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This is a warning to all people considering installing a HD drive
in a Mega STe: not all Mega STes are suitable for this.

The dutch company 'ATIN' sells a 'HD upgrade kit' for the Mega STe
which consists of a HD drive and an instruction leaflet.  According to
the text in and on the box, it fits in all Mega STes, although
some might require a replacement disk controller. This did not work
for me, and ATIN now tells me that they have discovered recently that some
Mega STes require a more extensive modification.

The man from ATIN could tell that my Mega STe requires modification from the
first part of the serial number on the bottom. For my computer this is 'A1 13'
(these characters are stamped, not printed like the rest of the serial number).

According to him, the modification was too difficult to describe easily,
so he did not tell me what is was; he told me to bring my computer to
them. Since I don't want modifications like that in my computer, I did
not insist, but I am curious.

I have given up on the HD drive for now.

Conclusion: even for a Mega STe, changing to a HD drive might be complicated.


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C. van Reeuwijk                  e-mail: reeuwijk@et.tudelft.nl
Delft University of Technology   Phone: +15-781429
Dep. of Electronic Engineering   Telefax: +15-785922
Mekelweg 4
2628 CD  Delft, The Netherlands