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- From: pfloyd@worf.netins.net (David Aschbrenner)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: 2 IDE's in an A1200?
- Date: 5 Mar 1996 03:45:58 GMT
- Organization: Iowa Network Services, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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- In article <4h1ogl$4cq@bs33n.staffs.ac.uk>,
- BJ <cm5bcprj@bs47c.staffs.ac.uk> wrote:
- >Can anyone tell me if it is possible to fit both a 2.5 and a 3.5 inch
- >IDE hard drive into the A1200. I know the IDE interface should be able
- >to take both, but power usages is a problem.
- >
- >I would be grateful for any ideas on how to do this.
- >
- >BJ
-
- See my .sig for my setup. I removed df0: and placed my 850M HD there. I
- have an external Commodore floppy connected to my external drive port
- (draws power from Amiga). I am, however, using a PSU from my old A500.
- These PSU's provide more power than A1200 PSU's, I understand.
-
- A lot will depend, I would imagine, on the amount of extras you have
- (eg., memory, accelerator, etc) and on tha power consumption of the 3.5"
- HD. Mine takes about 5 watts.
-
- Of course, the hard part for me was rigging up a cable to convert from the
- 44-pin IDE interface on the A1200 and the 40-pin on the 3.5" HD. You
- might try various Amiga dealers as I've heard that some sell converter
- boards for exactly this situation.
-
- Let me know if I can help further.
-
-
- Peace,
-
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