| From: | Wroldsen, Steve - Highways |
| Date: | 10 Aug 2000 at 13:20:28 |
| Subject: | Re: Hard Drive 2.5 or 3.5? |
> Gaz,
>
> Cheers for replying...
>
> >> Can I use a 3.5" drive with my existing HD cable or do I need a new
> cable?
> >> Are there any advantages in having a 2.5" drive over a 3.5" drive?
>
> >If you don't have a buffered interface, then no you can't. If you have a
> >buffered interface, you can just connect the 3.5" drive up to one of the
> >40-pin ports, using a standard 40-pin IDE cable (you should be able to
> pick
> >one up for a couple of quid from your local PC shop)
>
> I don't have a buffered interface because I don't know what one is. Can
> you explain.
>
> >You can get cables to allow you to connect a 40pin device into a 44-pin
> >socket (like the one on the A1200 motherboard) but they don't have the
> >voltage cables, so you need a buffered interface really.
>
> A buffered interface is it then.
>
> >That's my experience anyway. Why not get a buffered interface if you
> don't
> >have one, and then you can use both drives at the same time.
>
> Yes, I like the idea of using both drives at the same time. I've convinced
> myself that I need a buffered interface, but what is it?
>
I've just had a look at the Power Computing web site and they list the
following:
1. Amiga EIDE99 4-way buffered interface - Tower version £29.95
2. Amiga EIDE99 4-way buffered interface £24.95
3. Amiga IDE-Fix97 4-way buffered interface £19.95
I presume that I'll need item no.1 The tower version - Correct ?
> Cheers for now
>
> Steve
> --
>
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