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To: Howard R. Hansen who wrote (1445)6/20/1998 8:23:00 PM
From: Spots  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 14778
 
Almost always the side of the connector toward the middle of
the drive is pin 1.

All drives I've observed have the missing pin which, if
the cable has a plugged hole like it's supposed to, prevents
misplugging the cable. Only one in a couple of dozen
cables have the pin properly blocked, though. Triumphs
of technology over common sense ...