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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: richard on September 24, 2003, 06:39:16 PM

Title: Adding SCSI stuff to A500+ HD8+
Post by: richard on September 24, 2003, 06:39:16 PM

Could some one tell me if I can add two SCSI drives to my

A500+ HD8

There is only one SCSI port on the board. But does it work like IDE, where two devices can live on 1 ribbon cable?

Or could a 50pin device work from the 25pin external socket?

Will a SCSI CD Rom work ok on a A500+?


Thanks

Title: Re: Adding SCSI stuff to A500+ HD8+
Post by: Stew on September 24, 2003, 07:32:11 PM

SCSI on the Amiga can support up to 7 devices. 1 of them will be the controller which leaves room for 6 more.  If you use an internal cable it will indeed appear like ide. Just make sure the 1st and last device is terminated and each device has a unique id.


Stew

Title: Re: Adding SCSI stuff to A500+ HD8+
Post by: richard on September 24, 2003, 10:17:15 PM

So my humble A500+ can read CD's if I use a SCSI cdrom?

Thanks

Title: Re: Adding SCSI stuff to A500+ HD8+
Post by: Cyberus on September 24, 2003, 10:27:23 PM

I guess so yeah, you'll need an external case for the CD-ROM, but there's no reason why not

Title: Re: Adding SCSI stuff to A500+ HD8+
Post by: Stew on September 24, 2003, 11:06:33 PM

Yes but you will need a CD file system such as AsimCDFS or something similar. The amiga os does not support the reading of cd's directly. AsimCDFS t is what I use  and it is commercial. but nolonger supported by Asimware.  I believe there are some cd file systems on aminet that are shreware or freeware.

Stew