JermztheInfektshus wrote:I managed to get it working i had the data cable (big gray cable) in the wrong way apparently, the instructions did not explain that part very well. when i flipped it the mpc didnt freeze anymore but it wouldnt show the atapti in the load screen it was still showing floppy, but i disconnected the data cable from the mpc and the mcd drive and reconnected it and everything worked after that. Some of the wires must of got loosened at some point.
Ribbon cables are pretty much always supposed to be oriented so that pin 1 at one connector/end of the cable is connected to pin 1 at the other connector/end of the cable.
Pin 1 should be marked on the PCB with a number 1 or a dot next to the pin, a square solder pad on pin 1 versus all other solder pads on the connector pins being round, etc.
Pin 1 on the cable is usually marked with a red line down that edge/side of the ribbon cable, and sometimes a small arrow pointing to pin 1 that is moulded into the black plastic plug ends.
Always good to ensure you get it on right, so that all the pins go into all the holes, and so that pin 1 at one end is connected to pin 1 at the other end, otherwise it could damage circuits if not lined up and oriented correctly.
