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How can you tell which side of a hard drives data cable connects to pin 1 on the drive?
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∙ 15y ago
These PC cables have a notch or key on one side of plug and can only be inserted in one orientation in connector socket. If the notch is missing, you may also look for a small arrow mark on pin 1 of the cable plug. Other marking is that the ribbon or flat cable some times will have the first wire in a different color compared to rest of the cable.
- Ron Patton
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe red line going down the cable indicates were pin one is connected. yes but the question is about on the hard drive and not the cable. the answer is Normally, pin 1 is closest to the power connector on the drive. BACE
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