Would a SCSI2 hdd fit inside my A1200 and...?

ancalimon · 30 December 2009, 01:39

I have the SCSI kit 4 on my Blizzard 1260. Would a SCSI2 hdd fit inside the A1200 if I connect one? I guess there are no 2.5" SCSI drives?

Is it really worth it? A friend told me he could send a 40gb SCSI2 hdd.

Peter · 30 December 2009, 02:25

I think you would be better off putting a larger SCSI hard drive in an External case of some kind and connecting it via a cable - I just think it would be too much aggravation to fit a large hard drive into an A1200... but in saying that, I bet it has been done.

rkauer · 30 December 2009, 03:42

Low profile HD was used in A1200 before. A friend of mine used a half height 840Mb (not Gb!) IDE drive inside his A1200.

Of course, the SCSI must have terminators in both ends of the chain.

alexh · 30 December 2009, 10:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by ancalimon

I guess there are no 2.5" SCSI drives?

I've got loads but no 40-pin SCSI cables!

xc8 · 30 December 2009, 11:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by ancalimon

...I guess there are no 2.5" SCSI drives?...

There are... I have a (ancient) PowerBook Duo 210 , has a 2.5' SCSI....

Chris

alexh · 30 December 2009, 14:33

Early IBM thinkpads also used them. I've got about 20 of them plus five 2.5" SCSI->2.5" IDE adapters.

But never found a source of cables to go from the 40-pin 2.5" SCSI connector to 50 pin (?) Amiga SCSI.

Amiga-Digital · 30 December 2009, 16:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by ancalimon

I have the SCSI kit 4 on my Blizzard 1260. Would a SCSI2 hdd fit inside the A1200 if I connect one? I guess there are no 2.5" SCSI drives?

Is it really worth it? A friend told me he could send a 40gb SCSI2 hdd.

hi

what you can do are buy a 20 or 40gig 2'5 ide-harddrive and buy also a ide-2-scsi then you can connect the 2'5 ide drive to you scsi card

then you blizzard see you ide as scsi drive works great

i have a 120gig ide drive with the ide-2-scsi on a blizzard2060 in the a2000
with no problems myn bbs runs on the drive 24hrs a day

alexh · 30 December 2009, 16:23

Would you get a SCSI->IDE adapter + 3.5"->2.5" IDE adapter inside an A1200 desktop?

Photon · 30 December 2009, 18:59

alexh, easily. Far more easily than a 3.5" HDD anyway, which I don't recommend to anyone. Even if you can get them new, which is hard. SCSI-IDE adapter from Vesalia+$2 IDE-CF adapter from Hong Kong+Sandisk Extreme IV 2GB = MUUUCH faster.

I made a slot in the left side to let the CF card stick out for easy backup/updating, but with the wisdom of hindsight, I recommend just filing a notch in the top half's edge to pull the IDE cable through, and screwing the CF-adapter to the left side of the case. Less work and much easier to insert/remove the card.

Good luck! CF cards are... WROOM! lovely

alexh · 01 January 2010, 17:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photon

with the wisdom of hindsight, I recommend to file a notch in the top half's edge to pull the IDE cable through, and screwing the CF-adapter to the left side of the case. Less work and much easier to insert/remove the card.

That is the technique I used. I epoxy glued mine to the PCMCIA connector and increased the PCMCIA slot a few mm with a set of very fine files and sand paper. Looks factory made.

Fabie · 01 January 2010, 20:01

some scsi 3.5 hardrives are small in height and can be installed in the A1200
and can fit well...
The best site on the A1200 case to adapt the hardrive is the top-left corner

Zetr0 · 02 January 2010, 04:19

Seagate 70GB SCA 10k rpm Savvio 2.5" SCSI hard disk (ebay.co.uk BIN £59 Or Offer) Free PnP

(Click Image for eBay Item)

+

SCSI SCA 80 Pin to IDC 50 Pin Adapter Converter (eBay.co.uk BIN £2.98) Free PnP

(Click Image for eBay Item)

Job done really =D (not bad 70GB FastSCSI2 Solution for £63)

you will need SFS or PFS3 or other large disk format support

of course you can easly find smaller 2.5" SCSI disks =D

30 December 2009, 01:39	#1
ancalimon Supernormal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Istanbul / Turkey Age: 32 Posts: 609	Would a SCSI2 hdd fit inside my A1200 and...? I have the SCSI kit 4 on my Blizzard 1260. Would a SCSI2 hdd fit inside the A1200 if I connect one? I guess there are no 2.5" SCSI drives? Is it really worth it? A friend told me he could send a 40gb SCSI2 hdd.

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alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 10,519	Early IBM thinkpads also used them. I've got about 20 of them plus five 2.5" SCSI->2.5" IDE adapters. But never found a source of cables to go from the 40-pin 2.5" SCSI connector to 50 pin (?) Amiga SCSI. __________________ Thalion Webshrine

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30 December 2009, 18:59	#9
Photon Oldskool Demo Coder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hult / Sweden Age: 41 Posts: 3,674	alexh, easily. Far more easily than a 3.5" HDD anyway, which I don't recommend to anyone. Even if you can get them new, which is hard. SCSI-IDE adapter from Vesalia+$2 IDE-CF adapter from Hong Kong+Sandisk Extreme IV 2GB = MUUUCH faster. I made a slot in the left side to let the CF card stick out for easy backup/updating, but with the wisdom of hindsight, I recommend just filing a notch in the top half's edge to pull the IDE cable through, and screwing the CF-adapter to the left side of the case. Less work and much easier to insert/remove the card. Good luck! CF cards are... WROOM! lovely __________________ Henrik. Programs Amiga demos, iPhone apps, websites, etc. A1000/512k - A500 2.0/040@28/4M/.5M slowmem/8M/SCSI/CF - A600 portable II 3.1/ACA630/WiFi/CF - 'A1700' 3.1/68060@80/64M/IDE-Fix Express/CF - etc."The difference between PC and Amiga is that 10yo PCs are worth $0. 20yo Amigas are worth a lot, and Amigas that are only 15yo cost a fortune!" If you like Portal 2, try my >> single player and cooperation maps <<

01 January 2010, 20:01	#11
Fabie Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: France Posts: 478	some scsi 3.5 hardrives are small in height and can be installed in the A1200 and can fit well... The best site on the A1200 case to adapt the hardrive is the top-left corner

02 January 2010, 04:19	#12
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 38 Posts: 9,185	Seagate 70GB SCA 10k rpm Savvio 2.5" SCSI hard disk (ebay.co.uk BIN £59 Or Offer) Free PnP (Click Image for eBay Item) + SCSI SCA 80 Pin to IDC 50 Pin Adapter Converter (eBay.co.uk BIN £2.98) Free PnP (Click Image for eBay Item) Job done really =D (not bad 70GB FastSCSI2 Solution for £63) you will need SFS or PFS3 or other large disk format support of course you can easly find smaller 2.5" SCSI disks =D __________________ Luscious Linkie Time:- www.AmiBay.com Old Skooler

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