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Ninho wrote:
As for the power adapter again, its DIN-format connector is a dual
5V/12V output - 4 pins. Does this seem like a standard arrangement ?


4 pin mini din, with 2 grounds, 1 +5 and 1 +12 ? Beware that the pinout
of the replacement is the same. I have two almost identical external
drives that use connectors like these and they are NOT pinned the same,
so are not interchangeable. But they use the same connector.

In both cases, the external power supplies turned to crap in fairly short
order and were re-capped or replaced. If the PSU is junk/past repair, cut
the DC lead off and save it, then connect it to any decent 5v/12v PSU of your
choice.
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