On Mon, 2006-09-25 at 15:04 +1200, Hadders wrote: > Rule of thumb used to be, "pin 1 to power side". works 90% of the > time. Pin 1 is usually denoted on the cable by a red stripe. > So basically Pin 1 was/is usually closet to the power (molex) > connector. Only for the connector on the drive. There's no real rule of thumb for the connector on the motherboard. For what it's worth, that rule doesn't work with floppies. I've even seen them use the socket upside down. i.e. If you tried to insert a keyed connector, they've wired it wrong, and it won't work. I've got one of those bastards in a box around here. -- (Currently running FC4, occasionally trying FC5.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
