{"id":1008,"date":"2023-08-12T14:46:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T12:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1008"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:48:21","slug":"macintosh-portable-adapter-for-bluescsi-v2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/index.php\/product\/macintosh-portable-adapter-for-bluescsi-v2\/","title":{"rendered":"Macintosh Portable Adapter For BlueSCSI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macintosh_Portable\">Macintosh Portable<\/a> has a strange 34-pin SCSI cable that makes it incompatible with most SCSI solutions. This adapter solves the issue by converting its 34-pin connector into the regular 50-pin connector of the BlueSCSI v2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fully Assembled Version<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fully assembled version comes fully tested and ready to use. A 20 cm 34-pin ribbon cable is included. Just plug it in your <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/index.php\/product\/bluescsi-ultra-narrow-50pin\/\">BlueSCSI Ultra &#8211; Narrow 50 Pin<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/index.php\/product\/bluescsi-v2-desktop-2\/\">BlueSCSI v2 Desktop<\/a> (not included) and your Macintosh Portable (not included either) and you&#8217;re good to go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kit Version<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The kit version contains:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Adapter PCB<\/li>\n<li>The 2 connectors (50-pin and 34-pin)<\/li>\n<li>The 34-pin ribbon cable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tray<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You may also include a tray (in the colour of your choosing) designed to hold the BlueSCSI and the Mac Portable Adapter together.<\/p>\n<p>Note that this tray is to be used <strong>instead<\/strong> of the regular BlueSCSI tray. If you&#8217;re ordering a BlueSCSI in addition to the Portable Adapter, you will <strong>not<\/strong> need a tray for the Desktop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Installation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Remove the old hard drive and sled<br \/>\n2. Install the 34 pin cable to the Macintosh Portable motherboard. The red stripe must be on the left, like this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1023\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-12-at-12.28.59-300x184.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-12-at-12.28.59-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-12-at-12.28.59-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-12-at-12.28.59-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-12-at-12.28.59-1536x940.png 1536w, https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-12-at-12.28.59-416x255.png 416w, https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-12-at-12.28.59.png 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n3. Insert the adapter directly to the SCSI port of the BlueSCSI, keeping the polarization notch in the middle<br \/>\n4. Remove the old mounting tray and install the new one to BlueSCSI<br \/>\n5. Install the updated tray and BlueSCSI with Adapter into the Macintosh Portable drive Sled<br \/>\n6. Install the drive sled<br \/>\n7. Plug in the other end of the 34 pin cable to BlueSCSI<br \/>\n8. Use <a href=\"https:\/\/ini.bluescsi.com\">https:\/\/ini.bluescsi.com<\/a> to generate the Mac Plus INI file and put it at the root of your SD card<br \/>\n9. Set up your image as desired and boot<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important Note<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Macintosh Portable <strong>needs<\/strong> the &#8220;Mac Plus INI File&#8221; to work with BlueSCSI V2.<\/p>\n<p>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/ini.bluescsi.com\">https:\/\/ini.bluescsi.com<\/a>, click on &#8220;Mac Plus&#8221;, then download that INI file and put it at the root level of your SD card.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shipping<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We ship from Belgium to all continental European countries, and all countries of the European Union. In nearly all cases, your order will be mailed as a letter, free of custom fees.<\/p>\n<p>More details can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/index.php\/faq\/#where-do-you-ship-to-\">in the FAQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Sold with permission from Androda<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An adapter designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/androda.work\">Androda<\/a> that lets you use a <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/index.php\/product\/bluescsi-v2-desktop-2\/\">BlueSCSI Desktop v2<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/index.php\/product\/bluescsi-ultra-narrow-50pin\/\">BlueSCSI Ultra &#8211; Narrow 50 Pin<\/a> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macintosh_Portable\">Macintosh Portable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It converts the 34-pin connector of the Portable into the 50-pin connector of the BlueSCSI.<\/p>\n<p>BlueSCSI <strong>not included<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1025,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[65],"product_cat":[80,53,91],"product_tag":[26,64,92,35],"class_list":{"0":"post-1008","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_brand-bluescsi","7":"product_cat-adapters","8":"product_cat-bluescsi","9":"product_cat-bluescsi-ultra","10":"product_tag-desktop","11":"product_tag-scsi","12":"product_tag-ultra","13":"product_tag-v2","14":"product_shipping_class-regular","16":"first","17":"instock","18":"featured","19":"shipping-taxable","20":"purchasable","21":"product-type-variable"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1008"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1008"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.onegeekarmy.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}