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Will this hard drive be ok?
« on: December 15, 2005, 01:13:29 PM »
I just won this hard drive on ebay for £1.70 with the intention of putting it in my amiga once my 2.5" cable arrives.

Its a 2.5" 2.1gb IBM travlestar.



However looking at the pins on it, it seems 4 of the pins (on the left in that pic) are set to the side a little, but when i looked at the picture of a 2.5" hard disk cable there is not gap on the plug it seems.
Have i baught a unusable drive?  Just wondering.
 

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Re: Will this hard drive be ok?
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2005, 01:17:29 PM »
btw, this is the first 2.5" laptop drive i have ever seen so forgive if this is a `noob` question!
 

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Re: Will this hard drive be ok?
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2005, 01:25:45 PM »
So thats ok then!  Thanks, my mind can rest! :-)
 

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Re: Will this hard drive be ok?
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2005, 02:46:41 PM »
there are no pin numbers on the back of the hard drive but am i right to assume that the cable will line up using the notch in the middle of the plug like on a 3.5" drive?
 

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Re: Will this hard drive be ok?
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2005, 02:17:26 PM »
Could anyone clarify which would be pin1 on the back of the hard drive?  I dont want to plug it in till im sure!

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Is the above correct?