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Re: Need help with HD Cable
In article <bongini.181.2F6B6830@law3.law.ucla.edu>,
<bongini@law3.law.ucla.edu> wrote:
>
> I purchased a external HD and am having great trouble in hooking it
>up. The problem is that I need a cable with one end being a female ribbon
>connector to hook up to the HD. So I need either a female ribbon connector
>to DB-25 (standard Apple connector) cable. Or I could use a ribbon
>connector to standard SCSI interface (centronics) connector (& then I can
>use a regular Apple SCSI cable).
>
> Also, the drive came with a cable but the other end is a SCSI 2
>connector (scuzzy 2 - which has 50 little pins & looks like a small DB
>connector). So I could also use a SCSI 2 to DB-25 connector.
>
> Does anyone know where I can get such a cable?
>
>
Well, my SCSI manual says that there is an Apple][ SCSI cable available.
But does one need this SUPER SPECIAL cable, or could one go to the local
computer store and purchase an off-the-shelf model? My advice would be
check your local Apple dealer and see what he/she has to say...
(Hope this helps)
Charlie MacDonald
macdon@hercules.cs.uregina.ca
http://www.cs.uregina.ca:80/~macdon
"just a hitchiker on the information superhighway"