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3.3 V line on SATA power supply. Can I just snip them all? (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/OLED_display on 2025-01-24 21:16:12.

So, I got a boatload of 12 and 14tb SAS drives recently and I learned that like their SATA brothers, they dont like 3.3V power. For test case, I cut one of the sata power cable's 3.3V line and the drive is working as it should. I am just curious, why cutting this 3.3V line is not preferred over taping the 3rd pin or buying a molex-sata adapter? To me this is the easiest way to defeat the power disable feature.

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