+5v wire red? quick please!

**Cartunes** · 03-09-2005, 12:04 PM

I'm hard wiring a usb 2.0 drive, and need +5v, is it the red wire on the molex conector? thanks in advance

**frodobaggins** · 03-09-2005, 12:05 PM

red = 5
yellow = 12

**frodobaggins** · 03-09-2005, 12:05 PM

and buy a multimeter !

**Cartunes** · 03-09-2005, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by frodobaggins

and buy a multimeter !

I do have one, but guess what, I'm not where it is! LOL

**neon_eddy** · 03-09-2005, 12:25 PM

you can also look on the bottom of an IDE drive.. usually by the power connector it says " +5v g g +12v .. for the 4 wires..

**Scouse Monkey** · 03-09-2005, 12:37 PM

and look at the sticky in the hardware development section next time

**Cartunes** · 03-10-2005, 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by Scouse Monkey

and look at the sticky in the hardware development section next time

sorry, I did not have alot of time, I was about to splice the wires, I had wire cutters in hand. by the way, I do know how to search!

**LESLIEx317537** · 03-10-2005, 12:47 AM

No it's the blue wire, boom...
I meant the purple wire.

You remind me of the guy sweating in the movies trying to defuse the bomb.

**KaiTech** · 03-10-2005, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by Cartunes

I'm hard wiring a usb 2.0 drive, and need +5v, is it the red wire on the molex conector? thanks in advance

You know you can get noise in to the PC that way?

**Peoples** · 03-10-2005, 11:46 AM

how so?, USB cable:Hub -> PC, Power cable:Hub -> PC, where would the noise come from?

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