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i got my laptop hdd checked and it's operating fine. i think my adaptor may be the cause of the problem. i got this used so i'm not sure if the previous owner did a soldering job of their own to fix something (this is NOT a homemade adaptor though!). can anyone give me a big picture of their adaptor or a wiring diagram on how these pins are suppose to be setup? the adaptor i have doesn't have a casing so you can clearly see the circuits. a picture of both sides of a similar unit is much appreciated!
currently the computer i'm testing on is a desktop with a desktop hdd on ide 0. right now when i plug up the adaptor to an ide cable (on ide 1) and the 5v connector to the molex plug the ide 0 hdd doesn't spin up. i'm thinking it might be a short? the laptop hdd isn't even plugged up to the adaptor yet. even when i do plug the laptop hdd to the adaptor the ide 0 drive still doesn't spin up but the laptop hdd does. so i heavily suspect the adaptor. thanks for all the help!
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