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Kent Tenney <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 2 May 1999 10:01:16 -0500
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Karl,
My understanding is that almost all current drives- floppy, cd-rom
and hard .. have pin 1 towards the power connection
Kent

"Karl D. Ficenc" wrote:
>
> I'm building a new system using a Mitsumi D359M3 3.5" FDD.  Looking a the
> back of the drive, I can only find the number "2" on the PCB at the left end
> of the 34 pin ribbon cable connector.  I expected to find a "1" indicating
> the pin 1 location.  I'm guessing the "2" is there on the PCB because pin 1
> is actually the top pin at the left side of connector and pin 2 is below it
> closer to the PCB.  Can anyone in the group confirm that pin 1 is on the
> left side of the connector when looking at the back of the drive for this
> model?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Karl Ficenc
>
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