[mythtv-users] laptop to ide adapters

David Brodbeck gull at gull.us
Mon Apr 23 18:13:12 UTC 2007


Steve Hodge wrote:
> 2.5" to 3.5" adapters are purely passive - there are no electronic
> components involved. So the only way they can fail is if there is a
> break in a wire somewhere.

I once managed to ruin one when I mistook an activity light header for a
master/slave jumper header.  Burned a trace right off the circuit board. ;)

BTW, this is also true of IDE-to-CF adapters.  Completely passive.


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