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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Path: netcom.com!jefflind
- From: jefflind@netcom.com (Jeff Lindstrom)
- Subject: Re: CD ROM problem
- Message-ID: <jefflindDpqIwB.AtK@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom
- References: <1370.6644T1390T78@dalnet.se>
- Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 05:50:35 GMT
- Sender: jefflind@netcom11.netcom.com
-
- In article <1370.6644T1390T78@dalnet.se>,
- Mikael Ludwigsson <ludde@dalnet.se> wrote:
-
- >I have some problem to get my CD Rom player to work.
- >I think the pinouts was the same in 2.5" and 3.5". The differents are at the
- >size of the connectors. And there are more pins on the 2.5".
- >When I switch on the computer I will not get it booting. If I disconnect the
- >CD ROM it boot normaly. I found a small jumper on the HD ( a CONNER drive ) and
- >it is on the "master" pins. The CD ROM have 3 positions for the jumper:
-
- >Cable select
- >Slave ( in use )
- >Master
-
- Have you installed the ATAPI device (as I understand is needed to use
- IDE CD-ROMs with your IDE controller)?
-
-
- > 2.5" HD
- >___________________________
- >| |
- >|HD pins viewed from back |
- >|_________________________|
- > ...................... ..
- > ........... .......... ..
- > \
- > \
- > \
- > Where are pin number 1 ?
-
- For a working setup, Pin #1 on the cable is the colored insulator
- (usually red with all the other wires being grey).
-
-
- --
- Regards,
-
- Jeff Lindstrom jefflind@netcom.com
-