OK now this one :
Why are IDE ribbon cables for the A1200 So damn expensive ?
That's 20£ for just a SINGLE IDE HD !
My question is :
# What the hell is this connector ? I mean the IDE-ATAPI one on the 1200 MoBo ? It seems shorter than a PC one...
# Is'nt there a way of building it using an existant PC AT (X) Connector, only by cutting it at the right lengh ?
This HD was sold with the machine, a Commodore 1200. It's a TINY WesternDigital CaviarLite 200. No wonder those stuff costed a lot and were not speed monsters.
What I vividly recall is that the salesman, a guy who seemed to knew the Amiga, when he installed the said drive in my machine, casually ripped off one red wire on one side of the ribbon cable.
_________________________
_________________________ <= plastic connector (44holes)
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : <= pins on the drive (44 + 4)
# What is this red wire stuff ?
# Why is that not ALL the drive's pins are plugged to the cable ? (if there is no answer to this one that's OK)
# Is that WD 200 drive (that says "AT Compatible, "A" standing for Amiga, I guess:) Special in any way ?
And the final, importantissimme question :
# What should I do to a regular PC AT IDE Ribbon cable, to fit it on a 1200 MoBo ??
And the not as important as the previous :
# How to fit a 3.5 drive neatly in a desktop A1200 ?
# Is the latency problem experienced when a drive "starts" and is not spinning at full speed when the system needs it, always around ? I mean, I suppose that nowadays ALL HD manufactured after 1997/98 have a short latency, right ?
Thank you very much for the ligh
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