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From: cython@ais.org (Tim Devlin)
Subject: Re: Adding HD to A3000?
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Date: Wed, 05 Jun 91 01:09:55 GMT
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In article <1991Jun5.002609.23342@cs.cornell.edu> johnhlee@cs.cornell.edu (John H. Lee) writes:
>In article <McGzQna00VIE07OmRs@andrew.cmu.edu> ms0p+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Gordon Shapiro) writes:
>>A general question: I'd like to add another hard drive to my A3000 -
>>that is, in addition to the factory-shipped one.  Since it has an SCSI
>>port, I assume that an SCSI controller isn't necessary.  Does this imply
>>that I can just buy, say, a Quantum 40 meg and throw it in there?  Is
>>there space internally?  Do I need to get an external drive?  Inquiring
>>minds want to know.
>
>Correct.  The A3000 has the SCSI controller built-in.  If you don't have
>a second floppy, you can mount the additional HD in that internal bracket,
>but you may have to fashion your own cable to connect both drives.  You
>may also need to check out the power cable and the capacity of the A3000's
>power supply.  You'll also have to mind the usual signal terminators and
>SCSI ID stuff.
>
>Me?  When I needed to transfer some stuff from my Rodime to my new A3000's
>Quantum, I left the Rodime in my A2000 for the power supply, made a
>SCSI 50-pin header to MacIntosh-style SCSI DB25 cable, and connected it to
>the external connector on the A3000.  Worked great, so adding an external
>drive works fine, too.

 Question, would it be possible to place a 2nd hard drive on top of the
other one that is in the case.  I noticed there seems to be room for one to
sit on the other, but would that be possible?  I know you would get no
indecater light, also there might be a heat problem?  And you would not want
to move the computer, as I don't think you could mount it there.  But I have
an IBM 1.44 meg AT drive in the other bay, for a bridgeboad, and due to a
lack of desk space wold really prefer to have another internal hard drive.  
I also dont want to use one of the few slots that the A3000 has, so a hard
card would not be the best answer.  Course I could alway just put a larger
HD in the place ofthe current one, but would like to keep both.  So what
does everyone think?  Would it be possible/advisable or a silly idea.

Tim

>


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