Hard Drive Connections Help

[Alan]

Hi,

I got everything connected except for the hard drive. I'm using IDE round
cables and need to know where is pin #1 on the hard drive is, if you were
looking at the back of it. Sorry it's not labled.

Thanks
Alan

 

[ady]

Hi,

I got everything connected except for the hard drive. I'm using IDE round
cables and need to know where is pin #1 on the hard drive is, if you were
looking at the back of it. Sorry it's not labled.

Thanks
Alan

Pin 1 is at the same end as the power connector

Ady

 

[Gary Tait]

Hi,

I got everything connected except for the hard drive. I'm using IDE round
cables and need to know where is pin #1 on the hard drive is, if you were
looking at the back of it. Sorry it's not labled.

Thanks
Alan

The missing pin is pin#20, and is therefore on the even side. Counting
the pins from the outside (in 2s, starting at 2), the empty pin will
be 20, if you start at the side with pin 1.

 

[SteveH]

Hi,

I got everything connected except for the hard drive. I'm using IDE round
cables and need to know where is pin #1 on the hard drive is, if you were
looking at the back of it. Sorry it's not labled.

Thanks
Alan

Don't you cables have a lug on them which should line up with a notch on the
HDD?

Steve

 

[Alan]

I got it. Thanks everyone for responding. I appreciate it.

Alan

 

[Matter of contention]

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 22:48:58 GMT, "SteveH"

||> Hi,
|>
|> I got everything connected except for the hard drive. I'm using IDE round
|> cables and need to know where is pin #1 on the hard drive is, if you were
|> looking at the back of it. Sorry it's not labled.
|>
|> Thanks
|> Alan
|>
|Don't you cables have a lug on them which should line up with a notch on the
|HDD?

Not all ide cables are keyed.

 

[SteveH]

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 22:48:58 GMT, "SteveH"

||> Hi,
|>
|> I got everything connected except for the hard drive. I'm using IDE round
|> cables and need to know where is pin #1 on the hard drive is, if you were
|> looking at the back of it. Sorry it's not labled.
|>
|> Thanks
|> Alan
|>
|Don't you cables have a lug on them which should line up with a notch on the
|HDD?

Not all ide cables are keyed.

I know, but I've yet to see a round cable that isn't (always a first time I
suppose...

Steve