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December 13th, 2002, 10:04 AM
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December 13th, 2002, 10:36 AM
#2
I Wont Begin To Guess Which Way It Plugs In,,,, BUT
I WANT ONE OF THOSE
Please Pleae Post Info On Where To Get It
Trout
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December 13th, 2002, 10:38 AM
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It should be labeled with a pin 1, and pin 40. I had one that was labeled backwards. If I hooked it up the way it looked like it was supposed to, it didn't find a drive when you booted up. I thought about it for a while, and then hooked it up the other way and it worked. Nothing got fried surprisingly, I relabeled the thing with a sharpie and still use it today.
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December 13th, 2002, 10:42 AM
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Originally posted by Trout
I Wont Begin To Guess Which Way It Plugs In,,,, BUT
I WANT ONE OF THOSE
Please Pleae Post Info On Where To Get It
Trout
Here is one, http://www.cablesnmor.com/hard-drive-converter.html , but you can find them as cheap as $6 US if you look around...
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December 13th, 2002, 10:56 AM
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Yup, just find pin 1 on the card thingy and then find pin 1 on the drive and slap er in
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December 13th, 2002, 11:29 AM
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Ummm yeah. The adaptor has pin 1 clearly marked...unfortunately, neither of the two 2.5" drives that i have does. Neither Maxtor nor IBM's site shows pinouts for the drives i have. Thats kinda my question really...how do i find pin 1 on the drive itself if its not marked?
orange
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December 13th, 2002, 12:01 PM
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when you plug it in correctly the adapter should strech from end to end of the hard drive perfectly and not overlap either side at all. I use one of those all the time and that is the only way I can remember each time I use it.
I have noticed though that if you plug it in the wrong way it does not release the magic smoke, the drive will just not power up. so if that happens, take it off and turn it around.
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December 13th, 2002, 03:54 PM
#8
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Originally posted by orange
Ummm yeah. The adaptor has pin 1 clearly marked...unfortunately, neither of the two 2.5" drives that i have does. Neither Maxtor nor IBM's site shows pinouts for the drives i have. Thats kinda my question really...how do i find pin 1 on the drive itself if its not marked?
put a regular drive cable in. see where the pink stripe is on it. that side is where pin 1 is.
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December 13th, 2002, 10:50 PM
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On Notebook Drives pin 1 is located next to the block of four pins ( jumper pins...even though there is generally no need to set master slave since most notebooks are one drive only...) But ALL IBM Deskstar drives have this jumper block and pin one is the one located nearest the jumpers. check the label of the drive....it should tell you.
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December 14th, 2002, 10:52 AM
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You can buy these adapters at Fry's Electronics all day for $6.99. I keep a spare for in the field.
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December 16th, 2002, 01:48 PM
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Registered User
Originally posted by spdycml
On Notebook Drives pin 1 is located next to the block of four pins ( jumper pins...even though there is generally no need to set master slave since most notebooks are one drive only...) But ALL IBM Deskstar drives have this jumper block and pin one is the one located nearest the jumpers. check the label of the drive....it should tell you.
Your correct, there is a label on the IBM drive showing Pin 1, unfortunately it was under the warranty sticker and i didn't see it No label on the Maxtor drive though.
Ok, so when the adaptor is plugged in, the power supply goes to the left side of the drive (opposite to a 3.5") and the adaptor sits to one side of the hard drive, not directly lined up as DA suggested. I guess there are lots of different makes of these things and they are all different. Anyway, i know how it goes now so thanks for the replies.
orange
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