I recently purchased a Dell Studio XPS 435MT with a 300+ watt power supply, which I feel is not sufficient for future upgrades. The power supply has all SATA cables for the HD, DVD reader & DVD ROM, along with an EXTRA unconnected cable marked P7. This power supply does not have a 4-pin power cable needed for the Asus Xonar DX audio card which I just purchased. What replacement power supplies do you recommend which have a 4-pin power cable long enough to REACH to the other side of the case where the PCIe audio card will be installed. My emphasis is on quality sound and I will be converting my vinyl LP collection to CDs & MP3 files.corndale, While of course it is your prerogative to solve your problem anyway you chose.However have you ever considered SIMPLY purchasing a SATA to ide power cable to connect to your existing SATA power supply cable (which you seem to have an abundance of)? There are also SATA to IDE data cables available as well (even some that combine data and power i believe). I had to do this recently and the cost was extremely inexpensive. Here is but one of many sources available for that cable. http://www.startech.com/product/itemlist.aspx?product_desc=sata+to+ide+power+cable&search.x=66&search.y=7
truenorthThanks truenorth. This is certainly an inexpensive fix for my SITUATION. I will take a close look at the free cable and then search for a 4-pin floppy cable adapter to fit it.