My Alienware Aurora Hard Drive SATA Data Cable is plugged in but not the SATA Power Cable.There are a lot of SATA Power Cables (And 3 of them are conveniently located in the hard drive slots; 1 per each slot, but I am just making sure before I do it) They all have numbers like P12 or P5 on them and I don;t know which one to use with my Alienware Aureroa aHard Drive (An uncustomiszed Alienware Aurora) and I just wanna make sure I use the right one so my computer does't explode
any sata power cable will do. it's only for feeding power into the drive. the sata data cable needs to be plugged in into the desired slot so the system can boot from that drive if it's used for booting.
If the plug fits, it's fine. Hard drives use relatively small amounts of power, so overloading isn't an issue no matter which plug you choose.
it is going to flow in comfortably. If it do not flow turn it over and attempt it any opposite direction. it must be the incorrect cable. check out it sturdy and see if it sounds like it is going to in good condition. some greater modern-day hard force different than diverse cables than the older ones.
