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From: jlong@afit-ab.arpa (Jeffrey K. Long)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: What Cables are needed for my Hard-Drive???
Keywords: Hard-drive, Cables
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Date: 19 Mar 89 18:27:54 GMT
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Reply-To: jlong@blackbird.afit.af.mil (Jeffrey K. Long)
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Organization: Air Force Institute of Technology; WPAFB, OH
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I am about to build a home-brew hard drive.  I have a CDC Wren-I drive that
I am putting in a separate eclosure originally intended for two full-height
drives.  Then enclosure has its own power supply and fan.  I plan on using
the ICD ost adaptor and an Adaptec 4000 or 4000A controller.  My question
is this: what size and type of connector ribbon cables will I need to cable
in the host-adaptor, controller and hard-drive?  Could someone who has 
built a home-brew system please let me know.  My money is tight and I am
putting this thing together one step at a time.  I'd like to pick up the
ribbon cables while I am waiting on the bucks to order the adapter and
controller cards.  I assume most of the connectors in this area are
standardized.  I know the ICD will come with the DMA-host-adaptor cable and
I figure I'll have to wing the power supply to circuit board and disk drive
connections since I'm sure this suplus drive enclosure (which was
originally intended for a Burroghs CPM system) won't have the common type
of power cables with it.  So I'd like to know the specs for the ICD-Adaptec
and the Adaptec-Disk cables.  Thanks in advance.  I know I will get some
help because all of the postings I've made to this net always get several
helpful responses!!               Jeff Long
PS, any reccomendations on alternate host adaptors and sources/prices for
any of the boards I will need will also be most appreciated!!