I ett brev frσn 27 Mar 96 skrev Herbert Klackl till :
>> I just got my CD-ROM player, a Funai 6x IDE. I have an Amiga 4000/030. I
>> have got some problems (small), and would like to hear from thers who have
>> installed an IDE CD-ROM in an Amiga. I have AmigaOS 3.1, and a Samsung
>> 1.27 GB HD.
>> 1. The cable from the HD is too short. Do I need a longer one, or can I
>> connect two cables somehow?
HK> It is possible to build yourself a cable which you can connect on the
HK> one side with the IDE cable and on the other side with the CD-ROM but
HK> IMHO it is cheaper to get a standard IDE cable where the distance
HK> between the two connectors is bigger then on the original cable (ask for
HK> a IDE cable for a tower).
HK> BTW: Due to the size of my CD-ROM I had to mount my HD upside down.
Do NOT use it that way. The only way a HD should not be mounted is upside down. Can't you put it under the floppy or something else, anything is better than upside down. The only HD's iv'e ever seen that had media defects that was coming and going, was HD's that had been mounted upside down for a few years...
I posted this both here and by netmail, to warn you and all others.
