Weird port I found...

[Geshem]

I found this port on a Mac motherboard, and was hoping someone could identify it. It is a little biggger than a SATA port:

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/9456/weirdportuh1.th.png (http://img112.imageshack.us/my.php?image=weirdportuh1.png)

Any ideas?

[Limp_Trizkit]

I can't identify it by sight, but it might help to tell us (if you know) the model of Mac that board was pulled from. Considering I cannot recollect having seen anything like that before, though, my bet is that it's something proprietary to Apple.

[Geshem]

I found it in an old red iMac, as well as an iMac G5.

[Limp_Trizkit]

The only things I can think of are a diagnostic port or perhaps some port used at the factory for flashing OpenFirmware. Chances are, it's probably useless.

[Chris_Tucker]

at first glance it looks like a portable optical drive connector, the one used in notebooks, laptops, and tablets... i might be able to confirm if i ever actually unpack my stuff... have a portable optical -> mini IDE converter in this junk somewhere.
-- edit --
some rushed googling kind of confirms, some results on google mention the slim optical drive connector might be 50 pin ATA, and your port has 50 pins, and looks similar.

[Geshem]

That would make sense. Thanks!

[Geshem]

Anyone know where I might find a cable?

[d3fus3r]

try the apple site...

[Geshem]

It doesn't look like they have it...