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slimline cdrom
« on: February 13, 2007, 11:22:37 AM »
hi guys
i want to fit an slimline cdrom of a laptop into my 1200
but how does it go with connectors etc.
please give me some tips on how to fit it

thank Amazing
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Re: slimline cdrom
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2007, 11:31:38 AM »
You need:

Laptop cdrom drive with JAE connector (TEAC or NEC)
JAE > IDE adapter
IDE buffer (To get the best performance)
Kickstart 3.1 (Does 3.0 support ATAPI? KS 37.500 doesnt)

Stick it all in your A1200 and use IDEFIX97 to install.
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Re: slimline cdrom
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2007, 11:45:02 AM »
Dunno but this might help:

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=27164

If the CD's got one of those propritery connectors on the back of the laptop drive you will need to get an adaptor of some kind.

Have a look at AmigaKit.com http://www.amigakit.com/
Cables.

Goodluck.
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Re: slimline cdrom
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2007, 11:51:52 AM »
@smiley1635
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IDE buffer (To get the best performance)

Excuse my ignorance, but how exactly does this affect performance?
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Re: slimline cdrom
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2007, 12:22:52 PM »
I think Smiley means a Fast ATA controller.. :-)
Not really needed anyway.
Im selling a complete Internal CD-Rom kit, if anyone is interested.
Everything needed is included, a Teac cd-224e 24x CD-Rom, slimline cd-rom adapter, 2-way splitter and cable for £29.99 +shipping.
Installation is very easy.
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Re: slimline cdrom
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2007, 12:28:24 PM »
I thought IDE buffers improved hd - cdrom access performance ? and that really makes a diference especially if it's on your boot drive.
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Re: slimline cdrom
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2007, 01:06:04 PM »
No, I mean a standard buffer.

Having a HD and a CDROM on a single chain from the interal header is going to cause major slow downs when copying data from a cd to the hd for instance.

I would definitely recommend one.
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Re: slimline cdrom
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2007, 01:46:45 PM »
I agree with smiley1635, get a Buffered IDE interface from Amikit or other.  Good stuff.  :-)
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Re: slimline cdrom
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2007, 03:33:07 PM »
@smiley1635

Not really.  The buffer has nothing to do with performance.  It is an electrical circuit to protect against excessive voltage or current, not a memory cache/buffer.
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Re: slimline cdrom
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2007, 04:24:16 PM »
Indeed. Personally I ran my custom selfmade IDEFix HW without any interface buffers, and I had 3 HDDs and a CD-RW connected. It ran for years until I dismantled the A1200.

Sure, get buffered interface if you will, but remember that it (the interface buffering) has nothing to do with performance. Oh, and obviously things like Fast ATA will be faster, but that is not due to interface buffering.
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Re: slimline cdrom
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2007, 04:31:25 PM »
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smiley1635 wrote:
No, I mean a standard buffer.

Having a HD and a CDROM on a single chain from the interal header is going to cause major slow downs when copying data from a cd to the hd for instance.

I would definitely recommend one.


If you had this problem there must have been a problem with your master - slave setup.
Maybe your harddrive doesnt work in a master - slave setup.
Or you are using a CF card as hard drive.
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Re: slimline cdrom
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2007, 08:03:24 PM »
sorry for the obvious ebay auction plug, but im selling an A1200 with an internal cdrom and 512 CF memory in place of the hard drive on ebay!

Item number: 200083314071

Click here to go to the auction
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