By distortedtekno
Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:54 pm
The mission continues...
I got a refund from the seller of the last MO drive I bought. The seller never responded to my return claim, so ebay gave me the money and I got to keep the drive. I also found out how to continue using this drive as well. The load mechanism is not aligned properly. But when I press the eject button, I can insert the disk while it lines up for that fraction of a second. So it's still useable.
I was on ebay last night and I saw the 50 pin IDC to DB25 adaptor. So I decided to order one and prepare to solder it to the SCSI connector on the board. I just need some hookup wire. Not sure if I should use the 7 strand or 19 strand silver teflon wire. But i'm guessing the 7 strand should work just fine. I also have to replace the power connector. I cut a molex connector out of another external SCSI case, which I'll splice and solder into the existing wire and use some electric tape to prevent it from shorting out.
I made sure to copy the OS on as many blank MO disks as I have to ensure that I won't need the floppy drive. I'm not sure how long the MO drive will work for. But when the time comes to replace it, I'm sure I'll find another cheap one. But I really hope Stratos Technology will make more RaizinMonsters, since I plan to ultimately have a CF reader.
I got a refund from the seller of the last MO drive I bought. The seller never responded to my return claim, so ebay gave me the money and I got to keep the drive. I also found out how to continue using this drive as well. The load mechanism is not aligned properly. But when I press the eject button, I can insert the disk while it lines up for that fraction of a second. So it's still useable.
I was on ebay last night and I saw the 50 pin IDC to DB25 adaptor. So I decided to order one and prepare to solder it to the SCSI connector on the board. I just need some hookup wire. Not sure if I should use the 7 strand or 19 strand silver teflon wire. But i'm guessing the 7 strand should work just fine. I also have to replace the power connector. I cut a molex connector out of another external SCSI case, which I'll splice and solder into the existing wire and use some electric tape to prevent it from shorting out.
I made sure to copy the OS on as many blank MO disks as I have to ensure that I won't need the floppy drive. I'm not sure how long the MO drive will work for. But when the time comes to replace it, I'm sure I'll find another cheap one. But I really hope Stratos Technology will make more RaizinMonsters, since I plan to ultimately have a CF reader.