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From: jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com (Randell Jesup)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Second Hard Drive + A590 Power Supply
Message-ID: <21868@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 24 May 91 05:51:29 GMT
References: <9VL_9C~@warwick.ac.uk>
Reply-To: jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com (Randell Jesup)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <9VL_9C~@warwick.ac.uk> cstaqdc@warwick.ac.uk (Mark P.F Jackson) writes:
>I already own an A590 (standard drive + 2 Meg memory) and I want to add
>a SCSI drive. I can purchase the drive no problems, but I am wary about
>what power supply to use.
>
>Is the original A590 supply powerful enough to drive 2 hard disks (does anyone
>have the spec. cos that would be most useful !) ? Has anyone added a second
>drive ? If so, what supply did they use if it was not the A590 supply ?

	What you need is a stand-alone case with PS for the scsi drive, unless
you wish to remove the internal IDE drive.  These should be generally available
from most computer-parts-type places (in the US, Computer Shopper has a 
zillion ads for stuff like this).  You'll also need an external scsi
cable (should be carried by Mac places).  It'll be a D25 to centronics 50-pin
connector - you should try to make sure the external box you get is set up for
a Mac (i.e. scsi), so it has the right sort of connector.

-- 
Randell Jesup, Jack-of-quite-a-few-trades, Commodore Engineering.
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