using commodore 1541 case for scsi HD/CD-ROM enclosure — #8

Post #8 by Aoresteen

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Hardware
Post Date	Mon, 7 Apr 2008 - 20:27
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/using-commodore-1541-case-for-scsi-hd-cd-rom-enclosure.12700/

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PS for floppy drives normally can't power a hard drive let alone a hard drive and a CD.

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Yes, but this is a 5.25" floppy from the 1980s. I think it probably required more power than a modern floppy.

I had an external case that helds two 5.25 floppy drives that I used with my Sinclair ZX81. I converetd it to hold a 3.5" 40 MB SCSI (Connor as I recall) drive and a Chinon CD-ROM drive that I used with my upgraded 128K SCSI Mac. I could never get it to see or install/boot from the hard drive. After a week of trying, Conner tech support said the problem was the power supply.

I ended up buying a new SCSI cab w/ power supply. With the new power supply it worked like a champ! Ever since then I have been leary of using floppy drive power supplies for hard drives.