Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!tank!eecae!netnews.upenn.edu!eniac.seas.upenn.edu!hodas From: hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Mac IIci and third party hard drives... Keywords: connector IIci Molex power Message-ID: <16792@netnews.upenn.edu> Date: 11 Nov 89 14:05:14 GMT References: <676@crash.cts.com> <36381@apple.Apple.COM> Sender: news@netnews.upenn.edu Reply-To: hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu.UUCP (Josh Hodas) Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 54 In article <36381@apple.Apple.COM> dwells@Apple.COM (Dave Wells) writes: >In article <676@crash.cts.com> jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau) writes: >>We finally got a Mac IIci and I must say that it is an impressive machine, but >>I have one complaint... >> >>Who the hell changed the internal hard drive connector from the standard 4 pin >>mate 'n lock AMP to whatever that thing is that's currently in the Mac IIci? >> >>Now for the problem at hand and the point to my article... >> >>Who the hell makes this off the wall connector and what is the part number? I >>looked through the AMP and Molex catalogs, there is no such beast unless it's >>a very new connector. > >The connector is Molex part number 39-01-2040. The crimp pins are number >39-00-0039. Call Molex at (408) 946-4700. > >(why? Dunno. Maybe we got a bunch of free samples? :-< Not funny, I know.) > >-Dave > >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Dave (Gimme more MHz) Wells, Apple Computer, Inc. MS: 37-Y (408) 974-5515 > Mail: dwells@apple.com or AppleLink d.wells or GEnie D.WELLS > These opinions may be nothing more than the ramblings of a fatigued tinkerer >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Well, I didn't know that, and couldn't wait for Molex anyway, since I was delivering my cx to its happy new owner that evening, and I couldn't afford to be down for a few days, so I went to my friendly local apple dealer (no smiley here, he and I get along great, he does good repair work, and has always treated me well, even though I dont buyu product from him, just service) and plopped down $15 (definitely no smiley there) for a lousy power cable. After cutting it in half and soldering it to the other end of my old cable (which has a right-angle version of the old connector due to the lack of space induced by mounting a 5 1/4 inch drive in a cx/ci) it now works great. Anyway, all I can say is that Apple usually has a reason when they do something annoying like this. Im not sure what it is this time. I can say that the new part is more compact and, because it has a latch/lock is easier to insert and detatch than the old friction based AMP connector. Im just not sure its enough better to justify the change. Josh ------------------------- Josh Hodas (hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu) 4223 Pine Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 222-7112 (home) (215) 898-5423 (school office)