A2000 IDE storage help

[blakespot]

I've got an Amiga 2000 '020 with ethernet via X-Surf and 6MB FAST. It's also got a GVP Impact Series II HC+8 SCSI card with a mounted 700MB drive.

The drive is pretty near full.

I want to add a huge number of WHDLoad titles to the system and need 1) storage to do it and 2) a faster way to do it than unzipping these files on an '020 Amiga.

The X-Surf has two on-board IDE connectors (which cannot be booted from). It seems I could get a CF or SD card onto the IDE connector and use it as a data drive to store the WHDLoad folders.

Is the X-Surf's IDE interface up to this?

How can I more rapidly get data onto such a card? Mount it in a PC under UAE and do all the work there and then transfer it over to the A2000? What are some flash card - to - IDE adapter options? Also, what size volume can I use under 3.1?

Once I have an adapter and a flash card, is it just a mountlist I need to get it working on the A2000?

Thanks.




bp

[TheBilgeRat]

Well, I had started a similar thread a couple of days ago about a simple storage expansion for an A2000.  Mechy has a store where he sells SCSI 7 in 1 card readers that can be used to mount CF and other cards through HDToolbox.  Not to spam, but his store link is here:

http://a4000t.com/store/

Might be an easier and more versatile solution considering you already have the SCSI card that is a known working quantity.

[magnetic]

Guys I saw this on ebay today

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320701397529&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

its the hard to find GVP 030 with iDE controller.. If I ran an a2000 I'd get this to run a CF card like in my a1200. You could get this accel and sell your 020 and kill 2 birds with one stone lol