[hpsdr] need adapter or cable

[Ken N9VV]

Jim, I used a standard IDE ribbon cable and folded the excess ribbon 
cable under the drive where it mounted above the mITX motherboard.

The trick for me was figuring out how to connect the Laptop 2.5" drive
to the cable (hihihi). It was not "keyed" like conventional IDE 
connectors and it took some digging to get it right side up :-)

Here are a few links, but there are hundreds more:
http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=12#cables
http://www.logicsupply.com/categories/cables
http://www.directron.com/flatide.html

GL de Ken N9VV


On 6/18/2012 8:00 PM, Jim Sanford wrote:
> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
>
> All:
> I acquired a mini-itx motherboard for dedicated SDR. I am seeking either
> a cable or right angle adapter (like an old laptop had) to connect a
> 2.5" Parallell IDE drive to a similar connector on the board. I've
> struck out ad mouser et al.
>
> DOes anybody have any ideas where I might find such an animal?
>
> Thanks & 73,
> Jim
> wb4gcs at amsat.org
>
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