How does an A590 disk work ?

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From: Andrew J Michael
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 1990 15:47

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Could some kind soul explain to me how the A590 (or should that be A509 ?)
hard disk adaptor for the A500 works ?  It seems to be capable of supporting
both XT and SCSI drives, judging by the markings on the PCB.  Does this mean
that I could buy one and replace the baby XT disk with a decent sized SCSI
disk ?  Do I need to change any straps on the PCB ?  If not, how does the
board know which type of drive is attached ?

Thanks in advance ....

Andy Michael


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Subject: How does an A590 disk work ?
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