> On Friday, March 12, 2004, at 03:23 PM, Joshua Coombs wrote: > > > The spec calls for the master to be at the end, the slave in the > > middle. With ATA66, and 80 conductor cables, the spec gets more > > stringent. The blue end of teh cable MUST plug into the > > controller/motherboard. The black connector on the end is for the > > master device, the gray for the slave device. > > Are they colored like this on all Macs? I only know the inside of my > G3, and that they're not like this on any PCs I've ever dealt > with...maybe they're like that on newer ones.
If they aren't colored that way, they aren't following the spec... but this is apple, so all bets are off. :) If not colored, you are usually safe to assume that the end of the cable with the two connectors closer to each other is the drive end, the end with a longer gap is the controller end. Joshua Coombs -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
