[RULE] Serial cable install

[Martin Stricker]

Steven Fullmer wrote:
>
> Jason Bechtel wwrote:

> > The only problem will be hooking up this old
> > laptop drive to another system.  What kind of
> > connector is on that drive?
> 
> What do you mean by the connector?  The hard drive?  The
> serial/parallel port?  Do you think I should just unscrew the
> thing and plug its floppy drive directly into one of my drives
> and see if it transfers?  :)

Not the floppy drive but the harddrive. Open the laptop, get the hard
drive out and connect it to your Athlon system. Downside: Many laptop
harddrives (especially the old ones) have special connectors which won't
fit onto the regular connectors in your Athlon system.

Best regards,
Martin Stricker
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