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Posted by: mhristau on 2016-03-31 12:05:59
Have had three PowerBooks in storage and hoping to restore two.
Pulled the drives:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/de8qg70ooosztlz/powerbookDrives.jpg?dl=0
and just want to begin by seeing if any have a chance of working. Is there a 50 pin-to-something cable that would allow me to tell if they will spin up?
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Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-03-31 13:29:46
Yep.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-Laptop-50-Pin-w-Molex-Power-Cable-to-SCSI-Hard-Drive-Adapter-CablesOnline-/270840619638
Just be mindful of which way the adapter plugs into the hard drive.
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Posted by: mhristau on 2016-03-31 19:42:46
Thanks olePigeon - got one ordered.
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Posted by: mhristau on 2016-04-08 10:37:42
Received the MK-007, 2.5" Laptop 50-Pin w/ Molex Power Cable to SCSI Hard Drive Adapter...
but does not fully connect to my 2.5" drives (drive connected is set back too far on circuit board ):
Photo:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y0543nyt1sma85l/noEngageSCSI-Adapter.jpg?dl=0
Any other way to test these three drives?
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Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-04-08 12:39:11
I had the same problem with mine. The trick was to push harder. I think I eventually removed the plastic shield on mine to get it to work.
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Posted by: tanaquil on 2016-04-08 15:32:51
I have a kit like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/USB-2-0-SATA-Cable-Adapter/dp/B001OOXBBG
and have found it to be super helpful. But I hope you get the one you have working.
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Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-04-08 18:13:35
I have one like that, too, but it's not so useful for SCSI. 🙂
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Posted by: tanaquil on 2016-04-08 19:16:10
That's weird, I thought I remembered using my kit on one of my old SCSI drives? Maybe the kit I have has more connectors... or, no, I think I just used the power connector to find out whether it would spin up.
Never mind, brain is muddled. It's good to know that there is a SCSI solution if I ever need it, though.
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