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Mike Harrison wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have a Seagate ST3491A 3.5" IDE hard drive in my A1200, and I also have
> a Seagate ST9096A 2.5" IDE hard drive lying around unused. I also have an
> old Fujitsu SCSI hard drive hooked up via a surf squirrel.
> 
> I use the Fujitsu as my 'net drive at present, but it is rather slow
> (600 - 700 KB/s).
> 
> It occurs to me that the 2.5" IDE drive is a) quite a bit faster and b)
> pretty much worthless in trade-in terms, so I was wondering if it
> was possible to connect the two IDE drives as master and slave (either
> way round is o.k.) and get some use out of it.
> 
> I have the manufacturers booklet for the ST3491A, but not the ST9096A.
> 
> I don't know if it's possible to mix 2.5 and 3.5 drives in this way.
> 
> Any ideas, anyone?

I think it's possible. The 2.5" is probably set as master, and you
can't change it. So, get a suitable cable, set the 3.5" as slave, and
with any luck, off you go.

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