Hi,
I know that it is possible to do that .. but how ?
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Philippe
How to connect a 3.5" drive
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Re: How to connect a 3.5" drive
Hi Philippe
You may need to get hold of a Cumana drive for the Oric. As this has the smaller 3" drive you will have to replace it with an external PC 3.5" drive powered by an ATX power supply.
As there is no PC connected to the ATX power supply it has to be switched on by bridging pins on the PC power connection block. You need to bridge pin 14 (Green Power Supply On) to pin 15 (Ground) with a wire link.
The pins on the power block can be seen here: -
http://www.hardwarebook.net/connector/p ... power.html
You will have to use a very old 3.5 drive as the newer PC drives will not work. You can pick up an old PC from a recycling site.
You can see details and pictures of my Oric and Cumana here: -
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/microtan/Pic ... _Atmos.htm
Regards
Frank
You may need to get hold of a Cumana drive for the Oric. As this has the smaller 3" drive you will have to replace it with an external PC 3.5" drive powered by an ATX power supply.
As there is no PC connected to the ATX power supply it has to be switched on by bridging pins on the PC power connection block. You need to bridge pin 14 (Green Power Supply On) to pin 15 (Ground) with a wire link.
The pins on the power block can be seen here: -
http://www.hardwarebook.net/connector/p ... power.html
You will have to use a very old 3.5 drive as the newer PC drives will not work. You can pick up an old PC from a recycling site.
You can see details and pictures of my Oric and Cumana here: -
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/microtan/Pic ... _Atmos.htm
Regards
Frank