rlcarr@athena.mit.edu (the Wizard of Speed and Time) (11/30/89)
As it stands now, I will be buying a HardFrame/2000 and a 40 meg SyQuest drive as soon as I have the cash. Some questions: [note: if you are not familiar with the SyQuest, then mentally substitute ``generic 5.25" half-height SCSI hard drive'' for SyQuest, as many of my questions are more about 5.25" drives in general than specifically about the SyQuest] 1) It would seem that it is easy enough to install the HardFrame itself. Just gotta plug it into the bus. Is this so? 2) I want to mount the SyQuest in the 5.25" drive bay in my A2000. Will it fit? Do I have to buy a cable to connect the HardFrame to the SyQuest, or does such a cable some with the SyQuest and/or HardFrame? 3) How hard is it to mount the SyQuest in the A2000 (assuming it fits)? Assuming it is a 5.25" half-height drive, is the mounting standard, or is there the chance that drilling and other evil things will have to be done? How do I power it from my A2000? Does the A2000 power supply have a plug for a hard drive, or does it have to be hacked around with. 4) Should I give up and just have my dealer install the thing (assuming he would - which he might not because I am buying neither the SyQuest nor the HardFrame from him - dealer is the Memory Location. I bought my A2000, SupraRAM, and 2nd floppy from them though - how is TML on cases like this anyway?). 5) If I later (hopefully) get a second SyQuest, it will be put in an external chassis. How do I get connect the HardFrame to the external SyQuest (HardFrame ad says it can drive 7 SCSI devices, so there must be a way to do this)? 6) If this line of questioning suggests other important areas I am oblivious to, please de-oblivi-ize me. :-) And since hard drives are a relatively common thing, the answers to this may have general interest, so consider replying to amiga-ug@athena.mit.edu rather than only me. Thanks much! -- Rich Carreiro - Most Biased Boston Celtics Fan! "So long, farewell, and may ARPA: rlcarr@space.mit.edu the forces of evil become UUCP: ...!mit-eddie!space.mit.edu!rlcarr confused on the way to your BITNET: rlcarr@space.mit.edu door!" - George Carlin