Compact Macs wrote...
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>Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 22:05:57 EDT
>Subject: Re: 2.5" hard disks in Compacts?
>
>I picked up this little 2.5-inch hard drive case called HitchHiker 80
>(though no longer any 80mb HD inside), made by Mass Microsystems. Has
>regular DB-25 (both male and female) on it, and SCSI ID setting switch. The
>male DB-25 is at a right angle, so you could just plug it into computer's
SCSI
>port with the case in a vertical position.
>
>I'd love to use this cute little thing...only trouble is, no power supply.
> I assume 5v.(positive center? my guru told me), but the jack to plug the PS
>into is very tiny. So I am searching for the right wallwart and small
>enough adaptor plug. Would a 6-volt wallwart blow any HD I'd have in there?
>Anyway...this would be cool for those of you who want to have a small
>external drive on your compact, so keep your eyes open.
I have one of 'em, and the jack going into that tiny port is one end of a
Y-connector leading to both male and female ADB connectors. The
HitchHiker gets its power from your Mac, not directly from the wall.
Bob F
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