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| - | [* black] To connect the new hard drive, we need to modify some cables. |
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| - | [* black] The hard drive has a standard 15 pin SATA power connection, but the logic board has a 6 pin slim SATA power connection. A cable to connect them doesn't exist (yet), so we're going to make one. |
| - | [* black] The two cables you need are: |
| - | [* black] 15 pin SATA power to 4 pin Molex power. |
| - | [* black] 6 pin SATA power to 4 pin Molex power. |
| - | [* icon_note] We tried a Molex adapter to connect the two (male) power cables together. However, the bulky Molex connectors are difficult to fit inside the mini. |
| - | [* black] Cut the white Molex connectors off both cables. The excess cable has to fit inside the Mini, so just leave 3-4" on each cable. |
| + | [* black] The hard drive has a standard 15 pin SATA male connection, but the logic board has a slimline 13 pin SATA female connection. |
| + | [* black] While two cables were modified in the original guide (as the photos indicate) to achieve the connection, this step is no longer necessary as there is a 13 pin SATA male to 15 pin SATA female cable adapter now available through amazon.com sold by Micro SATA Cables. |