IDC50 to DB25

[lauri.lotvonen]

My question is about connecting a external cd-rom having a IDC50 connector
to amiga 1200 Blizzard SCSI IV kit, DB25 female port.
Is there such a cable or adapter that does this : IDC50 male to DB25 female ?
Or do I have to try and solder it myself ? Thanks

[meega]

IDC50 male to DB25 female ?

There is such a thing.

http://www.qvs.com/internal-adaptor.asp

There are bound to be others.

[Damion]

My question is about connecting a external cd-rom having a IDC50 connector
to amiga 1200 Blizzard SCSI IV kit, DB25 female port.
Is there such a cable or adapter that does this : IDC50 male to DB25 female ?
Or do I have to try and solder it myself ? Thanks

Something like this? (Couldn't find one with a female DB25, but this would work with an adapter.)

[meega]

I think you're asking for the wrong thing though... don't you want an IDC50 female to DB25 male connecting cable?

[Zac67]

An external drive is bound to have a Centronics style connector - if you need a DB25 to Centronics50 cable, I've got a few spares. I could probably cram it into a letter envelope for 3 € to Finnland.

[amiga92570]

http://www.computercablesource.com/scsi-adapter-db-25-female-with-pc-l-bracket-to-idc-50-male-external-to-internal-se-895.html

[zipper]

http://www.damicon.fi/scsi/index.html ? (google...)

[lauri.lotvonen]

I think you're asking for the wrong thing though... don't you want an IDC50 female to DB25 male connecting cable?

Sorry, I think youre right, so I need that cable.Anyone ?

So my setup would be like this :
I have a few year old usb 2.0 external cd-rom for my pc, I opened it up and there is just an ordinary IDC50 male port connected to the usb adaptor, and some power cables going to actual cd-rom. So I would get rid of the usb adaptor and connect IDC50 male port directly to the SCSI kit DB25 female port. Could this work, the actual cd-rom is just an ordinary SCSI device..

some pics :

http://pho.to/get-shared-image/7A06161E-B78B-0AD4-0D23-95FD7CF00538.jpg

http://pho.to/get-shared-image/25B9EA93-6E81-3914-3530-46001603BB7B.jpg

http://pho.to/get-shared-image/76A5FECF-4FED-2B64-8D40-F4BDFDA9C324.jpg

[elginseam]

The last photograph shows only a 40pin ribbon cable. I would suggest it is a USB to IDE interface not SCSI.

[lauri.lotvonen]

Seems like cd-rom is a IDE , not SCSI...
this get's a "little off-topic, but can IDE be connected to SCSI ?
Or should I buy a IDE splitter, and connect the cd-rom where my hard drive is connected. (talking about A1200).

[meega]

I think a buffered 4-way IDE adapter (with relevant software) would likely be the best option. You might then fit a slimline CD/DVD drive internally in the A1200 (they are incredibly cheap these days - you might even get given one for free by some kind soul), and you also get the ability to add other IDE devices if you want.

[ferix]

I don't know the Blizzard's pinot, but if It's the same as the one of the classic macs, there are lots of adapters.
DB25 scsi where used for years on old macs, and there were adapters of any type.

[meega]

I don't know the Blizzard's pinot,

It's standard.

[ferix]

It's standard.

Well, I guessed It.

[lauri.lotvonen]

I think a buffered 4-way IDE adapter (with relevant software) would likely be the best option. You might then fit a slimline CD/DVD drive internally in the A1200 (they are incredibly cheap these days - you might even get given one for free by some kind soul), and you also get the ability to add other IDE devices if you want.

Would a laptop cd-drive do the job, I have plenty lying around somewhere..?
And for the IDE adapter, this one : http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=42&products_id=532

BTW,thanks a lot you all have been very helpfull !