The uA1 2.5Inch HD IDE interface

Hi guys have the opportunity to get my hands on 2 2.5 Inch HD drives.

what cables do I need and does amigakit have them?

what else do I need to know.

@aldur

This is what you need.

Any of the 2.5" cables on this page should be fine

@aldur

The only thing you need to know is that 2.5" drives don't have a separate power connector like their big brothers. Power is supplied through extra pins on a longer version of the 40-way connector (it's 44-way).

That link that Severin posted shows a cable (right at the bottom) that allows you to connect a standard 40-way connector to a 2.5" drive and have a flying lead that connects to a spare power connector. That might be what you want.

Should be a piece of cake.

@aldur

It is possible to use regular hard drives on the
smaller HD connector, too.
There's an article showing how to adapt the smaller
44 pin heasder to a regular 40 pin IDE cable.
The writing sucks but the pictures help.

http://www.ncscaug.us/ua1page1.htm

The article also covers serial port and USB hookups,
and other details that have caused problems for some
micro owners.

LyleHaze

@all

I have one 2.5" HD and can get another So I'm looking for a 2.5" cable that has power along with it that can take 2 x 2.5"HD and connect directly to the motherboard with out having to buy

1x 2.5->3.5 inch cable plus 2x 3.5->2.5inch converters with power connectors.