A1200 T with cd-rom 2 RCA and more!!

[Tiago]

Hi everyone,
just did:
- create A120T CD-ROM to RCA cable adapter
- fix my floppy eject button
- mount the PCMCIA 90º angle adapter

Photos in www.lobodias.com (look in Amiga + A1200 project, i add more 20 pictures)

Harrison, again any photos you like for the wiki or hardware section, there are good photos there.

[loopy]

Hey to you Tiago,
Had a look at the photo's.
Interested in the USB to IDE cable this is a good option to transfer files from or to amiga hd I've go in my tower.
I carnt access my DH1 and think it's been deleted or had some sort of fail.
With a cable as yours I may be able to see whats happening through the emulator.
Did those pic's of mine turn up for you and were they any help.
All the best,
loopy.

[Harrison]

I also have one of those USB to IDE cables and honestly they are a bit unstable. With a 2.5" HD connected to the PC via this cable the HDD is sometimes lost on the PC and cannot be detected, and this happens quite randomly.

Instead now I used an external USB caddy that I purchased on ebay for about £3. This works perfectly with WinUAE and is very stable. Ideal for setting up an Amiga HD via WinUAE.

[loopy]

OK whats the difference between Tiago's cable and a caddie (Any pic's.)

[Harrison]

A USB caddy will look similar to this:



You put the Amiga HDD inside the caddy, then connect a USB cable to the caddy and the other end to the PC USB power. It's basically an external HDD.

The IDE to USB cable looks like this:



With this cable you plug the IDE end directly into the IDE HD and the other end into the PC USB port. The HDD sits on the end of the cable outside of any case.

[loopy]

Thanks Harrison
Will try to track one down but don't think it will be that cheap over here.