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installing hard drive into a1200
« on: May 06, 2007, 11:18:07 AM »

hi. i have never opened an amiga in my life where does the hard drive go i have just bought a 1.4 gig one to fit in my a1200 but havnt a clue where to put it any help out there be much obliged
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Re: installing hard drive into a1200
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2007, 12:33:43 PM »

hi. thanks what does a 21/2 inch drive look like\??????
where is it..
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Hi, you need to carefully open it up and look to see if you have the hard drive cradle fitted. I assume you have got a 2.5" drive ?? You then need a short cable to fit it to the IDE header.
 

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Re: installing hard drive into a1200
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2007, 12:37:03 PM »

hi. it is a 21/2 inch drive it says it on it.
i will take alook there is a thing that has 2 more pins than the 21/2 inch connsctor cable????
 

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Re: installing hard drive into a1200
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2007, 06:07:46 PM »
hi. its pre formatted with os 3.1
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Re: installing hard drive into a1200
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2007, 06:42:41 PM »

hi.
thanks for that much appreciated
alex