BKL100@psuvm.psu.edu (10/09/90)
I would like to add a secondary hard drive to my system, but I am unsure how to do it with my Sierra Baby AT 200 watt power supply. Currently, I have a Seaga te 251-1 hard drive and two floppies connected to an Everex model 346 controlle r with MFM interface. Each of these drives gets power from a four prong female connector coming out of the power supply with red, yellow, and black wires. T here is a fourth connector coming from the power supply with the same color wir es, but it is much smaller in size than the other three. How will this connect or plug into a second hard drive? Also, will an additional drive be connected to the controller card or to a ribbon cable connector on the existing hard dri ve? Is it imperative that a second hard drive be MFM? Thank you in advance for any assistance. Brian Leader, bkl@psuvm.psu.edu
dave@westmark.WESTMARK.COM (Dave Levenson) (10/09/90)
In article <90281.193807BKL100@psuvm.psu.edu>, BKL100@psuvm.psu.edu writes: > I would like to add a secondary hard drive to my system, but I am unsure how to > do it with my Sierra Baby AT 200 watt power supply. Currently, I have a Seaga > te 251-1 hard drive and two floppies connected to an Everex model 346 controlle > r with MFM interface. Each of these drives gets power from a four prong female > connector ... > here is a fourth connector coming from the power supply with the same color wir > es, but it is much smaller in size than the other three. How will this connect ... The smaller connector is for a 3.5" drive. You should get one of those 'Y' adaptors that allows you to connect one of your existing full-size power connectors to the new drive along with an existing drive. Yes, both hard drives should be MFM, since that'w what your controller expects. -- Dave Levenson Internet: dave@westmark.com Westmark, Inc. UUCP: {uunet | rutgers | att}!westmark!dave Warren, NJ, USA AT&T Mail: !westmark!dave [The Man in the Mooney] Voice: 908 647 0900 Fax: 908 647 6857