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Article #12Re: identify this harddrive controller.
From: Paul Gable
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 07:49
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 07:49
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Nope Angelo, That is definitely a 2090a. Here is the pic of it http://amiga.resource.cx/photos/photo.pl?id=a2090 I also know this as I have 4 of these and 6 of the "non-a" non bootable controllers. They make great coasters really!! Paul > > "I-Hate-Spam" <I-Hate-Spam@att.net> wrote in message > news:woQN9.10925$p_6.856996@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > > Hi all... > > > > I've got an Amiga 2000 computer. I've got a harddrive controller > installed > > in the amiga 2000 computer that I unfortunately cannot identify. As such, > I > > cannot figure out what/where to download the necessary software so that I > > can format the hard drive. Here are 2 very BAD pictures of the > harddrive -- > > I accidently took the photo to close, but hopefully this will help a > little > > bit: > > > > http://home.att.net/~puzzele1/various/5.jpg > > http://home.att.net/~puzzele1/various/6.jpg > > > > Although you cannot quite read it in the photos, the harddrive card says: > > "Hard Disk Controller GX B-v0 8804" > > Judging from the limited pic and model number this is an IBM AT > controller. Easy check, is the card edge that connects to the computer > near the rear or the front? > > To the rear it's an ISA card for the IBM AT ISA slots on the > A2000. That said, without a bridgeboard you really have no > use for this card and it's probably the older RLL type > controller. How many cables come off it? > > Jim > > -- Amiga 3000D Housed in a Toaster Oven Case(AKA Big Ugly) Rev 9, KS 3.1, Apollo 3060 @ 50Mhz, 64 Meg RAM Delfina Lite Sound Card Spectrum Card running at 1048x764x16 IL but no flicker Hydra Amiganet Ethernet board using Cable modem Envision 17" Flat screen monitor 9 gig Micropolis 1991AV SCSI(5.25 Full Height internal with room to spare!) Yamaha SCSI 6X CDR still using MasterISO 2.5 Bigfoot 300 Watt Power Supply thank God!!
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