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Jim Meagher <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 16 Apr 1999 18:11:12 -0400
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Kent,

The 9 pin end of the cable is an industry standard, but the Motherboard
end is HIGHLY proprietary.  You need to contact the MoBo maker or a
retailer who sells the EXACT same model.  Some MoBo makers even have
different cables for different models of their motherboards.

You can't just buy a generic cable and plug it in.  It's not totally
impossible, but the odds of that working are very small.

Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Kent Tenney <[log in to unmask]>

> I am having trouble locating a source for the little
> gizmos you plug into the back of the MB, a ribbon cable goes
> to a bracket to plug a cable into.
> I need the ones for 9 pin serial, and ps2 mouse

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