[rescue] Drives for T1s/V100s

[Mike Hebel]

A talking watermelon whispered a message to me from: Joshua Boyd
>> >
>> > And at least twice as much money.  Or at least that was my experience
>> when
>> > I bought an _internal_ SCSI DVD drive to go in my E450.
>>
>> Yep.  Expensive:
>>
>> http://www.bixnet.com/scexdvdcdwr.html
>
> I wasn't talking about a unit for business use.  Something from ebay
> would be fine.  All together units are still pricy, but I have nothing
> against buying a drive and 411 or 611 seperately.  And if fact I'm
> fairly certain I have a reusable 411 or 611 sitting around anyway.

Fair enough.  SCSI DVD drives have always appeared expensive when I've
looked for them but maybe not any more.

>> > I know the laptop drives do work in those systems but I can't recall
>> what
>> > the name of the connecting kit is for them at the moment.  You need
>> the
>> > little back-board and the ribbon cable to do it.
>>
>> Oof.  I just found the part:
>>
>> http://www.memoryxsun.com/5015491.html
>
> I can't tell from the picture, but is that just a regular 40 pin IDE on
> the side that plugs into the motherboard?  If so, why couldn't I use a
> regular laptop drive->IDE connector?

IIRC it's a 44 pin cable with a special motherboard connector but I'd have
to look at the one at home.
-- 
Mike

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