A DVD-drive inside my computer is connected via a SATA "combo" (power+data) connector.
I want to attach an SSD to a SATA PCIe card (7-pin connector I assume) but need to power the drive as well.
Since there are no unused power connectors inside the computer I'm thinking I can "tap" power from the DVD-drive, and feed that into the SSD.
I imagine there must be some sort of adapter connector/cable which plugs into the DVD-drive, extracting power from it while still keeping the existing power/data connection to the DVD-drive.
I thought I found it here:
..... but it looks like the rightmost drive relies on a 7-pin data connector rather than a 7+15 pin "combo" connector which I have connected to the DVD-drive.
Are there any suitable adapters/cables for this available?
I want to attach an SSD to a SATA PCIe card (7-pin connector I assume) but need to power the drive as well.
Since there are no unused power connectors inside the computer I'm thinking I can "tap" power from the DVD-drive, and feed that into the SSD.
I imagine there must be some sort of adapter connector/cable which plugs into the DVD-drive, extracting power from it while still keeping the existing power/data connection to the DVD-drive.
I thought I found it here:

Camera
Canon EOS 20D
Focal Length
60mm
Aperture
f/5
Exposure
1/160s
ISO
100
Canon EOS 20D
Focal Length
60mm
Aperture
f/5
Exposure
1/160s
ISO
100
Camera
Canon EOS 20D
Focal Length
60mm
Aperture
f/5
Exposure
1/160s
ISO
100
Canon EOS 20D
Focal Length
60mm
Aperture
f/5
Exposure
1/160s
ISO
100
Are there any suitable adapters/cables for this available?
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