on 8/18/04 3:07 PM, flawed jai at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i just opened my 6360 to set about the business of taking out the > original HD and putting in a bigger one, and ran up against a surrpise. > I have always been told to orient the molex power plug with the red > stripe facing inward, facing the HD pins. i have always been told to > orient the ribbon cable with the red stripe edge facing the molex. 'red > faces red' is the easy way to remember it. > > yet when i got to the drive in this machine, the ribbon IDE cable was > turned with the red stripe facing out. away from the molex. > the molex was oriented as i expected, red facing in, facing the HD > pins. > > what the ??? > is this ok or not ok? and how on earth do i get into that tight, flat > space under the housing to turn this IDE plug over, > is that what I'm gonna have to do? > any deconstruction secrets of the trade, here, to get in there? > am I gonna have to? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]&*() foxconn connections..... > > janet in venice, > feeling )(*&[EMAIL PROTECTED] on her birthday, which doesn't look anything like a > birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yup, I have found this a bother, too. In PCs the thrust is Red faces power conn. of the hard drive. But the Mac is different. Happy Birthday, Janet! Jeff G -- 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
