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- Subject: Re: CONVERT A500 EXTERNAL DRIVE TO MASTER DRIVE?
- Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 14:02:37 +0000
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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
- >
- Ok.
- We have removed both the internal drive, and the external drive from
- thier respective casings.
-
- The internal drive is a 'Sankyo'
- It has a 4 lead power conector and
- it has a 34 lead IDC conector.
-
- The external drive is a 'Citezen'
- It has no seperate power lead and
- it has a 26 lead IDC conector.
-
- Hmmm.
- Now what?
- Guest at Ystrad
-