Connecting a CD drive to my A1200

[a1200]

Probably the best way to do it if you have a Squirrel SCSI is the external SCSI CD Drive route.

You can put a laptop drive internally with a Fast ATA buffered interface and IDEfix its quite acceptable. I can't find the pics of my modded ones right now, but I think there must be some pics on the a.org gallery.

The other way is to put an ide cable out of the machine to an IDE drive, such as how I did the A600 on http://www.amiga600.net. However, if I was to do it again, I would put a socket on the side so the cable could be disconnected.

Good luck!

[a1200]

OK with a bit of searching on the forum, I have found one of the case mods. Note this was an early one I did and my cutting tools were not perfect, so the cut is less than straight, however the silicone sealant was needed regardless to hold it in place.

I did do another one, which was a little tidier, but don't have those pics on me right now.

http://freespace.virgin.net/a1200.68030/drathro1.jpg
http://freespace.virgin.net/a1200.68030/drathro2.jpg
http://freespace.virgin.net/a1200.68030/drathro3.jpg
http://freespace.virgin.net/a1200.68030/drathro4.jpg
http://freespace.virgin.net/a1200.68030/drathro5.jpg
http://freespace.virgin.net/a1200.68030/drathro6.jpg


I don't even have that virgin.net account anymore, so that webspace must have fallen under Richard Branson's radar... I wonder if I dial up on my virgin dial-up account (used when ADSL/3G connection isn't available) and try and FTP in, if could access the space? No matter. Anyway, there are some pics, I will try and find the better mod in the future.