Re: focusdrive 0?

["william strutts" <wrstrutts1@nospam.home.com>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
20011027141806.27359.00000433@mb-mq.aol.com">news:20011027141806.27359.00000433@mb-mq.aol.com...
> Ken Tucker asks:
>
> >I am thinking of buying a FocusDrive ZERO from Alltech. Does anyone have
any
> >experience with this card and the various types of hard drives out there?
Is
> >this a SCSI or IDE subsystem? How would I go about mounting a hard drive
to
> >it (or to my Apple IIgs)? Would I need special cables as well? (for power
> >and for the interface itself) I have a few older IDE drives - 1, 2, 4
gigs,
> >perhaps. Any help/pointers/URLs that might give me some insight would be
> >appreciated!
>
> The "zero" is just a Focus Drive without the 2.5" hard disk drive
attached.
> Most (but not all) 2.5" IDE drives can be bolted to the card and will
work.
> (See the Alltech page for recommended drive manufacturers.)
>
> It is possible to use an adapter from the mini-IDE connector to the
> "standard" 40-conductor cable and connectors for use with external
> 3.5" drives.  Power would also have to be adapted, since IIRC, +12v
> is not supplied to 2.5" drives.
>
> The Focus Card is an especially compact hard disk solution if a 2.5"
> drive is bolted to the card, as intended.  These drives are quite
inexpensive
> now in low-gigabyte sizes, and are often available used for a song.
>

I have a 170 meg IBM 2.5" drive with an adapter to a standard
IDE connector if anyone needs one.

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