Quoting banibrata dutta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > You know what i did ? I removed the HDD from the enclosure, and connected > it to my Laptop, and voila Windows (2000PRO) detected it immediately (i > expect some similiar behaviour in Linux too, probably with Kudzu!!).
At least the HDD in this mad scientist's delight is for real :-) > says that it has found a "ATAPI-4 Bridge Controller". Also on study'ing > several such products I found that the DC-in can be supplied with power > from the PS2 mouse port as that has +5V supply and ground. so what i plan > to do is take a 6-pin DIN for PS2 port and solder 2 pcs. of write running > right upto a 5mm DC power plug and try to run the USB enclosure. You can do that. The connectors should be easy to get at any parts store. I don't think the PS2 port has any serious fuse or anything... But I don't know what voltage is supposed to be applied to that DC power plug. It could be +5V, but it could be more than that as well. But +5V won't hurt anyway, so if the HDD is not spinning then probably it wants more. But you should remember that the HDD power may (and should) be controlled by the enclosure's microcontroller, to save energy etc. as part of the drive protocol. > I believe > such a cable is bundled (with a PS2 port as "thru") with several products > like -- Flash-card readers, Mini-disk readers, Simple-Tech USB External > HDD, APD USB Port (PCMCIA) card etc. You forgot to mention CueCat ;-) > But I could not find one which I can buy separately. Just make one, it will take only 15 minutes. If you don't use PS2 port for other devices then you can just connect 2 wires and be done; if you want to make a real extender then it will be 6 wires or so... still 15 minutes. > have Laptops not PC (what is the world coming to!!). The more important question is how come that you buy a device and then have to improvise to make it work??? :-) Next time you might want to buy from more reliable suppliers :-) And after all that pain we still don't know if the enclosure is Linux-compatible! Thanks, Dmitri -- "One of the things that hamper Linux's climb to world domination is the shortage of bad Computer Role Playing Games, or CRaPGs. No operating system can be considered respectable without one." (Brian O'Donnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on c.o.l.announce)
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