Subj : Re: Cloning a 2.5" IDE/PATA Laptop Hard drive
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From: Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Cloning a 2.5" IDE/PATA Laptop Hard drive
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 06:37:23 -0500
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james@nospam.com wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 03:06:11 -0500, Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> For the EXE, double-click it, stick a blank floppy in the
>> floppy drive, and there should be a winimage screen...
>>
>> https://s8.postimg.org/7xor5c1id/click_that_EXE.gif
>>
> 
> Ok, I clicked on it on my lastop and I got that same view. There is no
> floppy drive on that laptop though. I do have an external USB floppy
> drive, I wonder if that will work? (First I got to find that thing). 
> 
> Actually the only computer that has a floppy drive is my Windows 98
> machine. I hope this EXE will run on Win98.
> 
> I could also plug a floppy drive into my XP desktop. It has the
> connector for a floppy on the motherboard. Come to think of it, that
> tower has space to install a floppy drive. I should just put one in
> there permanently.
> 
> I can see one problem though. That tower dont have the mini-molex plug
> that the floppy drive needs. Looks like another trip to ebay is needed.
> (What is the correct name for that plug adaptor?)
> 

How is that possible ?

You'd need a pretty new power supply, to not have the floppy connector.
Or maybe a very old one.

"Molex 4-pin LP4 & Floppy Drive 4-pin SP4 Female Adapter Converter Y Cable"

The closest I could find to a classical one, is a Molex that goes
to two SP4 connectors.

https://www.amazon.com/C2G-Cables-Go-Internal-Multi-Color/dp/B0002J1KW6

Normally, you'd buy a Molex that goes to another Molex plus a Floppy SP4.
And I'm not seeing any of those for sale.

*******

This site has pictures of power connectors if you need them.
Might take a while to load on your dialup connection.

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html

*******

I would check to make sure one of the wire looms isn't all wound
up in an elastic and hiding the floppy power connection.

    Paul
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