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Ever installed a AdIDE2 in a A500 ?
« on: August 06, 2004, 03:26:26 AM »
I have two, NIB.. one I'm putting in the A500 of mine.. I'm going to install a 3.5" hd in it.. but I guess I'm supposed to hook up a seperate power supply to the HD correct?  Can I use a older 4 gig hd ?  
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Re: Ever installed a AdIDE2 in a A500 ?
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2004, 03:43:13 AM »
aaah ok.... if I go w/a 2.5" hd, then it will not need its own power connector right?  btw, it says I need 16 bit hard drives?  whats that?
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Re: Ever installed a AdIDE2 in a A500 ?
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2004, 04:54:30 AM »
yes I got two from ebay and two novia mounting kits.. used a 2.5" 85meg hd just to test it..works great.. tomorrow I'm getting a 2.5gig hd 2.5" so we'll see if it works w/that.

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