What is this for?

[handsomepigeon]

I assume it's a splitter to power 2 hard/solid state drives. But where do I plug the white end? I tried plugging it into the motherboard and into a hard drive but it stopped the PC from booting.

Here are pics:
https://imgur.com/a/ls2IAx6
https://imgur.com/a/jpN7Rk3
https://imgur.com/a/WHNGpA5

It has 4 pins with one empty slot. So is my assumption right? If so, where do I plug it in/what point is it called so I can refer to the mobo manual?

I hope it is what I think it is as it would be a big help.

Thanks!

 

[rolli59]

Looks to me as it is a special brand specific cable, not a std PC connector http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html

 

[Doseq]

This came with your mobo ? What motherboard model ?

 

[handsomepigeon]

This came with your mobo ? What motherboard model ?

I'm not sure where it came from, I just saw it lying next to my PC one day. But my mobo is a z97 pro gamer

 

[COLGeek]

See here: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2867828/ext-fan-header.html

It is a fan header that is fairly uncommon.

 

[handsomepigeon]

See here: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2867828/ext-fan-header.html

It is a fan header that is fairly uncommon.

So fan header to 2x SATA power?

 

[COLGeek]

Seems i mixed up with the Asus fan extension card cable. I was wrong.

Upon further examination, it looks almost like a floppy to SATA adapter cable.

Certainly an odd one.

 

[Doseq]

Its not from motheboard package, whats your PSU ? >D
Maybe you had some kind of unusal floppy drive ?

 

[handsomepigeon]

Its not from motheboard package, whats your PSU ? >D
Maybe you had some kind of unusal floppy drive ?

My PSU is just a generic 750W that came with the case.

 

[Doseq]

It should be labeled somewhere on the side.

 

[handsomepigeon]

It should be labeled somewhere on the side.

Ace a750-br

 

[Doseq]

Well thats a crappy PSU sold in tesco by the way >D
To be honest i dont know where did you managed to get this cable. My best guess is thats from some kind of old motherboard which had that kind of connector on it.