HD interface on Watchguard X2500
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The caddy connector is not the same as the Xe/X-Peak box. It's the opposite gender to start with.
That part you purchased looks like it has a fighting chance at least. ;)
Steve
Its been a while since I looked.. Seems though from memory that the two plugs looked like they wouldn't work until I tried.. :o Oh well. Blast from the past at this point.
Keep us updated Jlibs! Inquiring minds want to know. ;D
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Yes, the were antique when I got one years ago! ;D
That box stopped booting a while back now, no way to test any more. :(
Steve
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Ok - so I finally got the connector - took waaay too long to get here but besides the point. However I don't think this is going to work see the attached picture there is about a half inch (not even) of space left over after I plug the drive in. The thing does fit flush it is just not wide enough to occupy the entire width of the x-core connector. Any thoughts?
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Not sure I ever saw a HD in an X-Core though they did some SSL models based on that and I think they had a HD. :-\
Steve
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I mean do you think I should try and boot it like that?
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It seems unlikely to work. It may cause damage.
Do the pins even line up, same spacing?
Steve
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Yeah not really - the pins on the connector I bought are larger than the connector on there. Like I said it does seem to fit in there pretty well besides that gap but I'm obviously really skeptical about it not causing damage. I think I may just end up buying another CF at this point. Unfortunately I have a very short depth wall mounted rack and my options outside of my budget other than the x-core are somewhat limited.
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A new CF card is far safer. It sounds like that connector you have will either not work at all or actually cause damage.
Steve
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I would remove that connector completely and attach the drive directly to the board with a short cable, just make sure it has the right number of pins (44 not 34).
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So I took Grimson's advice and ended up ordering a 6" 44 PIN ribbon (one I had was too short) and was able to conjure up a pretty straight forward mounting solution for the drive as well. However - I think I may have other problems as I'm not able to boot a new CF card nor the drive. I've started a new post on that - just figured I'd let you all know. Appreciate the replies on this thread however.
https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=148139.msg804702#msg804702
