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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: orb85750 on January 18, 2010, 10:28:55 PM

Title: Commodore A2091 to control IDE hard disk
Post by: orb85750 on January 18, 2010, 10:28:55 PM

Has anyone used the "built-in" IDE hard disk control on the A2091?

Title: Re: Commodore A2091 to control IDE hard disk
Post by: Tension on January 18, 2010, 10:31:28 PM

Its XT IDE.

No use.

Title: Re: Commodore A2091 to control IDE hard disk
Post by: orb85750 on January 18, 2010, 10:57:57 PM

Strange thing is that I seem to have this A2091 with a 40-pin XT IDE drive mounted on it (but nowhere to plug in the cable).  Obviously, I'm not the original owner of this thing.

Title: Re: Commodore A2091 to control IDE hard disk
Post by: Tension on January 18, 2010, 11:29:42 PM

I remember reading that the port does work, if you can be bothered to solder a header onto the board.

I'm starting to miss IDE now that i've changed to the 3000...

Title: Re: Commodore A2091 to control IDE hard disk
Post by: toca180 on January 18, 2010, 11:50:57 PM

Slightly off topic but, I still have the original 20MB XT (Western Digital?) hard drive that came with my A590 (same as A2091) and it works! :eek:

Robert

Title: Re: Commodore A2091 to control IDE hard disk
Post by: orb85750 on January 19, 2010, 01:18:08 AM

This one is a Conner 850 MB drive, model CFA850a.  It's an XT drive?

http://www.computerhope.com/hdd/hdd0007.htm

Title: Commodore A2091 to control IDE hard disk
Post by: tone007 on January 19, 2010, 01:21:10 AM

No, that's regular IDE.

Title: Re: Commodore A2091 to control IDE hard disk
Post by: orb85750 on January 19, 2010, 01:37:02 AM

Hmmm, since there is no IDE connector on this A2091, I guess I should assume that the drive was using the board for power to the drive only.  Weird.

Title: Re: Commodore A2091 to control IDE hard disk
Post by: Tension on January 19, 2010, 02:16:35 AM

Quote from: orb85750;539014

Hmmm, since there is no IDE connector on this A2091, I guess I should assume that the drive was using the board for power to the drive only.  Weird.

Prob just using the card as a mount.  Not much space for hard drives in the A2k.

(I actually did that in my A4k a few years back)