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    Bad molex -> Sata connector, now TWO ssds are fried -- help?

    Sorry for not being clear. Let me explain: I was previously using one of those joint power + data cables, which was SATA II -- it was basically molex -> sata power and SATA II data (like this) But I wanted to connect my other SATA as well, so I got an SATA III data cable, as well as the...
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    Bad molex -> Sata connector, now TWO ssds are fried -- help?

    Because I was using the older SATA cables, not the SATA III cables, which offer improved performance. Also, I wanted to be able to connect both SSDs at the same time, so this would have happened anyhow.
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    Bad molex -> Sata connector, now TWO ssds are fried -- help?

    I had one additional SATA power -- I stopped powering my old SSD while setting up the new one, then got the molex -> sata adapter to connect them both.
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    Bad molex -> Sata connector, now TWO ssds are fried -- help?

    So I just got one of these bad boys: OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) And it was working fine... but I was using the older SATA cables, not the SATA III type -- so I got a new SATA III cable, and an additional power cable: IO Crest...