[hllug] Re: m0n0wall app: Conector Confusion
- From: Bubba's Geek <geek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: hllug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:08:58 -0500
Cranz:
If you can not get the pin out, I could mail a cable to you tomorrow.
lmk
Lee
Cranz Nichols wrote:
> Many thanks, but I do have some very small PC board tools and I will
> probably carefully remove the pin in question. That would be the
> simplest solution.
>
> I had a cable that would have worked if the connector on the motherboard
> had not been keyed in a similar fashion. Oh well.
>
> I hope.
>
> cln
> Meanest Man on Emeralds Drive
>
>
> On Wed, 2008-03-26 at 20:44 -0500, Bubba's Geek wrote:
>
>> Bubba's Geek wrote:
>>
>
>
>>> The manufacturer's have changed to 39 pins to prevent
>>> folks from plugging in the cables incorrectly; as they rarely key
>>> the plastic anymore.
>>>
>>> On some of the cables they insert a plug in one of pins that can be
>>> pulled out
>>> if you are lucky. Or you could break off the corresponding pin
>>> on the Compaq site. The pin in question is just an extra ground pin or not
>>> connected at all.
>>>
>>> I may have a cable with full 40 pin connectors you can have; if I can
>>> find it! I'll look.
>>>
>>> -Lee
>>>
>>>
>> I do have an extra 40 pin cable you can have if you want to
>> come and get it!
>>
>> Don should have one from some of the older computers
>> he works on routinely. I'm sure we will hear from him shortly!
>>
>
>
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