CD Drive Option

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It's been about 5 years since I last visited this page. It is great to see people are still loving Amiga.

Back in '06 I had my A1200 with exp' card + PCMCIA card connected to my PC etc etc. It was a great deal of fun. And, I cannot remember why I stopped using my A1200!

Anyway, it is back p and running. In the last week I have re-ordered some parts that I used to have. One of those parts was a PCMCIA EasyNet card. Ideally, I want my A1200 (now with no expansion and just stock - with the 2.5" IDE) to be networked via the router. Anyway, I ended up installing the necessary drivers via the diskette. However, I then found out that the actual EasyNet software interface is on the sent CD. Back in '06 I know that I did not need to use a CD at all. But, so be it!

Essentially, I need to get a CD Drive hooked into this A1200 and I need to ask what the best option is; I can only imagine how often this question gets asked...

I have a bunch of CD Drives around the house. All of them asking for IDE connection and molex power.

So, what should I do? On amigakit.com I cannot see a CD Drive specifically for an A1200. Furthermore, another problem is supplying power to the CD Drive.

What is the best option?

Thank you,
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Can't you just copy the files onto a CF Card or something using your PC?

There are options like this to get around this issue, such as the one you mention. Also, I was thinking of just using a 3.5"/2.5" converter; I could just transfer the data over that way.

But, I want to have a cd device anyway.

I have been told that the standard A1200 PSU will not be up to the task of supplying power to the CD Drive in addition to the Floppy drive if I use a split there. Is this true?

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Thanks for all your replies.

Firstly, it's a shame. All of the CD Drives I have only have molex power connectors. So there is no way that something like http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1030 would work.

Secondly, I do not have a serial or parallel cable. Even if I did, I would not know where to start by transfering via these methods it has been so long. Of course, google searching would help.

Thirdly, I have reserved a 3.5" 2.5" converter from Maplin. Yup, they charge 10£ but I would rather have it tomorrow than have to wait until next week for an order off of the internet.

So, I will just use the 3.5 2.5 converter tomorrow in order to transfer files across. From there I will install EasyNet - make sure everything is working. Then, I will probably install AOS3.5.

So, I kind of have a plan of action. But, still... I am curious as to what type of CD Drive I would need that takes a 4-pin power connector.

Thanks everyone! You are even more useful and responsive as you were 5 years ago.
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EDIT: Well - Good luck to me trying to install AOS3.5, I forgot I just have the stock system right now. This entire thing is a project / a hobby. Ideally, I want to expand every week/month. One of the things I want to do is to convert the standard desktop plastic into a real PC-Tower.

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Thanks for all your input.

I ended up getting the converter and everything is running okay thus far.

As for my power concerns, I think one of these would solve all of that: http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=866 which will be useful when it comes to converting into a dekstop case.t

I think I will end up using two 3.5" IDE devices: HD + Optical with this additional power supply. Anyway, that is in the works.