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In article <1992Oct29.015900.28853@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU>, 2105995@hydra.maths.unsw.EDU.AU () writes:
> ijp@doc.ic.ac.uk (Ian Palmer) wrote:

>>to fit into this bay (ie. is it simply a case of screwing the thing
>>in, or would I need to make some sort of fitting plate (or what-ever),
>>and also how easy is it to get a suitable cable ?
> 
> This'd be nice to know too. I mean, we could simply sticky-tape it
> to the metal plate :) (old BBC trick with a 3.5" drive in the side)
> 

Well, what ya could do is get some mounting brackets (shaped like [ with screw 
holes top and bottom) and mount the extra IDE in the second 3 1/2 " drive bay 
in the A5000.

There are already holes drilled in the bottom of the case for the second drive 
and I found that (with a bit of alteration) standard PC brackets with machine 
bolts (A5000 to bracket) and standard screws (that should be supplied with the 
drive) for fixing the bracket to IDE.

All you need then is a bit of 40 way (?) cable long enough to reach to the 
socket, and the power cables.


P.s. I tried putting in a second 3 1/2 " drive, but couldn't get the blasted 
thing to work.... 

P.P.s the reason why you can't mount the drive directly to the floor of the 
A5000 is that I doubt the screw holes of the drive would align properly with 
those in the A5000.

		From Martin Glanvill	(mcg@waikato.ac.nz)

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