Hmm, thanks for the input, but I'll take some pictures tomorrow and get back to you, I'm still somewhat puzzled (and scared). <br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/6/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Emerson, Tom (*IC)
</b> <<a href="mailto:Tom.Emerson@wbconsultant.com">Tom.Emerson@wbconsultant.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
-----Original Message----- Of Munjal Thakkar<br><br>... I have a dead laptop and an enclosure ... can anyone elaborate on<br>which way the enclosure adapter pin out goes? It fits either way, and<br>the last thing I need is to the have the power pins in the wrong place
<br>and frying the hard drive.....<br>============================================<br><br>I absolutely DETEST the practice of saving that millicent or two by<br>going with a "non-keyed" connector and presuming the end user will "get
<br>it right", but regardless of MY wants, "the almighty buck speaketh", and<br>companies do what they will ;)<br><br>Ok, rant ended -- GENERALLY, I've found that the end of the connector<br>that holds "pin 1" is usually placed CLOSEST to the power connector.
<br>(on the back of the drive, that is)<br><br>For this "enclosure", is there an identifiable/recognizable "top" vs.<br>"bottom" of the enclosure? (and further presuming the connector INSIDE
<br>the enclosure is fixed in it's orientation) Again, I believe it is the<br>usual case for the drive to be "right side up" in these situations<br></blockquote></div><br>