Emax

ok now in looking with this information
i was wrong 50 pins is correct the apple drive is 40


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Summers" <djtbs1@...>
To: <emax@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: [emax] 50 pin to 68 pin scsi cable conversion for hd


> IDC on the connector is 50 pins.
> 68 pin is like a DSUB connection.
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> IDE drives have 40 pins and Apple did start using them in some Macs.
> Count your pins.....
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> All SCSI hard drives compatible with emax would have the 50 pins.
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> 68 pin didn't come along until SCSI 3.
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> On Dec 19, 2011, at 5:58 PM, Matt Ferrari wrote:
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> On the inside* there is present a 68 pin cable and a mounting plate for a 
> hard drive.
> This 68 pin cable does infact plug into a maxtor drive that I have the 
> 540s, but that drive doesnt work.
> I also kept a hd from a mac which has what looks like to be the 50 pins.
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> So more specifically my question is, is there hope to use this drive if i 
> convert the existing cable down from 68 pins to fit into the smaller
> pin slot on the drive?
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: jammie
> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 5:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [emax] 50 pin to 68 pin scsi cable conversion for hd
>
> its a standard 50 pin idc in the emax same as the mac internal connection
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Matt Ferrari
> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 9:40 PM
> Subject: [emax] 50 pin to 68 pin scsi cable conversion for hd
>
> any subcribers know if it will work out for me to convert the the cable 
> end on the 68 pin
> scsi cable internally to fit my 50 pin apple hard drive? i'd hate to spend 
> $10 bucks and have it not work.
> The drive i have is a 250mb quantum prodrive that came out of a mac 
> performa 630 i believe.
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