PowerBook 160 Hard Drive SCSI cables?

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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Here's the deal. A client has finally had this 'Book fail - screen is dead. But the hard drive is okay. How to get the data off?



One option would be to use the cable that turns this 'Book into a SCSI drive, but I can't find these cables anywhere! Another would be to rip out the HD, but when I did, I am looking at a "nonstandard" SCSI cable pin-out - anyone know what it is called so maybe I can search for a cable/adapter that I can use to hook it up to "real" SCSI on a G4 PowerMac to transfer the data?



My third option is to install the hard drive in a PB140 and move the data off on floppies or across LocalTalk.



Any help/opinions would be appreciated. Thanks!

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  • Reply 1 of 3
    This should help.



    They seem to have all of the cables you'll need.
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  • Reply 2 of 3
    regreg Posts: 832member
    That had a HDI-30 connector. If you are going to a DB-25 try here.

    http://www.microwarehouse.co.uk/prod...px?sku=acc1116



    Another site http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/scsi_adapters.html scroll down to "Wieird Stuff".



    I looked in my cable box and found a HD-30 to 50 if you can not locate what you need any place else.



    reg
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  • Reply 3 of 3
    Thanks all! The RAM Electronics link is great. Data copied...
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