what must I be looking for exactly in the way of an enclosure for the drive that will not have a blocked hole in the female data plug, so I can plug it in?
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another old drive has no missing pin to accommodate my drive housing's blocked hole.
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I know what you are asking but have never heard of this problem before.
The way you are asking it is also confusing.
What size hd.
What type hd
What brand enclosure
We are not mind readers here. PHotos would also help.
that won't work there needs to be one missing pin, otherwise female plug (again the one with the 2 rows or 28 or so pins - hard to count those things being farsighted) with one hold blocked in the middle can't connect.
I have some other enclosures lying around somewhere maybe... one will have an unblocked hole...
I have some other enclosures lying around somewhere maybe... one will have an unblocked hole...
Well, here is a secret.
I once somehow missed a whole set of Hard drive pins on an ATA hard drive going into a powerbook or ibook or something.
Worked fine.
Pull out the pin or jam it.
I once somehow missed a whole set of Hard drive pins on an ATA hard drive going into a powerbook or ibook or something.
Worked fine.
Pull out the pin or jam it.
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Are you sure there is not a header attached to the drive?
Are you sure there is not a header attached to the drive?
OP, it must be pre 1994 HDD, I guess. You need a proper enclosure, because this HDD may never work again if you'd remove pin 20. This pin was used to provide small voltage to the drive (VCC) which may be necessary for this drive to work properly.
See this link for better explanation of IDE pinouts: http://www.cromwell-intl.com/technical/ata-ide-sata-usb-cable-pinouts.html
See this link for better explanation of IDE pinouts: http://www.cromwell-intl.com/technical/ata-ide-sata-usb-cable-pinouts.html