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From: fortinp@bcara13.bnr.ca (Pierre Fortin 1573589)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Megas in clone cases...
Summary: I made my own backpanel
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Date: 11 Jan 90 03:00:32 GMT
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In article <900104.09355056.038329@SFA.CP6>, Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252) writes:

>     If anyone has any experience on working with clone cases, contact
> me.  Specifically, I'm moving a Mega 4 and a hard drive mechanism into
> a baby AT case.  The only problem I'm encountering is really cosmetic
> and that is where I need help.


Larry,
I was interested in doing the same thing; at one point I even turned the 
backpanel "inside-out" but this didn't help much either.  Finally I decided 
to go with more HDs.  In a regular clone case, using a couple of stacked
and smaller power supplies, I have managed to get two 5.25" HH HDs, one
FH 5.25" HD along with two Adaptec 4000 and an ICD host adapter, as well
as a FH 5.2" 80Trk floppy into this thing.  Oh yes, and a fan.  Believe it
or not, I still have room to add another 5.25" HH HD or a couple of 3.5" HDs.
None of this could be done with the original backpanel, so I just made a 
custom one from a heavy sheet of aluminum.  
Everything looks just fine with my Mega2 stacked on top.  Besides, unless 
your system will regularly be viewed from the rear, why worry about the 
backpanel not being identical to a clone?
 
Cheers,
Pierre Fortin
 
Wot a winter:  record cold over holidays (coldest in 100 years), and now
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