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Modifying a 3 1/2" drive power cable for use with a Matrix Orbital Display Module.

Below are before and after pictures for what your connector should look like in order to power either the regular or the wide voltage (-V option) versions of the module. Please make sure that the proper configuration is used for your display (refer to the table below). If there is any question of which type of module you have, it may be confirmed by looking for a fairly large black device mounted near the power connector (4 pin SIP) on the board. If this device is about 1 cm with two metal legs and a tab, and contains the printed letters "78MO5" on it, then you have a wide voltage module.

WARNING: DO NOT connect the module until the following modifications are made! Unless you have the GLK12232-25-WBL or GLK12232-25-SM or ANY USB model. These units DO NOT require a modified power cable.

Using a sharp tool, push the small tab on the metal pin on each wire you need to move and gently pull on the wire. The wire and pin should slide out of the connector easily.
Now bend the tab back out slightly and insert the wire back into its new location.
Any unused wires should be cut off and the end taped with a small piece of electrical tape to ensure that it will not touch anything and cause damage. Note that both middle (black) wires are the same and it does not matter which one is used.
Turn on machine.
Smile as you see the display tell you what BIOS version it has (or in the case of newer modules, a blinking cursor will appear).

5V	12V	unmodified
LCD0821	LCD0821-v	*MOS (unmodified floppy power with communication & power cable only)
LCD2041	LCD2041-v/-vpt	GLK12232-25-SM
LK162-12	LK162-12-v	GLK12232-25-WBL
LK202-25	LK202-25-v	USB units
LK204-25	LK204-25-v/-vpt
LK402-12	LK402-12-v/-vpt
LK404-55	LK404-55-v/-vpt
VFD2041	VFD2041-v/-vpt
VK162-12	VK162-12-v
VK202-25	VK202-25-v
VK204-25	VK204-25-v/-vpt
PK162-12	PK162-12-v
PK202-25	PK202-25-v
GLC24064	GLC24064-vpt
GLK24064	GLK24064-vpt