8O

I have the hard drive connected to the 4 pin connector right now, can i switch it to the 5 pin without having to reformat the hard drive?

 

[JMecc]

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