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<postmaster@intouch.bc.ca> wrote:

My parents own a 5215 Performa, basically the same as you have.
Their problem was that they were constricted to their 1GB max HD size.

I was able to throw in a 6.4GB ATA drive that I carry and they have had
no problems with it. And they have more space than they will probably
ever use. If you (or anyone else out there) are interested in doing the
same, please contact me at this e-mail address.

Erin


> Albert wrote:
> > 
> > Since I have problems with the internal IDE-disk of a Performa 5200 I am
> > thinking of removing the IDE-disk and replacing it with a SCSI. Is this
> > possible ?
> 
> ...me too!
> 
> I have a 5200CD to contend with.  I suggested, if possible, to replace
> their IDE disk with a comparable SCSI disk.
> 
> Another post I found in Deja News tells me that, since there's only one
> SCSI connector and the ribbon cable only has two connectors, that it
> isn't possible.  
> 
> Well, the obvious thing to try is replace the cable with one that has
> three connectors on it.  The first question here, is how do I do the
> termination?  Is the CD-ROM terminated so I could just insert the HD in
> the middle, or should I terminate on the HD instead?  Does the
> Performa's external SCSI port self-terminate or should I add a
> terminator to that as well?
> 
> Any recommendations for a SCSI ID?  I know the CD-ROM is ID 3.  Typical
> Mac logic says use ID 6 for internal HDs.
> 
> If replacing the IDE with a SCSI disk is impossible due to some stupid
> software restriction (Like the LC-IIIs have; not accepting two HDs on
> the internal connector), what are the restrictions for types of IDE hard
> drives that could go into a 5200CD?