How to Fix the 3.3V Pin Issue in White Label Disks Shucked from Western Digital 8TB Easystore Drives

In this video, I show you a Western Digital 8TB Easystore drive that has been shucked. Due to a new SATA specification that allows a 3.3V over the third pin of the power connector to disable the drive, the white label 8TB disk may not work with certain power supplies. I show the symptom and the cause, and I demonstrate two solutions - one using Kapton tape and the other using a Molex-to-SATA power adapter.

Warning: some Molex-to-SATA adapters have been known to catch fire! Please do your research before using the solution at 4:03.

For a comprehensive guide on Western Digital's Easystore drives (including the 3.3V issue), you can visit this excellent writeup compiled by u/jppowers at reddit's datahoarder sub: https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/7fx0i0/wd_easystore_8tb_compendium/

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