josip@src.umd.edu (Josip Loncaric) (03/16/91)
Thanks to all who have replied. The answer is YES, it can. I have a Quantum 105 and an Seagate 40 spinning away in my Mac II as I write this. What do you have to do? Well, first I had to decide where should the drives go. They are both 1/2 height 3.5" units, and could (in principle) fit in the rear of the disk shelf, but since I did not have an appropriate bracket, I installed the second drive where second floppy (which I do not have) would go. Second, I had to make a flat ribbon cable, 2' long, with a connector at each end and a connector in the middle. The middle one connects to the Mac, ends hook up to hard drives. I left termination resistors in place on both drives. Third, power had to be routed to both drives (take two power connectors, and solder them into a "Y" configuration). Finally, it turned out that Apple HD SC Setup program could format my Quantum 105 only as an 80Mb unit, so I used the software which came with the drive. In the end, everything worked. A disclaimer is in order: there are many ways in which an inexperienced person could mess this up, so I cannot take any responsibility. Also, power consumption of my drives is reasonable, so I'm not exceeding power supply specs, your situation may be different. -- Josip Loncaric / SRC / U. of Maryland / <josip@ra.src.umd.edu> -------------------------------------------------------------- ! Today's Special: Opinions....$0.02 each ! --------------------------------------------------------------