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Toshiba serial port connector

March 20th, 2019, 17:52

Hello,

We're missing the Toshiba serial port connector for a 3.5" IDE drive. Does anyone have the pinout of GND, TX and RX on the HD, so I can connect it manually?

Thanks.

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Re: Toshiba serial port connector

March 20th, 2019, 18:32

Is that a Toshiba or a Maxtor?

Re: Toshiba serial port connector

March 20th, 2019, 18:48

ddrecovery wrote:Is that a Toshiba or a Maxtor?


Sorry for the errors Maxtor

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Re: Toshiba serial port connector

March 20th, 2019, 18:57

I could be wrong here, but PC3000 does not manufacture a terminal connector for the Maxtor, so you might assume there is no Tx or Rx on these boards. You can however put the drive in safe mode using jumpers.

Re: Toshiba serial port connector

March 20th, 2019, 19:10

ddrecovery wrote:I could be wrong here, but PC3000 does not manufacture a terminal connector for the Maxtor, so you might assume there is no Tx or Rx on these boards. You can however put the drive in safe mode using jumpers.

How to access safe mode

Thanks

Re: Toshiba serial port connector

March 20th, 2019, 19:42

Bottom left horizontally. See picture.
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Re: Toshiba serial port connector

March 21st, 2019, 17:49

http://files.hddguru.com/download/PC-3000%20Support/Documents/Maxtor.pdf
http://files.hddguru.com/download/PC-3000%20Support/Documents/Maxtor4Windows_ver2.pdf

Re: Toshiba serial port connector

March 21st, 2019, 17:54

fzabkar wrote:http://files.hddguru.com/download/PC-3000%20Support/Documents/Maxtor.pdf
http://files.hddguru.com/download/PC-3000%20Support/Documents/Maxtor4Windows_ver2.pdf

Isn't that copyrighted?

Re: Toshiba serial port connector

March 21st, 2019, 18:20

ISTR that some of those old docs are available via public download from Ace Lab's own web site ...

eg http://www.acelab.ru/dep.pc/doc.pc3000dos/060713.001/Maxtor_DSP_POKER_ARDENT_ver4.pdf

http://www.google.com/search?q=site:acelab.ru+filetype:pdf+maxtor

Re: Toshiba serial port connector

March 21st, 2019, 18:26

fzabkar wrote:ISTR that some of those old docs are available via public download from Ace Lab's own web site ...

Just had a quick check and couldn't see them. But I guess if they had them up at one time they can't complain.

Re: Toshiba serial port connector

March 21st, 2019, 18:38

They're still there ...

http://www.google.com/search?q=site:acelab.ru/dep.pc/doc.pc3000dos/+filetype:pdf

Re: Toshiba serial port connector

March 21st, 2019, 18:41

You are indeed correct. There is no direct link to them from the Ace Labs site, but if they are searchable then they are available.

Re: Toshiba serial port connector

March 22nd, 2019, 1:35

ddrecovery wrote:There is no direct link to them from the Ace Labs site, but if they are searchable then they are available.

I arrived here by drilling downwards from the home page:

Technical support of old equipment:
https://www.acelab.ru/dep.pc/otherproducts.php

Re: Toshiba serial port connector

March 22nd, 2019, 12:20

fzabkar wrote:
ddrecovery wrote:There is no direct link to them from the Ace Labs site, but if they are searchable then they are available.

I arrived here by drilling downwards from the home page:

Technical support of old equipment:
https://www.acelab.ru/dep.pc/otherproducts.php

Well spotted. I guess they are not concerned about the legacy stuff.

Re: Toshiba serial port connector

March 25th, 2019, 17:43

He apologized for the delay and thanked the group for responding
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