tjvy2 wrote:
Bonjour,
I recently was lucky enough to be given a vanilla CBM A1200 - I took the chap up on the offer as I'd been a user of the A500 and A1200 in the '90s.
I'm about to fit a 4GB 2.5" hard drive, but would also like to add a CD-ROM. I want to use it to transfer files from other computers to the A1200 hard disk, and the alternative ethernet solution sounds more complicated. I've looked around the internet, but many of the sites about Amigas and CD-ROMs seem to have succombed to the ravages of time. If anyone would help answer my questions, I'd be very grateful.
Firstly, am I right in thinking that I need to obtain a splitter for the internal IDE slot, something like IDE-FIX
http://amigasuperbit.com/cgi/tienda/product_info.php?cPath=27_5&products_id=267
to give me an extra 3.5" interface, and a run-of-the-mill ATAPI device?
Not neccesary but highly recommended, I ran a Cd-rom with just a custom ide-cable 2,5"-->2x3,5" and just the idefix software. But it´s less hassle with the adapter especially since you want both 2,5" and 3,5" ide-connectors.
What will the CD-ROM do for power? Will it be able to take it from the Amiga?
Possible but I wouldn´t trust the standard A1200 powersupply, espcailly not if you upgrade some more.
Convert a pc-powersupply to an amiga-psu or just power the CD-rom with a external psu.
Also, will I need some sort of file system driver installed to use it?
In WB3.1 there is a Cd-rom driver provided by Commodore, if you get a Idefix you get one with the adapter.
Do you have 3.0 or 3.1 ROMs and WB?
Secondly, if I first install the hard disk without the splitter, and subsequently add the splitter and the CD-ROM, will the hard disk be affected?
Many thanks,
Tim
No it won´t be affected at all.
