Subj : Re: Cloning a 2.5" IDE/PATA Laptop Hard drive To : All From : james@nospam.com Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 19:16:21 Path: eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.o rg!news.albasani.net!news.mixmin.net!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: james@nospam.com Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general Subject: Re: Cloning a 2.5" IDE/PATA Laptop Hard drive Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:14:33 -0600 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Lines: 50 Message-ID: References: <9gka0d55a85fgg6d62v76qacjftdvtei72@4ax.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: TKghX/mglWkVW1qxlGBsyg.user.gioia.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 2.0/32.652 X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 Xref: feeder.eternal-september.org microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:134495 On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 06:37:23 -0500, Paul wrote: > >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 You're right. It was well hidden. That computer came with one of those mini card readers. For SD, MMC, whatever they are all called.... I think that thing was put where a floppy drive would go. That thing had 4 slots, and was using 4 drive letters, sandwiched in between hard drives and CD. That annoyed the shit out of me, so I unplugged it almost as soon as I bought the computer. (The only mini cards I use are SD from my camera, and I have a USB adaptor for that). Anyhow, the power plug for a floppy drive was crammed above that stupid mini card thing. Since I dont plan ot ever use that thing, I may remove it and put my floppy drive in that slot. By the way, it's been a long time since I installed a floppy drive. The cable is straight on one end and has a set of twisted wires on the other end. Am I correct that the twisted end goes to the floppy drive? (Or will it work either way)? --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.1 * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. (1:124/5013) .