Little update - I dropped the SuperDrive into my Apple 5.25" drive enclosure, works fine. Now to modify that cable...thanks everyone

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No need to modify the internal cable when used externally. If it works fine in a 5.25 then you needn't do anything else. The cable modification is mainly for the internal 20-pin connector. That's fascinating it works with a 5.25 enclosure on a Mac. Thanks for trying that out!