Powering both the g-rex and zorroII bus on a 1200, advice needed...

keropi · 08 March 2005, 23:33

Ok, it seems that the G-Rex 1200 only needs a +5v line to operate, and here is a screenshot of the manual, showing the power setup:

It shows that on the Infinitiv tower, they take a 3,5" HDD power mole, and feed it to the g-rex. So I have build this:

I think that it will work OK, since it is the same as the infinitiv one, but please any feedback is welcome!
Thanx!

keropi · 10 March 2005, 09:00

Just in case someone else faces this problem, the above cable works EXCELLENT.
The G-Rex only needs the +5 and ground to power PCI cards. Here is a pic showing the cable plugged. Be CAREFULL to plug the cable in the position and the orientation shown, if you put it elsewhere, the G-Rex will be dammaged....

alewis · 03 April 2005, 03:16

Keropi- get some insulation tape on the 6-way chocolate block.. you'l be amazed how easy it was for a small metal object to bridge one of the screws with a.n.other metal surface. I speak from experience

keropi · 03 April 2005, 12:25

oh, yes, u r correct! Thanx for pointing that!

08 March 2005, 23:33	#1
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	I am going to use this custom cable to power the G-Rex 1200, please advise Ok, it seems that the G-Rex 1200 only needs a +5v line to operate, and here is a screenshot of the manual, showing the power setup: It shows that on the Infinitiv tower, they take a 3,5" HDD power mole, and feed it to the g-rex. So I have build this: I think that it will work OK, since it is the same as the infinitiv one, but please any feedback is welcome! Thanx! Last edited by keropi; 09 March 2005 at 12:22.

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10 March 2005, 09:00	#2
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	Just in case someone else faces this problem, the above cable works EXCELLENT. The G-Rex only needs the +5 and ground to power PCI cards. Here is a pic showing the cable plugged. Be CAREFULL to plug the cable in the position and the orientation shown, if you put it elsewhere, the G-Rex will be dammaged....

03 April 2005, 03:16	#3
alewis Monochrome and 8 bit Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Underbarrow, Gods Country Age: 57 Posts: 600	Keropi- get some insulation tape on the 6-way chocolate block.. you'l be amazed how easy it was for a small metal object to bridge one of the screws with a.n.other metal surface. I speak from experience

03 April 2005, 12:25	#4
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	oh, yes, u r correct! Thanx for pointing that!

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