27 Mar
2001
27 Mar
'01
10:32 p.m.
I thought I've seen external cases for IDE HDD's off parallel ports before,
I'll have to run back through my feeble memeory banks and figure out where I
saw one.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Clint Wolff (VAX
collector)
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 11:33 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: ide harddrive
it'd be a fairly complicated schematic... The IDE interface is 16 bit
wide data, and a standard parallel port only has four bits of input.
An enhanced parallel port (EPP) can turn the data bits around, but
then you don't have any lines for RD*/WR*/A0-A2/CS1Fx*CS3Fx*, etc...
I certainly wouldn't want to do it, though I'm sure it can be done...
clint
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, bill claussen wrote:
Evening folks, I am looking for a circuit using
the parallel port on a
pc to Ide interface, does anyone have a schematic for one?
I also have 20 (2.5 in) toshiba 4.8 gig drives (new and in sealed
antistatic). these are 2 mm interface ata4 44pin that I will offer to
sell to the group before listing them at ebay. ($75 ea + shipping)
I also have AMD K6-2 233 AFR Socket 7 processors (new) these also will
be offered to the group for ($20 ea), before I place them on ebay as
well.
I am going to put them up in two weeks, so if any one is interested
please email me at
elecdata(a)kcinter.net
Thanks
Bill Claussen
Elecdata1 (ebay)