1 Jan
2013
1 Jan
'13
8:43 a.m.
> That is something I have been thinking about too.
I don't know what the
> connectors used at the drive end are called so I can search for them.
On Tue, 1 Jan 2013, Alexandre Souza - Listas wrote:
IDC female board edge for cable crimp...one is 20
pin (?) and other 34
pin (it is an old floppy drive cable, same as 5 1/4 floppies)
ALMOST.
IBM used a twist in their hard drive cables for drive select, etc.,
although IT IS NOT THE SAME TWIST AS FLOPPIES.
You CAN use a straight cable if you are willing to set the drive-select
and maybe other jumpers correctly.