On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 08:20:38AM -0800, michael wrote: > Good to know, sounds like from most manufactures they > are saying never hot plug a device with legacy power connector.(4 pin) > Sata power connector only for hot plug devices. Sata connectors, like USB and such, have some pins longer than others to control which pins make contact first and loose it last to avoid bad port circuits being created. The old power connectors did not. Len Sorensen