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Your cart is empty. This adapter connects the old hard drive to the device to allow the hard drive to recover data.
Specifications:
1.Connector A:SCSI HPDB 68 Pin Female
2.Connector B:IDE 50 Pin Female
3.Convert SCA 68 Pin Hard Drive Interface to IDE 50 Pin Connector
Anonymous Coward
August 19, 2025
Contrary to the product description, this adapter has nothing to do with IDE and is for connecting a 50-pin "narrow" SCSI device to a 68-pin "wide" SCSI cable. It seems to work just fine for that. I have only tried on a single-ended bus as I do not have any HVD or LVD devices.However, the 50-pin connection has no key to prevent reverse insertion, no markings of any kind to indicate correct orientation, and will happily fit inside a shrouded header with all pins offset by 1 position. So there are 6 ways this will fit on a 50-pin SCSI device and only one of them is correct. Take care when installing.Normal 50-pin SCSI connectors (like the one on the cable pictured in the second photo) have a pin 1 marking, a key tab, and extra plastic on the ends that will further prevent offset insertion. This adapter has none of these features.The 68-pin connector, on the other hand, is keyed (due to its D-shape) and does have pin number markings. I had to use a multimeter to determine that pin 1 of the 50-pin connector and pin 1 of the 68-pin connector are both on the same side of the adapter, but once you know that you can at least orient it correctly in your devices.
Anonymous Coward
February 1, 2025
Contrary to the product description, this adapter has nothing to do with IDE and is for connecting a 50-pin "narrow" SCSI device to a 68-pin "wide" SCSI cable. It seems to work just fine for that. I have only tried on a single-ended bus as I do not have any HVD or LVD devices.However, the 50-pin connection has no key to prevent reverse insertion, no markings of any kind to indicate correct orientation, and will happily fit inside a shrouded header with all pins offset by 1 position. So there are 6 ways this will fit on a 50-pin SCSI device and only one of them is correct. Take care when installing.Normal 50-pin SCSI connectors (like the one on the cable pictured in the second photo) have a pin 1 marking, a key tab, and extra plastic on the ends that will further prevent offset insertion. This adapter has none of these features.The 68-pin connector, on the other hand, is keyed (due to its D-shape) and does have pin number markings. I had to use a multimeter to determine that pin 1 of the 50-pin connector and pin 1 of the 68-pin connector are both on the same side of the adapter, but once you know that you can at least orient it correctly in your devices.
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