Kevin Willis wrote: > > I have a Apple CD 300 CD caddy. It appears to be an external CD ROM > drive. The data cable connection looks kind of like a printer cable > connection. Does anyone know what kind of cable I need for it and where I > could find one? Thanks. >
The terminology is "Centronics" and they are fairly common. You will be looking for a 50 pin (or 25 pin, I'm not sure which) Centronics to DB 25. This will allow to finally connect this external case to most any Mac. You will probably find 2 of these such connectors on the back of the external case. You will need a terminator as well if this will be the last device in the SCSI chain. Cost for this cable and adapter will likely be between $15-25 US + shipping for the both of them. The typical ID on a CD rom is 3. Make sure that if you are hooking this puppy up to a computer, that there is a 2nd SCSI bus so there will not be any ID conflicts with the built in CD rom. KOG -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
