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- From: mharrell@sojourn1.sojourn.com (Matt Harrell)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Hard Drive Cable Question
- Date: 27 Feb 1996 19:16:42 GMT
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- Mark W. Kuether (markk@post.its.mcw.edu) wrote:
- : I am trying to find out whether it is possible to get a cable to
- : attach a 3.5" IDE hard drive to the A1200. The 40 pin connection on the
- : hard drive obviously does not fit the 44 pin on the A1200 board. Is
- : there somewhere in the US that I can get this from? Is this only
- : something that someone hacks together? Any information I can receive
- : would be most beneficial.
-
- I helped install a Dataflyer expansion case on a friend's A1200. It
- is an external case for a 3.5" "internal" IDE hard disk with a cable
- (with the correct number of pins at each end) that goes into the
- computer and connects to the IDE connector. I don't know the exact
- model of the device, but I'm pretty sure it was by Dataflyer. I can
- ask my friend for more details if you wish.
-
- Matt Harrell
-