Dwight Hines wrote: > Background: > I have a PB G3/400 firewire (pismo) running 9.2 system. It has an internal > HD that is 6 Gig. > > I have an empty portable 3.5" enclosure with all the assorted wires and > cables inside and two firewire ports are set up in it. > > The problem is that I don't have a hard disk, yet. I was thinking of > removing my 6 gig and putting it in the external and getting a 30 gig and > putting it into my internal. > > But, the external has some things that are going to confuse me: > 1) A female connector with 4 opening that go to four wires (red, black, blue > and yellow).
This is the power connector. > > 2) A female connector that has 2 opening leading with two wires (black and > red). Probably the LED connector, for das blinkenlight on the front of the case. > 3) A female connector that has about 40 openings that has a ribbon attached > to it -- the ribbon is all gray except for some red tinge on one side of the > ribbon. This is the actual IDE drive connector. The red tinge denotes pin 1. > 4) I bag of silica gel that I have not eaten or been tempted to eat. Good! > Now, Can I buy a 3.5 inch disk to put into my pbG3 and put my 6 gig in this > enclosure and not have lots of wires and parts left over? Well you'll have a large unsightly hole in your keyboard where you were forced to carve away half of it, half of your processor card and a goodly portion of the disk module on the right hand side of the PB where you force-fit the 3.5" drive into the 2.5" space in your PB ;-P Short answer: NO. You would need to buy a 2.5" internal HDD. IBM TRavelstar 2.5" IDE drives are going for around $120-$130 IIRC. You would plunk that into your PB for an instant upgrade. The 3.5" case will hold your old 2.5" drive, but you'll need to buy a 2.5" - 3.5" adapter from an electronics shop...a local one here sells it for $6.95. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
