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should
work fine:
we have two 2.5" Toshiba HDDs installed in an Enhance Tech
X14:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
... and two more of the same cabled directly to the motherboard and
to the same Corsair 750TX PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
All 4 Toshibas work fine with standard SATA data and power connectors:
the X14 uses a backplane with a 4-pin Molex connector.
MRFS