PSU 3.3v compatibility with SATA drives?

Soldato
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Thanks for the reply!

The PSU in question is the "Hiper HPU-4M580 Type R 580W ATX2.2 PSU" and I read on a German review that the SATA power connectors do not supply 3.3v. It did say something about problems occuring with future drives, which got me worried as I'm probably going to end up buying new drives sometime in the future and I plan to keep the PSU for a long time. Anyways, cheers for the reply!
 
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Hmmm the latest WD Raptor® X uses..

Current Requirements
12 VDC
Read/Write 470 mA
Idle 375 mA
Standby 18.75 mA
Sleep 18.75 mA

5 VDC
Read/Write 875 mA
Idle 938 mA
Standby 488 mA
Sleep 450 mA
 
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