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> Old Wrinkly again, still on the subject of fitting a hard
> disk from a PC to my Amiga. I now have the hard disk, but I'm even
> more puzzled than ever. Its not just a case of making room for it
> (which I am not really concerned about), but the connections. The
> hard disk in question is a Seagate 1GB. No. ST31081A. There is an
> IDE interface connection (40 pin) and a power connection (4 pin).
> The interface cable is 50mm wide.
Thats a standard 3.5" connection.
>The hard disk I am taking out has
> an interface connection of 44 pin and no power connection (I assume
> its included in the interface connection.
Thats a standard 2.5" connection. The 4 power connections aren't
actually included, only 2 of them (2.5" hd's don't need +/- 12v)
> How on earth do I work
> this one out? Can I get a suitable cable from one size to the other?
> What do I do about the power connection and how do I find out what
> each of the four pins are? I need hardly say one mistake could prove
> costly, so softly softly catchy monkey. Can anyone help, in plain
> English please.
You can't use the 2.5" connector with your 3.5" harddrive. You'll
have to ring up power computing or someone and get an A1200 3.5" IDE
cable (A1200 IDE interface -> 3.5" hd port) and power cable. (the power cable connects to the floppy power connector with a splitter for the disk drive)
Hope that helps.
See ya.
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