Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 16:40:39 +0800 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Ok, which way round?
At 12:35 AM 23/02/2002 -0800, you wrote: >Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 08:28:18 >From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] Ok, which way round? > > >>Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 19:27:22 +0000 >>From: T i m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Ok, which way round? >> >>Hi Folks, >> >>I've got one of those little 2.5 to 3.5" adapters and there are no >>markings on it as to which end pin one is for either connector? >> >>I know which end is pin one on the 2.5" drives (the end near the >>master/slave jumper yes?) and I know how to spot Pin1 on a std 40W IDE >>cable (coloured stripe etc) but the converter has no clues whatsoever >>apart from a (the) missing pin on the std 40W IDE connector? (what >>number is the missing pin please?) >> >>So any clues please folks? > >Doesn't matter - it's a straight through connector. Pin one on the cable *should* >have a coloured trace but check that back to the motherboard :). Umm ... if your motherboard happens to be 5 years old maybe ... ATA66 and above have a keyed pin. Even ATA33 had a keyed edge on the ribbon, its just if you use an old (ATA33) cable it won't have the key. - Raymond --- /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | HTTP://www.raybot.net | | ICQ: 31756092 | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
