does your sata-port have that exta power-pin? they call it 8-pin port, if i am not wrong
Dell satadom 64gb
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small bummer, what did you plug it into or did you use another cable/plug ?
SM orange port supports power on the 7th SATA pin. Innodisk SATADOM-ML 3SE series also supports power on the 7th pin, but only models that end in F. Since the one I bought is dell branded and it does not use Innodisk PN it wasn't clear if it will support power on the 7th pin or not.
Haven't figured it out yet. It is a major PITA since plug on the SATADOM side is 3-pin rather than 2-pin, so you can't even use cable that SM SATADOMs use. I think I will power it from Molex connector, will just cobble something similar to CBL-CDAT-0597 from the parts I have.
Found 4-pin Molex to 3-pin SATADOM cable Power Cable 4-Pin Molex M to 4-Pin F & 3-Pin SATA DOM (1pin not connect)-10 pcs | eBay, but it's $20 for 10 pieces so not ideal
Yes, these would work great for that, as long as you can power themWould it be OK to use these as ESXi boot disks in a bunch of R630s? They're much cheaper than IDSDM + 2x Dell SD cards, SLC is generally pretty damn reliable, but I couldn't find any endurance ratings on the datasheet for the Innodisk SATADOM-ML 3SE series.
Dell has a page for the SATADOM and R630/R730/R730xd, where it states:
I believe I saw somewhere that endurance is 1 DWPDI know what you mean, it's just an unnecessary hassle.
I got lucky and found a female connector that SM motherboard requires laying around, spliced wires and all is well now. I still don't know what that connector is. It would be nice to know, so I can just buy them online. Appears to be JST-SH, but I am not completely sure. It must be one of these:
https://www.digikey.com/products/en/connectors-interconnects/rectangular-connectors-housings/319?k=&pkeyword=&sv=0&pv88=169295&pv89=6219&sf=0&FV=-8|319&quantity=&ColumnSort=0&page=1&pageSize=25
bunch of what? cables or dom's? where are you located, US or Europe?
of the not self powered dell ones or normal Supermicro or innodisk?
they're the dell part numbers but it shows up as an innodisk, they're the exact ones posted in the OP.
I can confirm that the power from 7th pin on SM motherboard for these DELL/Innodisk DOMs is not working, at least not on my motherboard (X10SLR-F). The solution I have, is to take the included power cable, cut off the connector on the motherboard side and crimp the right connector for the SM motherboard. SM is using (on the X10SLR-F) the Molex PicoBlade, so you need the connector housing 0510210300 and the corresponding crimping inserts 0500588100 (check cable dimensions). It is a small connector, crimping it was the hardest part for me.
, at least not on my motherboard (X10SLR-F). The solution I have, is to take the included power cable, cut off the connector on the motherboard side and crimp the right connector for the SM motherboard. SM is using (on the X10SLR-F) the Molex PicoBlade, so you need the connector housing 0510210300 and the corresponding crimping inserts 0500588100 (check cable dimensions). It is a small connector, crimping it was the hardest part for me.Another slightly-easier but less-elegant method I've done for things like this is cut up an old cdrom audio header cable (really, anything with 0.1" pitch, or even just use some random dupont connector jumpers), solder and heatshrink, and plug it into an unused USB header.I can confirm that the power from 7th pin on SM motherboard for these DELL/Innodisk DOMs is not working
I'm sure these guys might have a ready-made cable, but I don't know what to look for to find one: modDIY Home Page - PC Modding, Case Mods, Custom Cables
I did exactly what you suggested a while ago and i was so sure it would work but it didn’t. I’m wondering if SM needs some kind of sense circuit before they turn on the power. Read the documentation on the design of the extra power on pin 7.
Did anyone find a pre-made cable for these?
EDIT: I went looking through my cables and found male to female jumper cables that I was using with a breadboard. I tried using it with the supplied cable and it seems to fit. The female end goes into the +5V and Ground connections in the USB 2.0 header on the motherboard.
Does anyone see an issue coming up from this? Gonna test it now.
I've attached photos of the setup.
EDIT2: Setup works! Jumpers can be found for very cheap at Microcenter or eBay/Amazon.
EDIT: I went looking through my cables and found male to female jumper cables that I was using with a breadboard. I tried using it with the supplied cable and it seems to fit. The female end goes into the +5V and Ground connections in the USB 2.0 header on the motherboard.
Does anyone see an issue coming up from this? Gonna test it now.
I've attached photos of the setup.
EDIT2: Setup works! Jumpers can be found for very cheap at Microcenter or eBay/Amazon.
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