IDE interface adapter
OwnerCheng-Chun Changinventor
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Abstract
An IDE interface adapter is constructed to include a box, and a circuit board mounted in the box, the circuit board including a first connector having 36 pins for receiving the 36-pin connector of an IDE interface device, a second connector having 50 pins for receiving the 50-pin connector of a mobile rack, a first power adapter, and a selector switch connected in series to the first power adapter, wherein the selector switch is shifted to alternatively connect the second connector to the first connector or the first power adapter, enabling the second connector to receive a working voltage from the first connector or the first power adapter.
Claims12
An IDE interface adapter comprising:
- a circuit board, said circuit board comprising a first connector having 36 pins for receiving a 36-pin connector of an IDE interface device, a second connector having 50 pins for receiving a 50-pin connector of a mobile rack, a first power adapter, a selector switch connected in series to said first power adapter and a second power adapter connected in series to said selector switch, and controlled by said selector switch to selectively provide a working voltage to said second connector;
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- a box holding said circuit board, said box comprising a bottom cover shell holding said circuit board, and a top cover shell covered on said bottom cover shell over said circuit board;
- wherein said selector switch is shifted to alternatively connect said second connector to said first connector or said first power adapter, enabling said second connector to receive a working voltage from said first connector or said first power adapter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.