HPE 484355-004 Sata & Power Cable

HPE 484355-004 solves a very specific problem inside supported ProLiant servers: supplying power to the optical drive. It is a short internal optical-drive power cable, commonly identified for the ProLiant DL380 G6, with parts references describing a length of approximately 10 cm. That narrow purpose is useful to understand because an optical-drive installation can have separate data and power elements. If the drive and SATA data path are present but the original power lead is missing, 484355-004 is the HPE component reference used for that part of the installation.

Why a 10cm Power Lead Has Its Own HPE Part Number

Rack servers are densely packaged. Internal cables are shaped and sized around the location of the system board, power connections, drive bays and airflow path rather than around the generous space available in a desktop PC. A short lead such as 484355-004 therefore has a defined place in the server design.

Parts references identify the cable as an optical-drive power adapter/power cable and associate it with the ProLiant DL380 G6. Its compact length keeps the connection local to the optical-drive area instead of leaving unnecessary cable inside the chassis.

HPE 484355-004 in Brief

The Relationship Between the Power Cable and the ODD Cable Assembly

The HPE 484355-001 optical-drive SATA data and power cable assembly is closely related but should not be treated as the same spare. 484355-001 is associated with the broader ODD connectivity arrangement in supported ProLiant servers; 484355-004 identifies the short power-cable component. This distinction is particularly useful when repairing a server where only the power lead is absent.

Keeping the two numbers separate also makes parts procurement clearer. A technician asking for “the DVD cable” may mean the complete optical-drive cabling or only the power adapter. Using 484355-004 specifies the latter.

When an Optical-Drive Power Cable Is Still Useful

Many older ProLiant servers were supplied with, or could accept, optical drives for installation media, diagnostics and recovery tasks. Those drives may have been removed as systems were repurposed. If an organisation later needs to restore the original ODD capability, the drive itself is only one part of the job; the correct internal power connection also needs to be present.

A New 484355-004 cable is suitable for teams wanting an unused spare for a restoration or maintenance inventory. Refurbished stock can be a practical way to return an established server to a complete working configuration using a matching HPE component.

Related HPE Cables Serve Very Different Parts of the System

For internal hard-drive data, the HPE 448180-001 450mm SATA cable has a different job from this optical-drive power lead. Tape enclosures introduce their own internal requirements, including the HPE 418008-001 StorageWorks Molex splitter cable and HPE 406596-001 StorageWorks SAS cable.

External infrastructure uses still other standards. The HPE 407339-B21 External Mini-SAS 2m Cable connects compatible SAS storage equipment, while the HPE 487655-B21 3m 10GbE SFP+ copper cable is intended for short-range 10 Gigabit Ethernet networking. These products can all appear in the same enterprise estate, but their functions are clearly separate.

Useful for Server Refurbishment and Parts Recovery

Optical-drive cabling is often one of the first items to disappear from older servers when systems are stripped, repurposed or used as donor machines. The drive bay may still be present even though the short power lead is no longer with the chassis. For refurbishment teams, 484355-004 can therefore complete a configuration that is otherwise intact. It is also a sensible spare to retain when several DL380 G6 systems are still supported, because the cable occupies little storage space while serving a clearly defined internal function.

The part is most useful when the objective is to preserve the server’s intended optical-drive arrangement. Instead of adapting a longer general-purpose power lead, the original HPE reference identifies the compact cable associated with this application. That can make maintenance documentation, future parts identification and repeat repairs easier for teams managing a group of similar ProLiant systems.

Get the Correct Power Lead for Your ProLiant Optical Drive

HPE 484355-004 is not a general server cable; it is a compact optical-drive power component associated with the ProLiant DL380 G6 and related ODD cabling. If that is the part number required by your server configuration, Euroland IT Store can help with New or Refurbished enterprise spares where available. Place an order or enquire with the team if you also need the accompanying optical-drive or server cable components.

HPE 484355-004: Common Questions

What is HPE 484355-004?

HPE 484355-004 is an internal optical-drive power cable used in supported ProLiant server configurations.

Is 484355-004 associated with the ProLiant DL380 G6?

Yes. The part is identified as an optical-drive power cable for the HPE ProLiant DL380 G6.

How long is HPE 484355-004?

Parts references describe the cable as approximately 10 cm long.

Does 484355-004 carry SATA data?

Its documented role is optical-drive power. The data connection is handled as part of the relevant optical-drive cabling arrangement.

How does 484355-004 relate to HPE 484355-001?

484355-004 is the power-cable component, while 484355-001 is associated with the broader optical-drive SATA data and power cable/ODD option assembly.

Why source the exact 484355-004 part number?

The exact HPE number helps identify the short internal power lead designed for the supported server’s optical-drive arrangement.