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- From: cm6700@ccub.wlv.ac.uk (G.Nath)
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- Subject: Re: amiga 1200 hdd wanted ( and help!)
- Date: 15 Apr 1996 15:10:29 +0100
- Organization: University of Wolverhampton, U.K.
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- richard andrew barnett <Richard@rx7pc.demon.co.uk> writes:
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- >what ide hdd can go in the 1200 electronically etc ?
-
- Any stanard (E)-IDE HD. 2.5" preferably but you can crowbar a
- 3.5" in there too.
-
- >ie can any ide be installed ? from pc etc !
-
- Yes, *HOWEVER* there are some drives that will NOT cold boot,
- ie the spin-up time is too long and will miss the boot, you will
- just get the "Amiga checkmark/insert disk animation", and then
- you need to soft-reset. If you are like me and just want to get
- hold of a dirt cheap components from PC retailers then you will
- have to find one that will let you test your drives,
- (alternatively if it does`nt work just take it back and say it
- is "incompatible" with your DX4 etc etc and that you have tried
- everything to get it to work but to no avail ;)
-
- >what about hdd parameters etc ?
-
- Get hold of HDToolBox. That will setup everthing.
-
- >anyone got a 120meg plus ide type hdd drive for sale suitable for 1200 ?
-
- Sorry did have one but sold it ages ago. Try the 3. 5" Quantums
- they are exceptionally good drives.
-
- GVN
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