fstiva@cs.vu.nl (Stiva F) (01/28/91)
Can anyone answer the following question:
Is it possible to add an additional internal harddisk to a Macintosh II ?
The system: Macintosh II
5 MB memory
Apple 8-bit video-card
internal 40-MB harddisk (5 1/4")
The harddisk: 3.5" half-height LaCie drive (80 or 105 MB)
The following answers I received sofar:
- The supplier told me that it is posible. They can supply the disk with the
necessary cable and connection-set. The two disks will both be connected to
the internal SCSI-connector. A similar solution will be used for the
power cable.
- Apple-Computers told me that it is not possible. The internal SCSI-interface
does not support more than one harddisk. (So there is a difference between
the internal and external SCSI-connector. Is the internal one not a true
SCSI interface?)
Has anyone managed to get a second harddisk in his/her Macintosh II?
Or who can tell me more about the problem?
Fulco
Fulco Stiva (fstiva@cs.vu.nl)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
The Netherlandsrussotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) (01/29/91)
In article <8843@star.cs.vu.nl> fstiva@cs.vu.nl (Stiva F) writes: > >Can anyone answer the following question: > >Is it possible to add an additional internal harddisk to a Macintosh II ? > > >The system: Macintosh II > 5 MB memory > Apple 8-bit video-card > internal 40-MB harddisk (5 1/4") > >The harddisk: 3.5" half-height LaCie drive (80 or 105 MB) > > >The following answers I received sofar: > >- The supplier told me that it is posible. They can supply the disk with the > necessary cable and connection-set. The two disks will both be connected to > the internal SCSI-connector. A similar solution will be used for the > power cable. > >- Apple-Computers told me that it is not possible. The internal SCSI-interface > does not support more than one harddisk. (So there is a difference between > the internal and external SCSI-connector. Is the internal one not a true > SCSI interface?) > > >Has anyone managed to get a second harddisk in his/her Macintosh II? >Or who can tell me more about the problem? Haven't done it myself, but I've seen Mac II's with this configuration. There is a longer SCSI ribbon with three connectors, and a power 'Y' cable. Apple is wrong. The disk goes into the left floppy spot, so if you have two floppies, you probably can't do it (unless they figured out a way to mount it UNDER the big disk.) -- Matthew T. Russotto russotto@eng.umd.edu russotto@wam.umd.edu .sig under construction, like the rest of this campus.