G4 Cube revival help?

[François]

You need one of these : https://ebay.us/m/mUGERK

And set JP1 to Lo

 

[TJ812]

I received the IDE adapter and it does work fine. a great fit.

here's the eBay link:

New Supermicro IDE Adapter SCD812 for SLIM CD/DVD OPTICAL DRIVE | eBay

OneSupermicro SCD812 Slim CD ROM DVD Optical Drive Ide Interposer Converter Adapter. - SCD812 Rev 3. P/N: SCD812. Slim CD-ROM IDE (ATA) Adapter- SlimLine for PC server 40 pin IDE to slim CD connector Laptop.

www.ebay.com

 

[TJ812]

 

[TJ812]

and liftoff! ejects great!

 

[Scorpio_ny]

I have updated the walkthrough with the new adapter. Thanks again @TJ812 !