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- From: dkmiller@unixg.ubc.ca (Derek K. Miller)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,ubc.macintosh
- Subject: Making an internal drive external?
- Date: 8 Jan 1993 02:15:38 GMT
- Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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- I'm in the process of searching out a newhard drive for my IIcx, and have
- just come across an old Quantum 40MB internal drive in my organization's
- storage bins. I currently have a Sony 40MB internal.
-
- Now, I have a few questions:
-
- Can I connect more than one internal drive to the IIcx in any way? Could
- I have both the Sony and the Quantum inside my IIcx?
-
- The Sony is a small machine: about 4x6x1.5". The Quantum is much larger:
- 5.5x8.5x2" (I think it was from an old Mac II). The housing in the IIcx
- will not fit the Quantum drive as it sits now; in fact, the cables are
- so short that the drive sticks out an an awkward angle when I plug it in.
- Is there a way to enlarge the space to fit the Quantum drive (the housing
- is removable, I'm sure, but what would I mount the Quantum to?). I may
- wish to replace the Sony with the Quantum, since the Sony has stiction
- problems.
-
- As another option, can I convert the Quantum internal into a SCSI external
- drive with relative ease and/or minimal expense? It currently has
- sockets for the standard plus which also work with the Sony; can these be
- adapted to work with SCSI?
-
- These are only 40MB drives, and I'll probably be getting an external 100MB
- or so anyway, but it would be nice to use at least one of these (paid for)
- drives in addition.
-
- Any suggestions?
-
- :=:=> Derek K. Miller dkmiller@unixg.ubc.ca
- Researcher, Alma Mater Society thegrodd@tz.ucs.sfu.ca
- University of British Columbia, Canada
-
- P.S. I tested out the Quantum and it works very well; I have formatted
- and checked it with MacTools, and everything's a-OK from a medium point of
- view.
-
-