At 14:37 +0100 on 23/07/01, Mike Evans wrote: >The weird thing is, there is no socket for power at the back. At the back of >it, apart from the normal two SCSI ports (Centronics-50), there are just two >mini-DIN 8 type sockets (similar -looking to the Mac's modem/printer >sockets.. perhaps a bit bigger), but with holes for only three pins, not >8... I had a look inside... can't see any obvious sign of a transformer or >PSU... one of the striking things about the whole drive/case is how small it >is, not much bigger than the drive itself. I guess it must have got its >power through these mini-DIN ports... I bet those are power ports that an external power supply plugged into. I wouldn't plug em into the Mac serial port if I were you, mostly because the Mac serial port doesn't carry any power on it at all, so it just won't do anything (at best) or might kill the Mac (at worst). p _____________________________________________________ the pickle The FAQ <http://macfaq.binhost.com/> The Archive <http://www.jmug.org/software/thepickle/> _____________________________________________________ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 740 Printers refurbished $79 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac, sign up for PayPal, possible $5 bonus. <http://lowendmac.com/ad/paypal.html> Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD <http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html> - - - - - Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.binhost.com/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
