3246251196 wrote:
with the a1200 i acquired there was a hdd - as expected. now, that is connected via an IDE cable (i measured it to be 5CM long - so i dont understand the 2.5" thing lol)
now, if i wanted to also run a cd-drive: i would need a cable with two ways. the question is: how can yuo neatly do this? i have the top of my a1200 as i needed to but how can you get the cable to the outside of the amiga with the top on?
1 - why it is called 2.5"?
2 - CDROM and HDD on a two headed IDE 2.5" cable - ok?
3 - how to neaten things up without leaving the lid off?
thanks guys!
The 2.5" refers to the size of the hard drive not the length of the cable (as opposed to normal 'desktop' hard drives which are 3.5" and fit in a 3.5" bay.
Yes you can have two devices hooked up to the internal IDE - a hard drive set to master and a CDROM as slave - I had this setup working fine for some years.
Theere is a blanking plate at the rear of the A1200 on the left side as you look at it from the back, next to the mouse ports so you can run the IDE cable through there assuming it's long enough. You'll need a cable with 2 x 2.5" connectors (motherboard and internal HD) and one 3.5" connector (you may have to make one yourself). You'll need an external Power Supply for the CDROM drive too.
