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From:Alan Buxey
Date:20 Apr 2001 at 13:49:34
Subject:Re: harddrive

hi,

> True, most won't, though I did have a 1.4GB Hitachi Drive that worked fine
> as a master. The 2.5" to 3.5" adaptor cable makes no difference either
> way, because on the buffered interface both primary IDE ports are just
> wired in parallel, thus acting like a 2.5 to 3.5 converter itself.

err, no, i didnt say 2.5 - 3.5 - that'd just let you have one device, I'm
talking about a 3.5 -> 2.5 converter, this would give you this

<motherboard or IDE buff interface>------------.--------------.
3.5-2.5 |
converter |
| |
2.5" drive 3.5" drive

see? it allows a 2.5" device to sit on a normal drive chain

alan

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