Amiga HD on PC??

Mojo · 01 October 2003, 18:58

Okay i found a thread somewhere (cant find it again), and some guy mentioned 'hey all you need to do, is plug the amiga hard drive in to your pc, and get winuae to find it, and put the adfs straight on!!

wtf?? Im guessing that the amiga hard drive is 2.5inch or something, because i unplugged it and discovered that it wont fit in my pc as easy as he sadi it would.

1. Do I need a 2.5 - 3.5 convertor or something??

2. Will winuae even work with it as he said?

3. Whats going on at Monkey Island?

thanks

Dizzy · 01 October 2003, 19:15

Don't know about winUAE

But you can buy an adapter so it's possible to connect a 2.5" to a 3.5" hardisk-cable

LordBug · 01 October 2003, 19:21

A1200s (and A600s?) use 2.5" HDs normally. A lot of people (me included) converted them to use 3.5" drives instead. A2000/3000/4000 all use 3.5" normally.

It is entirely possible to connect a 2.5" drive to a 3.5" connector, there are adapters for this. Check some of the bigger PC or electronics shops near you.

I do believe WinUAE can see Amiga hard drives, but I've never tried it myself nor do I know what all is required.

Amiga1992 · 01 October 2003, 23:00

You need XP or W2K for WinUAE to read the Amiga HD, afaik.

Mojo · 02 October 2003, 00:54

ahh thanks guys...

got another problem now - will post new thread..

01 October 2003, 18:58	#1
Mojo Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: - Posts: 132	Amiga HD on PC?? Okay i found a thread somewhere (cant find it again), and some guy mentioned 'hey all you need to do, is plug the amiga hard drive in to your pc, and get winuae to find it, and put the adfs straight on!! wtf?? Im guessing that the amiga hard drive is 2.5inch or something, because i unplugged it and discovered that it wont fit in my pc as easy as he sadi it would. 1. Do I need a 2.5 - 3.5 convertor or something?? 2. Will winuae even work with it as he said? 3. Whats going on at Monkey Island? thanks

01 October 2003, 19:15	#2
Dizzy Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,395	Don't know about winUAE But you can buy an adapter so it's possible to connect a 2.5" to a 3.5" hardisk-cable

01 October 2003, 19:21	#3
LordBug Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Someplace Posts: 88	A1200s (and A600s?) use 2.5" HDs normally. A lot of people (me included) converted them to use 3.5" drives instead. A2000/3000/4000 all use 3.5" normally. It is entirely possible to connect a 2.5" drive to a 3.5" connector, there are adapters for this. Check some of the bigger PC or electronics shops near you. I do believe WinUAE can see Amiga hard drives, but I've never tried it myself nor do I know what all is required.

01 October 2003, 23:00	#4
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,644	You need XP or W2K for WinUAE to read the Amiga HD, afaik.

02 October 2003, 00:54	#5
Mojo Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: - Posts: 132	ahh thanks guys... got another problem now - will post new thread..

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