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Rickles

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#77073 10-Feb-2011 17:01

Hi,

I have a laptop DVD drive that I want to slot into an external enclosure. The unit is a Toshiba/Samsung.

I'm familiar with IDE, SATA, etc connectors but this one appears to be something called a Slim ATAPI comprising 50 pins.

Is this the same beast as the JAE-50 connector?

Are there any other 50-pin connectors?

Thanks,

R.

richms

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#437879 10-Feb-2011 17:24

Check eBay out. lots of sata adapters sold by the hong kong sellers. Just allow a while to ship.

Richard rich.ms

Rickles

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#438190 11-Feb-2011 10:00

richms,

Yes, thanks, I have seen those adaptor strips, BUT I was trying to get confirmation that the Slim ATAPI connector is the same as the JAE-50 (and the same as what is on those adaptors).

R.

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