Thanks for all the responses to my questions regarding my problem -- I
think I understand the situation a bit better now; just to make sure,
since the terminology (mostly around "controllers" vs. "interface
boards," etc...) seems to be used somewhat loosely, I'll attempt to sum
up the discussion so that I can eliminate any confusion on my behalf...
So... a complete Model II/16/6000/etc. hard drive setup (for the 8mb, 8"
drive -- I'm ignoring other potential configurations at the moment)
would consist of the following hardware:
1. The proper host interface board (this is the card that goes in the
Model II/16/etc. cardcage)
2. The actual hard drive controller (which lives in the primary hard
drive enclosure)
3. One or more SA1004 8" hard drives (in primary/secondary enclosures)
What I have at the moment is 1 & 3; since my drive is a secondary drive
I lack #2. (And I did double check, to make sure -- my enclosure
contains the drive and a power supply, but no controller board.)
From the responses I've received I get the impression it's possible to
substitute a hard drive controller for a 5mb TRS-80 hard drive for #2 --
I do happen to have one of these (I have a Model 4 external 5mb drive
with a broken drive)... if it is possible to do this, can anyone provide
details on how it's done?
Thanks once again,
Josh