A1200 Hard Disk

[bjjones37]

Okay, so I just received one of Petro's A1200s in the mail.  It is supposed to support an IDE hard drive.  How do you mount one in?  No manual came with the computer and no HD mounting kit and no HD cable.  How is the HD supposed to screw in?  Does anyone sell a mounting adapter kit with cable, screws, and whatever else is needed?

Oh, and he autographed it.  Would have been great on the bottom of the case, but it's on the top.  What is the best way to remove permanent marker without marring the finish?

The A1200 does look great and seems to work, but the Power Supply connection is very finicky.  Is this common?  Or do I need to work on the connector? It dies on me if the cord moves just a little bit.

[magnetic]

Okay, so I just received one of Petro's A1200s in the mail.  It is supposed to support an IDE hard drive.  How do you mount one in?  No manual came with the computer and no HD mounting kit and no HD cable.  How is the HD supposed to screw in?  Does anyone sell a mounting adapter kit with cable, screws, and whatever else is needed?

Yes, there is an HD cradle and cable that attaches to the drive (44pin iirc)

Oh, and he autographed it.  Would have been great on the bottom of the case, but it's on the top.  What is the best way to remove permanent marker without marring the finish?

Lol seriously? Petro is a smart guy but thats not a smart thing to do to a NOS amiga !

The A1200 does look great and seems to work, but the Power Supply connection is very finicky.  Is this common?  Or do I need to work on the connector? It dies on me if the cord moves just a little bit.

That is NOT common. When the a1200 was built it was competing with consoles,so pretty durable, the psu connector should be solid. Well the computers are over 12 years old now. (the escom ones)