Re: Need cable info for Micro Solutions model 164550

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"Sunny" <sunny@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> labatyd wrote:
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>> "Sunny" <sunny@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>labatyd wrote:
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>>>>As the subject says, I'm in need of cables for these units (four). What
>>>>are
>>>>the pinouts for such a cable? Are there crossed wires similar to a nul
>>>>modem
>>>>cable or are both ends standard printer connections? Could a person not
>>>>make
>>>>his own? I have sufficient parts on hand for such a project.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>All Backpack drives use standard DB25 parallel printer cabling. Any good
>>>quality printer cable will work. Source:
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>>>http://www.micro-solutions.com/support/more_tips/moretips1.asp
>>>
>>>Sunny
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>>
>> My next question. Could these backpacks be used with a hard drive as
>> well. I notice there are some wires cutoff on the ribbon cable between
>> the board and drive. Apparantly a CDrom doesn't need as many conductors
>> as a HD. This cable would have to be replaced I expect.
>>
>> Thanks
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> You want to install a hard drive in a Backpack CD-ROM enclosure?
>
> I think it will probably work, but I'd try it with the existing ribbon
> cable first because the cutoff wires are likely for master/slave selection
> (i.e. not applicable) and/or printer pass-through. You are

Makes sense.

> unlikely to damage anything, even if it doesn't work - but you will be
> experimenting in unknown territory, so don't blame me if something nasty
> happens ;-)
>

Not to worry. I've a number of old smaller HD's around. No great loss.

> A more cautious approach might be to obtain a Backpack hard drive
> enclosure first, so you can see if it uses the same internal wiring as the
> CD-ROM version.

If I could find one to look at.

>
> Sunny


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