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I'm in the possession of the GENE-9455:
At the top left corner there is an IDE connector, however, this is not a normal IDE connector, it's a smaller one. I need to find a cable for this connector. I also have a hard disk with a connector of the same size which I want to connect to the board.
The pins are approximately 2mm from each other.
How is this connector size called?
Probably indeed. But there isn't any code name for except "Laptop PATA"? – None – 2013-04-23T13:06:53.767
I think "PATA" and "44pin" is narrowing it down "enough". :-) The poster does not mention anything else, so you might have to search around a bit. – TheUser1024 – 2013-04-23T13:08:59.133
Aren't there 44-pin PATA connectors for desktops then? – None – 2013-04-23T13:09:27.950
1Nope, those are 40pin. I think the 44pin includes juice. But USB2SATA/PATA adapters often come with a passive adapter from 40pin PATA to your small Laptop PATA. They have a small lead for power from the adapter. – TheUser1024 – 2013-04-23T13:10:41.877
Ahh, you're right! Now I see, there is no power cable on this HDD indeed. Thanks a lot! – None – 2013-04-23T13:11:16.503
Yep, they bundled the power for laptops and we used to keep small adapter boards around so you could plug the drive into a regular PC IDE connector and power supply. Of course, PATA is kind of dead these days. – psusi – 2013-04-23T13:59:05.767