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Posted by: MacClassic10 on 2009-12-16 15:45:58
Where can I get a tray loading External CD-ROM Drive SCSI 25pin for my Color Classic?
I got the Applecd 300 SCSI 50 pin CD-ROM Drive, but it has no caddy! Is there caddys online for this? I don't want to damage my new 7.6.1 CD with it.
I really rather just get an external SCSI CD-ROM Drive with a tray for it though.
Any help would be appreciated thanks.
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Posted by: MacClassic10 on 2009-12-16 15:51:39
Would this get the job done?
http://cgi.ebay.com/CD-ROM-Caddy-for-older-Caddy-CD-ROM-Drives-~LAST-6_W0QQitemZ230412204911QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20091214?IMSfp=TL091214232007r6542#ht_1414wt_941
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Posted by: Anonymous Freak on 2009-12-16 17:45:31
Would this get the job done?
http://cgi.ebay.com/CD-ROM-Caddy-for-older-Caddy-CD-ROM-Drives-~LAST-6_W0QQitemZ230412204911QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20091214?IMSfp=TL091214232007r6542#ht_1414wt_941 That is exactly what you need.
Also, do *NOT* attempt to put a disc in there without a caddy. These drives require a caddy. Period.
Where are you located? If you happen to be close enough to Portland, Oregon, to pick up locally, I'll give you one free. (Just found six of them in a box.)
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Posted by: MacClassic10 on 2009-12-16 18:54:33
I'm located in Rhode Island. If you can take pics and are willing to ship out, I might be interested.
I never used a CD-ROM drive like this, I had to order a 50pin SCSI cord for it on Amazon and a 50pin-25pin adapter. If it all works once I get the caddy and cords, I might start to like it. 😛
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Posted by: MacClassic10 on 2009-12-22 13:52:21
I need a 50 to 25pin adapter for the cord to plug it into my Macintosh Color Classic. I ordered one and got it today but its a tiny 50pin on the adapter and not the large wide 50 pin one like on the CD drive. Where can I get the correct adapter?
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Posted by: Osgeld on 2009-12-22 14:19:53
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla:en-US😱fficial&hs=bEY&q=50+pin+to+25+pin+scsi+adapter&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=5790848618173596532&ei=skUxS9nyHseVtgfGlYWLCQ&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCEQ8wIwAw#ps-sellers
that poped up on google, but the key word is Centronics, which is who designed that type of connector back in the day
*personal annoyance* That seems to be my history with scsi, no matter how much junk i have / had, whenever i get something new i never have the correct cable for it, for example, just got some 2gig hard drives, and after 20 years of using scsi stuff guess what ,... SCA80 connectors (!@#*$@*#!)
the adapter is in the mail so i can test and format them before popping them in the trading post... sigh :🙂
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Posted by: MacClassic10 on 2009-12-22 14:29:18
Yeah I did some research shortly after I posted the question. You are correct it's a Centronics. I found the adapter here.
http://www.computercablesource.com/scsi-adapter-centronics-50-female-to-db-25-male-external-se-945.html
I got like 3 things I need to return now with this trial and error mission of mine lol 😛
Thanks for your help
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Posted by: Osgeld on 2009-12-22 14:31:59
make sure, that fits onto a cable to change it (which is fine if you have a 50 pin <-> 50 pin centroncis cable)
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Posted by: MacClassic10 on 2009-12-22 14:41:14
Yep, I got the Centronics cable, it plugged right into the back of the CD-ROM Drive.
Thanks for the reminder. 🙂
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