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- From: mk@einstein.informatik.Uni-Bremen.DE (Michael Kloss)
- Subject: Re: A1200 -IDE Cable 2.5 -> 3.5
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.122729.12818@informatik.uni-bremen.de>
- Keywords: A1200
- Sender: mk@einstein (Michael Kloss)
- Nntp-Posting-Host: einstein
- Organization: Universitaet Bremen
- References: <jperkski.03co@kentcomm.uucp>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 12:27:29 GMT
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- In article <jperkski.03co@kentcomm.uucp>, you write:
- |> In article <1993Jan21.114706.2957@informatik.uni-bremen.de> mk@einstein.informatik.Uni-Bremen.DE (Michael Kloss) writes:
- |> >
- |> >
- |> > HI ALL !
- |> >
- |> > I'm now a owner of a A1200 too !!!!!!
- |> >
- |> > I waited a long time for it, because I can't get one
- |> > in Germany. BUT NOW........ :-)
- |> >
- |> > My first problem is that my A1200 doesn't have a Monitor-
- |> > Cabel from 23 Pol to 15 Pol. WHY ????? Is the Price so high
- |> > for C=, and I must buy this one by myself ? Or can someone
- |> > here descript me the pins ?
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- Oh oh, after I wrote that mail I build a 23 pin to 9 pin cable ( to a NEC-multysync).
- It was very simple and works fine.
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- |> >
- |> > Now my second Problem : I have read that I need a cabel
- |> > from my 2.5 IDE Port to a 3.5 HD-Drive. I called a lot of
- |> > people, but no one know that cable !
- |> > So can a people here descript me how I build one by myself, PLEASE !
- |> >
- |>
- |> If you have not bought the IDE hard drive yet why not just buy a 2.5" IDE?
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- I looked for some 2.5" drives but the prices are *2 higher as the 3.5" drives.
- And I have two 3.5" drives at home.
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- |> Then you will be able to use a standard 44 pin laptop IDE cable. But if you
- |> have already purchased the 3.5" IDE drive you could possibley get a 44 pin
- |> to 40pin adaptor. A friend of mine got one with his Maxtor 2585A. It has a
- |> standard 40 pin IDE socket on it with a standard 4 pin power connector.
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- Can you PLEASE mail me more about that cable.
- And please correct me, if I look at the drive a see a 20 pin a 34 pin and a
- the 4 pin power connector ?????? Did I use a wrong drive ?
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- |> Good luck with your endeavor. Jim
- |>
- |> --
- |> ____________________________________
- |> (Jim Perkowski)
- |> kentcomm!jperkski@legend.akron.oh.us
- |> kentcomm!jperkski@aldhfn.akron.oh.us
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- THANX for help
- MICHAEL (email:mk@informatik.uni-bremen.de)
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