18 Apr
2009
18 Apr
'09
12:30 a.m.
The only problem with that is that the OP is trying to recover data of the disk. :-)
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It's not the same sized connector as a 2.5"
laptop IDE. I'd guess it's
about 1/2 to 2/3 the width. It could have the same pinout, though...
Josh
Eric J Korpela wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 8:49 AM, js at cimmeri.com <js at cimmeri.com> wrote:
>
>
>>> Anyone know what kind of interface a Conner CP-4021 uses, and if it's
>>> something standard, what the pinout is?
>>>
>
> I used to have one in an old 286 laptop, but that drive has since
> died. Isn't it the standard IDE pinout used on most 2.5" laptop
> drives? I suppose Conner might have made multiple circuit boards for
> different manufacturers with different pinouts. Is the connector 40
> pins with higher density than IDE, a 1 pin gap and then 4 more power
> pins?
>
>
>
This is really a 44 pin IDE squeezed together.
Put in a flash CF with adapter instead. I successfully did one with 2.5" HD
in one long ago.
Cheers, Wizard