Question What type of connector is this?

[spinnnerrr91]

Hello all. Happy Tuesday

I bought this cooler for an m.2 SSD a while ago and forgot what this plugs into? I'm pretty sure it's a SATA connection, but I don't want to jam it in just in case it's not.

My Samsung 990 Pro reaches anywhere from 55 C to 61 C at idle! I'm hoping this old cooler will help keep it cool.

Thanks!

https://imgur.com/C2w7ooz

 

[faalin]

looks to be a sata power connector

 

[Gururu]

doesnt the white plug come out for a 3 or 4 pin mobo connection? does the sata connector offer additional features?

 

[spinnnerrr91]

doesnt the white plug come out for a 3 or 4 pin mobo connection? does the sata connector offer additional features?

Oh you know what, I think you're right! It's been such a long time since I've used this, I forgot the white plug does come out.

I don't think the SATA connector offers any additional features. I think it was just another option to power it.

Thanks for your eyes

 

[Gururu]

Ok just be careful of the voltage. On this item (if same), it says 15 pin 5V SATA. Mobo fan connectors are usually 12V. So it might burn something out. I'll let others comment too since I am not sure.

 

[Eximo]

Take the fan off and see if it is 5V or not.

 

[Zerk2012]

5 volt from a SATA connector.

 

[Eximo]

That is true, the 5V is in the middle of a SATA cable, but I suppose they could have routed from any point on the edge connector. 5V would make sense for a fan that small.