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2004-01-13 by homershines
I have an Emax II tthat never had the internal HD. I've decided to finally do it. I have the case open, and I see the internal power supply cable, the brackets to screw the drive down to, but I'm not sure which of the ribbon cables is the appropriate cable to use. Also, they all seem to have a smaller connector than the SCSI 50 pin connector on the hard disk. Anyone have any experiences and feedback for me? Many thanks in advance. homershines
2004-01-13 by Brian Ronn
Hi Homershines There should be a 50-pin connector close to the edge of the mainboard next to where the harddisc should be seated. Best regards Brian homershines <homershines@...> wrote: I have an Emax II tthat never had the internal HD. I've decided to finally do it. I have the case open, and I see the internal power supply cable, the brackets to screw the drive down to, but I'm not sure which of the ribbon cables is the appropriate cable to use. Also, they all seem to have a smaller connector than the SCSI 50 pin connector on the hard disk. Anyone have any experiences and feedback for me? Many thanks in advance. homershines Emax and Emax II User's Group Website http://www.silveriafamily.com Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/emax/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: emax-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------ Yahoo! Mail - Gratis: 6 MB lagerplads, spamfilter og virusscan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2004-01-13 by Matt Ferrari
----- Original Message -----
From: "homershines" <homershines@...>
To: <emax@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 8:26 PM
Subject: [emax] Internal HD Install
> I have an Emax II tthat never had the internal HD. I've decided to
> finally do it. I have the case open, and I see the internal power
> supply cable, the brackets to screw the drive down to, but I'm not
> sure which of the ribbon cables is the appropriate cable to use. Also,
> they all seem to have a smaller connector than the SCSI 50 pin
> connector on the hard disk. Anyone have any experiences and feedback
> for me?
>
> Many thanks in advance.
>
> homershines
>
You need a scci cable, in my case 12" left no slack, and it
plugs in right next to where you see the ribbon from the floppy
drive close to the external scci port.
When I did mine, my power connector
was tied tightly so i had to snip the tie to
make it reach the hard drive.
If you have brackets in yours, your
one step up on me, because alls I had
was plastic molded holes at the top of the case.
There is a list of compatible drives on
the silveria site
http://www.silveriafamily.com/emax/emax2_drivelist.html
Matt2004-01-15 by homershines
Thanks Matt & Brian. Found it. It was hiding in the shadows smoking what looked to be a joint. I called the proper authorities and will connect it to the new hard drive. Oh boy!!! I'm tripping. Anyway, thanks again. As for the bracket, for a loss of words, I misrepresented the facts. They are really screw extenders. I have to get some lucite or other safe plastic to use as a hd case/sled. Peace. homershines --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "homershines" <homershines@y...> wrote:
> I have an Emax II tthat never had the internal HD. I've decided to > finally do it. I have the case open, and I see the internal power > supply cable, the brackets to screw the drive down to, but I'm not > sure which of the ribbon cables is the appropriate cable to use. Also, > they all seem to have a smaller connector than the SCSI 50 pin > connector on the hard disk. Anyone have any experiences and feedback > for me? > > Many thanks in advance. > > homershines
2004-01-15 by Brian Ronn
Hi Homershines You could do like I've done with the harddrive installation in the Emax II. Insted of tracking down the right brackets you could just buy a 5 1/4" plastic harddisc case which can hold a 3 ½" harddrive. Then put some paint on the screw extenders in the Emax II. Place the plastic case on top of it to mark where you should drill the holes in the plastic case. Drill the screw holes. Screw the harddrive in the case and screw the plastic case into the Emax II. It'll work well. You should be able to get a plastic harddrive case in most computer shops for $5 to $10. Maybe it sounds a bit tricky but actually it's straight forward. Best regards Brian homershines <homershines@...> wrote: Thanks Matt & Brian. Found it. It was hiding in the shadows smoking what looked to be a joint. I called the proper authorities and will connect it to the new hard drive. Oh boy!!! I'm tripping. Anyway, thanks again. As for the bracket, for a loss of words, I misrepresented the facts. They are really screw extenders. I have to get some lucite or other safe plastic to use as a hd case/sled. Peace. homershines --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "homershines" <homershines@y...> wrote: > I have an Emax II tthat never had the internal HD. I've decided to > finally do it. I have the case open, and I see the internal power > supply cable, the brackets to screw the drive down to, but I'm not > sure which of the ribbon cables is the appropriate cable to use. Also, > they all seem to have a smaller connector than the SCSI 50 pin > connector on the hard disk. Anyone have any experiences and feedback > for me? > > Many thanks in advance. > > homershines Emax and Emax II User's Group Website http://www.silveriafamily.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/emax/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: emax-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------ Yahoo! Mail - Gratis: 6 MB lagerplads, spamfilter og virusscan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]