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Re: CD-ROM

apparently I have the same problem/limitation with my AI built-in drive/IDE
interface card - love the compact design - but I'm screwed if someday
something happens to the drive.

the only way I've been able to add a cdrom (short of putting a scsi card
inside) to my IIgs was to go out and buy a cheap quadra 700 and use that as
a large file server/cd-rom box.

thomas

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
20010723141504.05120.00001304@ng-fi1.aol.com">news:20010723141504.05120.00001304@ng-fi1.aol.com...
> Jim Ditton asked:
>
> >I recentley got a GS with a AE SCSI card and the internal 40 meg HD thats
> >with
> >the power supply. Is it possible to add a cd-rom to this.
> >thanks
>
> Unfortunately, no.  The Vulcan is not a SCSI system, it's IDE.  And the
> firmware is very unforgiving of different device types and geometries.
> This makes it difficult even to substitute another HD drive.
>
> -michael
>
>  Email:  mjmahon@aol.com
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