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Post #4 by Franklinstein
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateSun, 5 Sep 2010 - 18:21
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/first-pwbooks-w-internal-cd-drive-which-kind-of-interface.21125/
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^^As they said, all of these drives are electrically IDE/ATAPI, but only the 1400 used any sort of a standard connector. Every other PowerBook until the Lombard/iBook used a custom internal connector (usually a ribbon cable) to connect the drive to the PB module interface board. Everything after used the same relatively standard connector; the problem was finding a drive that would cooperate with the signalling used by the computer (specifically bus mastering), and with a similar faceplate (where required). I've had no success in swapping a Teac or Samsung drive into a Lombard/Pismo module, but Matsushitas usually work.

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