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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: jimbob005 on May 01, 2006, 09:00:30 PM

Title: cd rom
Post by: jimbob005 on May 01, 2006, 09:00:30 PM

sorry about this can i just plug a cd rom in and it will work all i remeber is i got a board where i could plug 2 40pin ide cabes in but carn`t remeber if that was it

Title: Re: cd rom
Post by: reddwarfer on May 01, 2006, 09:29:21 PM

You will need either workbench 3.1 which has native support for *most* Cd drives or you will have to download a CD filesystem eg AmiCDFS.

Title: Re: cd rom
Post by: amigagr on May 01, 2006, 09:31:10 PM

try to clear up what do you mean...
if you want to connect a hard disk and a cdrom on an a1200
you need this cable 2.5 to 3.5 ide (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=438&osCsid=209ea15a30d420e768a112ccef844609). as for the board, what board it is?

Title: Re: cd rom
Post by: jimbob005 on May 02, 2006, 08:37:42 AM

im hoping to use a laptop cdrom and hard drive

Title: Re: cd rom
Post by: motorollin on May 02, 2006, 10:29:32 AM

Really need more info to help you here... like what Amiga you are using? Most laptop CD-ROMs need an adaptor to connect them to an IDE interface. What model of CD-ROM is it?

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moto

Title: Re: cd rom
Post by: jimbob005 on May 02, 2006, 10:45:53 AM

i got an a1200 and cd rom is a Toshiba Model number: XM-1802B

Title: Re: cd rom
Post by: motorollin on May 02, 2006, 11:39:28 AM

You either need the cable Amije linked to above, or a 4 way IDE splitter. This will let you connect the CD-ROM and hard drive at the same time.

You might also need something like this (http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=5#p2112) so you can connect the CD-ROM to the IDE cable, but this will depend on the type of interface and connector on the back of the CD-ROM.

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moto

Title: Re: cd rom
Post by: jimbob005 on May 02, 2006, 02:00:50 PM

thanks for your help