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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Mr_Byte on December 12, 2009, 04:05:18 PM

Title: DVD-ROM and amiga 1200
Post by: Mr_Byte on December 12, 2009, 04:05:18 PM

Hi
I got a fast question for you guys. I have ordered a EZ Z4 tower from amigakit and just to prepare myself i wonder if it is a problem to use a dvd-rom as a cd-rom for my towered amiga.

Title: Re: DVD-ROM and amiga 1200
Post by: dougal on December 12, 2009, 04:26:33 PM

shouldnt be a problem.. I used a dvd-rom on my a4000 instead of the cdrom.

Worked fine

Title: Re: DVD-ROM and amiga 1200
Post by: ZeBeeDee on December 12, 2009, 05:01:29 PM

Nope, no problem at all ... I use a DVD-ROM drive in my setup on a daily basis.

Title: Re: DVD-ROM and amiga 1200
Post by: Mr_Byte on December 12, 2009, 05:23:19 PM

Thanks :afro:

Title: Re: DVD-ROM and amiga 1200
Post by: Gavilan on December 12, 2009, 06:28:44 PM

Yes, you can use it AS CD-Rom, BUT, if you want to be able to use it as DVD-Rom (i mean, access to DVDs) AFAIK you need a proper driver/filesystem to handle it. I think the only one is ALLEGRO CDFS (bundled with Idefix or Eide99 buffered interface made by Elbox and others)

Title: Re: DVD-ROM and amiga 1200
Post by: rvo_nl on December 12, 2009, 09:15:03 PM

Isnt IDE-Fix bundled with CacheCDFS?

Title: Re: DVD-ROM and amiga 1200
Post by: CLS2086 on December 12, 2009, 09:15:42 PM

Hi, IDE-FIX'97 allow you use DVD

Title: Re: DVD-ROM and amiga 1200
Post by: spirantho on December 12, 2009, 10:49:35 PM

I have a dual layer SATA DVD+RW drive on my A4000 on the internal IDE bus (using a 99p-on-eBay SATA->IDE converter) and it works fine. I think even in OS3.9 it worked without any problems. You should have no problems on an A1200 then, I should think.