I want to swap a IDE hard drive with a Sata drive and need to adapt it. I see all the proper connections except see no way to power the IDE 4 pin connector. How to make this work?

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I want to swap a IDE hard drive with a Sata drive and need to adapt it. I see all the proper connections except  see no way to power the IDE 4 pin connector.  How to make this work?

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You want a SATA to Molex adapter for that.  Something like "StarTech LP4SATAFM12 12" SATA to Molex LP4 Power Cable Adapter" (first one I got searching, there are others both cheaper and more expensive).  That'll let you convert the SATA power to th 4 pin Molex connector the IDE drive uses.

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