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Re: Noisey 2.5 HDD (210Mb)
« Reply #14 from previous page: March 06, 2006, 09:59:39 PM »
210mb hd is older than 1994 too. better find a new one, for start just backup all your data fore safety and keep using the old one 'till the end... i think that a new drive will be faster too and after a try you will never return to the old one :-)
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Re: Noisey 2.5 HDD (210Mb)
« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2006, 10:24:46 PM »
I think waiting until the very end might be a bad idea unless you keep it just for games.

Also, remember when you dispose of drives to Full Format them a few times to stop people retrieving your data. Better still, dismantle and blowtorch 'em!

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Re: Noisey 2.5 HDD (210Mb)
« Reply #16 on: March 07, 2006, 10:02:11 AM »
thanks guys, so basicly the virdict is eather insulate it, or get a new one? Do all 2.5 drives work on 1200's?
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Re: Noisey 2.5 HDD (210Mb)
« Reply #17 on: March 07, 2006, 10:54:13 AM »
yes, yes and yes  :-) even some of the ropey old 12Gb drives i got were nice and quiet... i did get hold of a 3Gb IBM that howled. but the 6Gb was quiet...

if getting 2nd hand drives, it depends how much use they've had i guess...
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Re: Noisey 2.5 HDD (210Mb)
« Reply #18 on: March 08, 2006, 01:00:43 AM »
The Quantum Daytona 'Go-Drive' range doesn't like the A1200 IDE interface. When I had my Blizzard 1230-IV it would stop it from booting.

For some bizarre reason disabling the CPU cache would allow it to boot but the '030 would get very hot and crash.

I have no idea what the link between the two could be, but a couple of companies reported this problem.

It's also worth considering SCSI drives, you might be able to rig a 3.5" SCSI drive into your desktop case with the floppy-splitter power lead and an accelerator SCSI card.

If you don't want to open the case again you could try those old A600/A1200 PCMCIA hard disks in matching cases. They're pretty rare now though.
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Re: Noisey 2.5 HDD (210Mb)
« Reply #19 on: March 08, 2006, 10:18:08 AM »
talking of boot options. im having problems acsessing helter skelter. Keeps coming up with software error and does funny things. 1ce it did eventually work then it stoped again. any ideas?
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Re: Noisey 2.5 HDD (210Mb)
« Reply #20 on: March 08, 2006, 01:01:14 PM »
you mean your main drive right? sounds like its about to let go of life :(
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Re: Noisey 2.5 HDD (210Mb)
« Reply #21 on: March 09, 2006, 12:52:02 AM »
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talking of boot options. im having problems acsessing helter skelter. Keeps coming up with software error and does funny things. 1ce it did eventually work then it stoped again. any ideas?


What's "helter skelter"?

Is this a game or do you have a funfair ride simulator built into your early startup menu?

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Re: Noisey 2.5 HDD (210Mb)
« Reply #22 on: March 10, 2006, 10:30:44 AM »
Dont be silly corse its a game but only worked once then stoped again! grrr! it is a copy though
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