“3.3v issue still present? disassembled hdd, PC direct conect it possible ? I want to check correct feedback.”

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• Yakma Yes the situation about the 3.3V status is in effect with these White Labeled Red Drives. What that means is when you shell the drive from the enclosure ( which voids the Units Warranty) and attach it to a computer as an internal HDD then the white labeled HDD will not start up / spin up when the computer is powered on. The reason is that the Drive's logic board senses the 3.3 volt on pin 3 of the edge connector where the power connector attaches to. If that voltage is detected then the drive will not power up. here is a link to check about the 3.3v https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W3-uOl4ruc here is a link about shucking these drives - Doing so voids the Warranty.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEttNCJ5o9Y

  Answered by totenkopf4 6 years ago

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• 3.3v issue exist-yes. Straight connect to PC, yes if you take care of 3.3v issue.

  Answered by IAmNotABot 6 years ago

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• It is not required on the batch I picked up.

  Answered by bkiserx7 6 years ago

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• Depends on which one you get. Newer ones seem to have that "problem."

  Answered by Bethzur 6 years ago

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• The easy fix for this is to use a MOLEX to SATA power adapter. Be very careful hooking a MOLEX up or you'll smoke the drive. Align it properly and don't force it. I did this last night with a new Corsair 450 power supply and it worked.

  Answered by GCharlotte 6 years ago

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