Newbie Case/PSU question

[dadoph]

I'm putting together a system right now and all is going pretty well. Bought Fortron 400W PSU and trying to make the connections. But, there is one that I've never seen before. Coming out of the power supply there is a single black connector, thinner than the rest. What is it for? The PSU was an OEM model from NewEgg, so there isn't a manual.

What the heck is that thing!?

Thanks.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

About 3/16"x7/8" w/5-6 contacts in it?

That is for a SATA hard drive. If you are using a SATA don't use this connecter if you already have a lg 4 pin Molex hooked up to the SATA. These are fragile plugs, just tie it back out of the way and(as they say in NYC) forget about it. The other white plug you may have on that PSU will have a P-2 marked on it, that's for the older Intel boards.

I asked these same questions awhile back, that's how i know.

The first SATA drive i installed had me looking all over trying to find the port for that fragile plug. I was told, best to use the Molex.



Galvanized

 

[dadoph]

That must be it. Although it looks like there are more than 5 or 6 contacts. More like 10 or 12.

I'm just using IDE right now, so I'll fugedaboutit.

Thanks.