Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.
My new 74GB Raptors came with SATA cables that also have the power connection. Can that power connection draw too much from the motherboard? Would it be better to use a normal SATA cable and get power directly from the power supply?
Those cables don't get power from the motherboard, they simply connect to the power connector for a more solid connection. If you use that, you must use a 4-pin molex as well.