Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ingr!b8!paulj
From: paulj@b8.INGR.COM (Joey Paul x4129 )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: need help connecting external disk
Keywords: cheap-o clone, no expansion slots
Message-ID: <139@b8.INGR.COM>
Date: 11 Dec 89 11:59:09 GMT
Organization: Intergraph Corporation Huntsville, AL
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A friend of mine recently bought a cheap pc like one I've never seen.
It's a Laser XT Turbo Compaq, very small, one internal floppy (no space
for more), no expansion slots (because of its *very* low profile - only
3 or 4 inches tall).  The floppy is installed in the right side of the
system.  On the left side is an 8 bit expansion slot.

Now for my question.  He'd like to use a hard drive and has bought a
ST-225 with controller and has asked me to "make it work" for him (did
I say friend?).  I can get an external drive case with power supply no
problem.  My question is what to do with the controller?  It will plug
into the expansion slot and works fine, but who wants a board sticking
out the side of their computer?  If I mount the controller in the expansion
box it would also work, but I need some type of bus extender cable.
Does such an animal exist?  If so where can I find one.  If not, any ideas?

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