[NBLUG/talk] Re: Installfest - Sat. 3/17

[Steve Johnson]

> The reason I'm posting to the list: I slapped a CD-ROM drive into one,
> and now it won't boot. I think I plugged a ribbon cable in backwards.
> Is there anyone around who can look at a ribbon cable and tell if its
> plugged in backwards or not? :-) I'm hoping that I haven't actually
> fried anything.

Check the ribbon cable, the wire with the stripe on it is typically
pin 1.  Make sure it is on pin 1 on the drive.  Most drives label pin
1 with a dot or the #1.. depends on the drive.

-Steve