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A technician is installing a new IDE optical drive. Which of the following power connectors is needed for the new drive to function?
The correct answer is C. Molex. IDE (PATA) optical drives and hard drives use the Molex connector - the large 4-pin power connector that was standard before SATA. SATA power connectors are for SATA devices only. The Berg connector (mini 4-pin) is used for floppy disk drives. The 8-pin ATX connector provides…
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A technician is installing a new IDE optical drive. Which of the following power connectors is needed for the new drive to function?
Options
- ASATA
- B8-pin ATX
- CMolex
- DBerg
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- B3% (1)
- C94% (31)
Explanation
IDE (PATA) optical drives and hard drives use the Molex connector - the large 4-pin power connector that was standard before SATA. SATA power connectors are for SATA devices only. The Berg connector (mini 4-pin) is used for floppy disk drives. The 8-pin ATX connector provides supplemental power to the CPU via the motherboard. For any IDE/PATA device, Molex is the correct power connector.
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