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From: dak@ut-emx.UUCP (Donald A Kassebaum)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: HELP! - non-working disk drive, broken pin
Summary: Pin 3 is a key
Keywords: disk drive, broken, help
Message-ID: <9176@ut-emx.UUCP>
Date: 31 Dec 88 17:00:28 GMT
References: <2605@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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In article <2605@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>, muzak@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Stephen F Felicetti) writes:
> I recently bought a 2nd internal drive (the A2010) for my 2000.  The
	.	.	.
> the connection of the jumper.  Well, the ribbon cable connector proved
> somewhat difficult to remove (I WAS careful to pull it STRAIGHT off), and
> when it finally popped off, it took one of the pins off the motherboard 
> with it! 

>                     [REAR of computer]
>                       +-----+
>                       | . . |
>                       |     |
>     Broken Pin  ----> | x . |
>                       |     |
>                       | . . |

	The schematics list pin 3 as a key.  This is done to insure that the
	connector can only be inserted one way.  They cut the connector on
	the motherboard and fill the connector on the cable.  You DIDN'T
	break anything.  This make the cable installable only in one way.
	They filled pin of the cable must be inserted over the blank pin 3
	or else the they will not fit.  It ok.  You didn't break anything.
	Go on and finsh installing your other drive.

	Dak