Re: focusdrive 0?

["Ken Tucker" <ktucker@NOSPAMiit.net>]

William - if the drive will work with the Focus 0 without moficiation, I'll
take it. I emailed you as well. If you don't get it, you can reach me by
removing nospam from my address.

Michael - thanks for the info!

Thanks!
Ken

"william strutts" <wrstrutts1@nospam.home.com> wrote in message
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> "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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