![]() ![]() The converter might be a bit hard to find because most people who needed a converter needed the opposite thing (plug a 3.5″ drive on a 5.25″-only power supply). The electric characteristics are the same, it’s just a pin converter.īe careful to get the right “direction”: you need a male 3.5″ style to “molex 4 pin” female. You will probably need an adapter cable for power. Power supplies typically provided both sets for choice of device. I’m learning that it is commonly referred to as “Molex” but that’s a company name. There was another older connector type that was wider, with four tubular thick pins in a line. There might be, and I just don’t remember. I don’t remember seeing a 5.25″ drive using the compact power connector pictured there. You might have an issue with the power though. It was a common upgrade to replace the second 5.25″ drive on an older machine with a 3.5″ one, so you could have a choice of format depending on your needs. The data pin-outs are the same, assuming a reasonably “new” 5.25″ drive, not an early ‘80s model.
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