Hi guys,
I recently picked up a Compaq Portable 486c/66 for fun. It has no hard
disk and as I was checking out the bay to see if there was something
different in what it would take, I noticed it needed a 3,5" IDE disk
powered by a 3-pin connector, not the usual large 4-pin molex power
connector. It seems the Maxtor 7000 series was a series of drives with
these added power connectors as well as some Quantum Fireballs of
which I had one, but apparently has deceased on me.
?J3 ? DC Power and pin connector assignments
?-------------------------------------------
? ? ?+------------+ ? pin 1 ? ?+12 VDC
? ? ?| 4 ?3 ?2 ?1 | ? pin 2 ? ?+12 V Ground Return
? ? ?+------------+ ? pin 3 ? ?+ 5 V Ground Return
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? pin 4 ? ?+ 5 VDC
?J7 ? DC Power and pin connector assignments
?-------------------------------------------
? ? ?+---------+ ? ? ?pin 1 ? ?+ 5 VDC
? ? ?| 1 ?2 ?3 | ? ? ?pin 2 ? ?+12 VDC
? ? ?+---------+ ? ? ?pin 3 ? ?Ground
Anyone know what this connector is called and maybe even call out some
drive names/types for which I can start the hunt?
Kind regards,
Sander Reiche