amiga open-heart surgery

rattus · 26 February 2003, 13:42

hi y'all,

today I recieved in the mail a shiny new 1.6GB 2.5" IDE hard drive. Immediately I opened up my 2nd hand A1200, blew off the dust, cobwebs and bits of cocaine powder and saw....

a BIG, UGLY 260Mb 3.5" IDE hard drive that was wrapped in cardboard and could barely fit in the case :eek

anyway I took that sucker out and put him in a safe place and set to work putting in my new hard drive when several things came to my attention:

1. there was no cradle to put the new hard drive in. I'm not too keen on wrapping my new HD in cardboard and letting it rattle around inside so it looks like another trip to amigadeals is in order.

2. the previous HD was sucking power via a Y-adapter hooked up to the floppy power supply. Now how do I get power to my new HD?

3. I really have no idea what the hell I am doing so I had better post on EAB and wait for some advice before I do something stupid

26 February 2003, 13:58

Quote:

2. the previous HD was sucking power via a Y-adapter hooked up to the floppy power supply. Now how do I get power to my new HD?

Your drive is powered from the 2.5" ide cable. No need to power it seperately.

BippyM · 26 February 2003, 14:04

Burseg is correct the 2.5inch hd has 44 pins (an extra 4 pins) for the power

Someone just bought a cradle etc.. not realising he already had one in his 1200 (I think it might be Steve) maybe he'll sell/give you this spare..

rattus · 26 February 2003, 14:07

w00t, so all I need is that drive cradle and I'm good to go (the HD came with a 2.5" IDE ribbon already attached)

*hugs Burseg*

here, have some cocaine...it's about 10 years old and a bit dusty but it's still good

*snoooort!*

wheeeeeeeee.......

26 February 2003, 14:31

I prefer coffee

Twistin'Ghost · 26 February 2003, 19:55

Well of course coffee is better, but who could turn either down?

Syko · 27 February 2003, 16:41

Speshally from rattus

rattus · 27 February 2003, 17:26

now now fanboys, you'll all get your turn. Just form a line and- hey! no pushing at the back there! HEY! Lets be civilised about this! oh crap... <runs>

Syko · 27 February 2003, 17:55

We love you anyway - even when you're not bribing us

or running away...

Amiga1992 · 27 February 2003, 18:23

Getting a bit back on topic..

That cardboard thing was dangerous... You could have catched a fire in there

My slim 3.5" Seagate was installed with an antistatic bag around it... major heatseeker, that bastard. So I took that crap off and put some plastic cushions below the HD (like the ones your Amiga has below), and presto, everything is OK now.

I am looking forward to change it for a 2.5" 3GB Western Digital, though.

01 March 2003, 05:00

rattus are you buying from www.amigadeals.co.uk? Are they reliable?

rattus · 01 March 2003, 09:26

yeah, they are. My new 1.6Gb HD with IDE ribbon arrived in a couple of days, excellent condition...Just the bare minimum though; no proper box or instructions and the packaging was bloody difficult to get open though (miles of padding and masking tape but very secure)

The HD cradle from Steve I'm still waiting for but hopefully it should arrive today

Steve · 01 March 2003, 10:57

Quote:

Originally posted by rattus
The HD cradle from Steve I'm still waiting for but hopefully it should arrive today

Fingers crossed.

26 February 2003, 13:42	#1
rattus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 328	amiga open-heart surgery hi y'all, today I recieved in the mail a shiny new 1.6GB 2.5" IDE hard drive. Immediately I opened up my 2nd hand A1200, blew off the dust, cobwebs and bits of cocaine powder and saw.... a BIG, UGLY 260Mb 3.5" IDE hard drive that was wrapped in cardboard and could barely fit in the case :eek anyway I took that sucker out and put him in a safe place and set to work putting in my new hard drive when several things came to my attention: 1. there was no cradle to put the new hard drive in. I'm not too keen on wrapping my new HD in cardboard and letting it rattle around inside so it looks like another trip to amigadeals is in order. 2. the previous HD was sucking power via a Y-adapter hooked up to the floppy power supply. Now how do I get power to my new HD? 3. I really have no idea what the hell I am doing so I had better post on EAB and wait for some advice before I do something stupid

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26 February 2003, 14:04	#3
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Burseg is correct the 2.5inch hd has 44 pins (an extra 4 pins) for the power Someone just bought a cradle etc.. not realising he already had one in his 1200 (I think it might be Steve) maybe he'll sell/give you this spare..

26 February 2003, 14:07	#4
rattus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 328	w00t, so all I need is that drive cradle and I'm good to go (the HD came with a 2.5" IDE ribbon already attached) hugs Burseg here, have some cocaine...it's about 10 years old and a bit dusty but it's still good snoooort! wheeeeeeeee.......

26 February 2003, 19:55	#6
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	Well of course coffee is better, but who could turn either down?

27 February 2003, 16:41	#7
Syko Now got GSX750F :)) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Halifax UK Age: 60 Posts: 584	Speshally from rattus

27 February 2003, 17:26	#8
rattus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 328	now now fanboys, you'll all get your turn. Just form a line and- hey! no pushing at the back there! HEY! Lets be civilised about this! oh crap... <runs>

27 February 2003, 17:55	#9
Syko Now got GSX750F :)) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Halifax UK Age: 60 Posts: 584	We love you anyway - even when you're not bribing us or running away...

27 February 2003, 18:23	#10
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,656	Getting a bit back on topic.. That cardboard thing was dangerous... You could have catched a fire in there My slim 3.5" Seagate was installed with an antistatic bag around it... major heatseeker, that bastard. So I took that crap off and put some plastic cushions below the HD (like the ones your Amiga has below), and presto, everything is OK now. I am looking forward to change it for a 2.5" 3GB Western Digital, though.

01 March 2003, 05:00	#11
oldpx Posts: n/a	rattus are you buying from www.amigadeals.co.uk? Are they reliable?

01 March 2003, 09:26	#12
rattus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 328	yeah, they are. My new 1.6Gb HD with IDE ribbon arrived in a couple of days, excellent condition...Just the bare minimum though; no proper box or instructions and the packaging was bloody difficult to get open though (miles of padding and masking tape but very secure) The HD cradle from Steve I'm still waiting for but hopefully it should arrive today

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