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The link above will show, albeit quite blurry, that RED 1 and RED 2 connect and RED 3 is a thin cable that attaches inside RED 2 on the board. It looks like an IDE shaped port. Any help is appreciated ! johnwd5 wrote: > Hello, > > I am in the middle of trying to put a new hard drive in when I've > opened the base and even though I was careful the slim cable that > seems to go into an IDE port on the logic board has come away. > > Obviously this is bad - is it repairable ? It seems to me that the > cable going into the ide seems to prevent the opposite connector > (looks like a solid "ide plastic piece" connecting flush in order to > close. > > I installed the 40gb but as is typical with me I have a machine in > semi-repair state. > > Can anyone advise ? I can't find too much in the way of this issue. > > Thanks, > > John Dunton > Lewisburg, PA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
