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<blockquote data-quote="KevinFarr" data-source="post: 402108" data-attributes="member: 24819">So, I have a green iMac (450MHz, 512MB RAM[upgrade], 20GB HD) and I was using the hard drive in it to back up some of my music and photos from my PC (with MacDrive) and I was just replacing it now. I noticed this little black wire before, but just now decided to find out what it is. I've done some looking around, and haven't found much of anything. It has a rubber cover on the end of it's connector and it fits onto this plastic extension part. I assume it goes to some part of something that slides into the two plastic support-looking things, as it has a connector that looks to be like the same one on the back of the DVD-Rom. Here's a picture:<img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/dead_at_mind/connector.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The connector only:<a href="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/dead_at_mind/connector2.jpg" target="_blank">http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/dead_at_mind/connector2.jpg</a>If anyone knows what this wire does, and what it connects to, mostly what would go in this vacant place, I would appreciate this.ThanksKevin.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KevinFarr, post: 402108, member: 24819"] So, I have a green iMac (450MHz, 512MB RAM[upgrade], 20GB HD) and I was using the hard drive in it to back up some of my music and photos from my PC (with MacDrive) and I was just replacing it now. I noticed this little black wire before, but just now decided to find out what it is. I've done some looking around, and haven't found much of anything. It has a rubber cover on the end of it's connector and it fits onto this plastic extension part. I assume it goes to some part of something that slides into the two plastic support-looking things, as it has a connector that looks to be like the same one on the back of the DVD-Rom. Here's a picture: [img]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/dead_at_mind/connector.jpg[/img] The connector only: [url]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/dead_at_mind/connector2.jpg[/url] If anyone knows what this wire does, and what it connects to, mostly what would go in this vacant place, I would appreciate this. Thanks Kevin. [/QUOTE]

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