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- From: jawil@hpx12.aid.no (Jan Roger Wilkens)
- Subject: Re: A1200 Doubts...
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.140414.1144@ulrik.uio.no>
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- Organization: University of Oslo
- References: <56991@olivea.atc.olivetti.com> <hanscs.56.722160913@dhhalden.no> <37182@cbmvax.commodore.com>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 14:04:14 GMT
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- In article <37182@cbmvax.commodore.com>, grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins) writes:
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- |> > >
- |> > > - A friend of mine told me IDE HD used in A1200
- |> > > are somewhat different from the ones used in PCs.
- |> > > Is that true ?
- |> >
- |> > No it is not true.
- |>
- |> Yes is is true. PC IDE drives are generally 3.5 inch drives. They don't
- |> fit in the case and the connector cable has a different pin spacing. The
- |> IDE drive is however of the same type (2.5 inch) as used in laptop PC's.
- |>
- But can I connect a 3.5" IDE HD externally via two cables? (One for data and
- one for power.) I have 130MB 3.5" IDE drive and don't want to buy a new one...
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- Jan Roger Wilkens
- Student at Agder Engeeniering School
- Computer Technics
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- EMail: jawil@hpx11.aid.no
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