I'm still trying to rewire the stupid cables to adapt the HP Compaq 8100 Elite to a standard ATX supply. And my problem has come down to the little (unknown make) 6 pin connector listed as P2 on the diagram (Picture 1).
Since NOBODY in the United States wires this for the 8100, instead always wiring it for a different computer, this connector needs its pins moved. I have been assuming that the diagram shows the pinout of the little thrice-damned connector to read 6 through 1, Left to Right, from the side of the connector where the wires go IN. Is this so?
Or is it an engineering standard, which I never heard of before, that the pinout is viewed from the CONNECTOR end - the part that goes into the socket?
Please clarify this for me. This may be why my first rewired connector didn't work properly. And before you ask, no, the unknown little treasonous connector does NOT have any numbers indicating which pin is which.
It would also be nice if someone in the know can tell me the manufacturer and the connector name, so I can go to the factory that makes this hideous little thing and drop a paper bag of flaming dog poop at their front door. Thank you.
file:///home/msgeek/Desktop/The%20HP%20Connector.jpg
file:///home/msgeek/Desktop/Connector%20Combined.jpg
Note: I do not know how to paste the edited photos from my desktop into this message so you can know what I'm talking about. I cannot put the photos on a hosting web page. Any suggestions would help.
Since NOBODY in the United States wires this for the 8100, instead always wiring it for a different computer, this connector needs its pins moved. I have been assuming that the diagram shows the pinout of the little thrice-damned connector to read 6 through 1, Left to Right, from the side of the connector where the wires go IN. Is this so?
Or is it an engineering standard, which I never heard of before, that the pinout is viewed from the CONNECTOR end - the part that goes into the socket?
Please clarify this for me. This may be why my first rewired connector didn't work properly. And before you ask, no, the unknown little treasonous connector does NOT have any numbers indicating which pin is which.
It would also be nice if someone in the know can tell me the manufacturer and the connector name, so I can go to the factory that makes this hideous little thing and drop a paper bag of flaming dog poop at their front door. Thank you.
file:///home/msgeek/Desktop/The%20HP%20Connector.jpg
file:///home/msgeek/Desktop/Connector%20Combined.jpg
Note: I do not know how to paste the edited photos from my desktop into this message so you can know what I'm talking about. I cannot put the photos on a hosting web page. Any suggestions would help.
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