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- From: jeremyn@nj5.injersey.com (Jeremy Nixon)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: CONVERT A500 EXTERNAL DRIVE TO MASTER DRIVE?
- Date: 9 Mar 1996 04:57:16 GMT
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- Shawn D'alimonte - ELCE/F95 (sdalimon@acs.ryerson.ca) wrote:
- : guest (guest@ystrad.demon.co.uk) wrote:
- : : My Amiga500's internal drive has died. (BTW where can I buy a new or
- : : second hand one?)
- : Any computer shop should be able to get one for you.
-
- : : In the meantime I have an external drive, but it won't work without the
- : : internal drive working. I suspect that it is possible to make the
- : : external drive be the master drive.
- : : Is this correct?
-
- : Correct. I have done this.
-
- : : If so how?
- : Just remove the drive mechanism from the external drive and attach it to
- : the amigas internal connectors. You have to make sure the connectors go
- : on the correct way, especially the power one, but after that it should
- : work great. Of course you then will have an external drive w/ no
- : mechanism
-
- I have a device in my A500 called a Shuffleboard, made by ICD, which
- makes the external floppy drive DF0:. I'm not sure if it's stil made, but
- you can probably find one somewhere. It's of great use to make room for
- my internal hard drive.
-
- Jeremy Nixon
- jeremyn@injersey.com
-
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