[BInarY]

just ordered a new diskette drive..... and no power cable was shipped with it.... any one know the name of this particular power/cable connector.

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Hi,

Could you provde a link to it?
Do you mean a floppy drive when you say diskette drive?

Rick

[Doby]

Hi,

Could you provde a link to it?
Do you mean a floppy drive when you say diskette drive?

Rick

[BInarY]

Yes a floppy drive 3.5"

[Kemasa]

In most cases the power cables are part of the power supply and should be inside the machine. I assume you are talking about an internal floppy, correct?

[Doby]

Ide cable

Thats the cable that connects the floppy to the motherboard.

As far as the power, it comes directly off the power supply, the power supply will have a connection for it.

It could be tucked away or tied away that you don't see it at first.

Rick

[BInarY]

ok well ill have to check then.... i do have the IDE cable hooked up already...but i though i was missing a power cable like the one in this picture - http://www.newegg.co...N82E16821104104

[Doby]

The one in the link you provided is a hybrid device that performs read and write for flash media and floppy disk. The cable you see is a usb cable that connects directly to the motherboard it is not a power cable.

This is not a standard floppy as they do not need that cable

[Kemasa]

BTW, a normally floppy does not use an IDE cable. It uses a ribbon cable, but it is not an IDE cable.

[Doby]

BTW, a normally floppy does not use an IDE cable. It uses a ribbon cable, but it is not an IDE cable.

yep I stand corrected