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- From: zarthac@bradley.edu (Matthew Simmons)
- Subject: Re: 3.5" ide with a 1200?
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- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 07:58:38 GMT
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- George Robbins (grr@cbmvax.commodore.com) wrote:
- : In article <1992Dec29.164349.4715@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> zarthac@bradley.edu (Matthew Simmons) writes:
- : > John Charles Zurawski (zurawski@cse.uta.edu) wrote:
- : > : Is it possible to use a 3.5" IDE drive with the 1200's internal IDE
- : > : interface? I know that it may not be possible for the drive to fit
- : > : inside the machine, but I have a spare IDE drive I could put in an
- : > : external case or something. I also read someones comment that the
- : > : non HD model does not come with the necessary HD preparation software.
- : > : Is there freeware/pd equivalent software? It would be a real shame if
- : > : I could not make use of this drive I already have. I have a
- : > : Western Digital AC280 and a Seagate ST157A. I have not decided which
- : > : one to keep in my 386 yet. Any help will be appreciated.
- : >
- : > : Thanks.
- : >
- : >
- : > You should be able to use a 3.5" ide with it.... Just take a longer cable
- : ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- : > and stick it on top of the computer, like I plan to doL.... (But isn't that
- : > bad for the computer?) Well, I've had my 125 meg ide hd sitting out in the
- : > open on top of my 500 for a year, and its fine...
-
- : Make that "might be able". There's a fair chance that any cable longer than
- : a couple inches will result in a non-working system. Also, you would need
- : to make/buy a 2.5" - 3.5" adapater, since the cable/connector is different.
-
- : --
- : George Robbins - now working for, work: to be avoided at all costs...
- : but no way officially representing: uucp: {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
- Well, a couple of inches isn't a problem... just send the cable up through the
- top of the computer.... how? Well, about the same way I made enough space
- for it to pass through the back of the 500.... Soldering irons make short
- work of that plastic... =) (Thank you C= for not using metal!!)
-
- Oh, on a side note... What was the purpose of the shielding on the 500? I've
- been using mine w/o shielding for about 2 years and nothings gone wrong...
-
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