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Re: [: cpu modules, and Re: Timeline $99 machine]

My desktop drives measure 1.9" pin 1 to pin 20 (across top of
connector)
  My laptop drives measure  1.7" pin 1 to pin 22.
  There's not really all THAT much difference, obviously;  I'd avoid
running either near metal (capacitive loading problems) as much as
possible, let's call the full-width cables 2" and 1-3/4" total width max
(about 1/4" width difference.)  The laptop drives connectors are on
about a 0.8" (or metric) spacing, not 0.1" centers as desktop drives. 
Can't find my metric ruler, just a tape measure this AM!
  I don't recall seeing the laptop ribbon cabling anywhere, I haven't
been looking though.  Maybe just split regular spacing 44-pin cable in
half between the connectors, that gives you just over 1" width & tends
to work well usually.  (I can help trace pinouts on the adapters if
needed, just ask & give me time!)

  Mark Willis
  

R. Paul McCarty wrote:
> 
> I don't think this would work; a standard ide ribbon is wider than the
> 2.5" interface. Although I've never seen the ribbons used for 2.5" drives,
> so maybe the 2.5" drives have wide ends to connect to the ribbon.
> 
> Any more authoritative answers? (no offense to The CrapHead!) ;)
> 
> -Paul
> 
> R. Paul McCarty / DARS Coordinator /  / x52059
> 317 Lattimore Hall, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627
> Computers don't make mistakes;what they do,they do on purpose.-Dale/KOTH
> 
> On 18 Apr 1998, The CrapHead! wrote:
> 
> > At Fri, 17 Apr 1998 11:44:22 +0000, R. Paul McCarty wrote:
> > > Also, are there any 2.5" ribbons with converters at the end so I
> > > couldn't have to run a full sized ide ribbon and converters all over
> > > the place?
> >
> > You could always make one yourself.. The 2.5" connector has the same
> > pinout as the 3.5" connector, plus four extra pins for power.. So you
> > could just get a 2.5" cable, remove one of the connectors, seperate
> > the wires, and then connect them to a 3.5" connector, leaving out the
> > four extra wires (pins 41-44) (disconnect them if you want to use a
> > 3.5" HD on a 2.5" connector, or connect power to the pins if you want
> > to use a 2.5" HD on a 3.5" connector).. :)
> >
> > (PS: I take no responsibility for any damage that may occur from the
> > use of this information. :)
> >

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