-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:55:32 -0800, Aron Smith wrote about Re: [newbie] 2.5 HDD question:
>The drive is going back into the laptop after installing Mdk 10.1 on it >The adapter didn't come with any instructions but I have the stripe on the >IDE cable aligned with the 1 mark on the adapter , this leaves 4 pins >separated by a small gap from the other pins I am assuming that these are >the master/slave jumpers Yes the small ones are for the jumpers if any, which are almost always described on the drive itself, the larger pins is the power, usually with topside corners edged off and those of the power as well, in order not to be able to insert the power cable the wrong way. If you browse the IBM site you'll find very extensive information on all principles of HD technology. Bye, =Dick Gevers= -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Encryption is an envelope - the contents are private. iD8DBQFB0H2YwC/zk+cxEdMRApgCAJ47zSzGaNEFA33+Y0E4yFSPfz06FgCfTG+9 KE76QQlh6fWyr0ZX+AqeoMA= =APLU -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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