Amiga A4000 - Chapter 6; Installing Optional Storage Devices; Drive Bays; Front Bays

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Chapter 6

Installing Optional Storage

Devices

This

chapter

discusses

installation

of

additional

internal

storage

devices

in

the

Amiga, including floppy drives,

hard

drives,

and

other

optional devices.

Drive Bays

The

A4000

has

front

and

rear

drive

bay

areas.

Either

can

be

used

for drives,

but

only

the

front

bays

have

external

access. A 40-wire

ribbon cable

is

provided for

installation

of

one

or

two

IDE

devices

in

the

rear

bays. A 34-wire ribbon cable

is

provided for

installation

of

one or two Amiga floppy drives

in

the

front bays.

Front Bays

In

the

front

of

the

main

unit

are

a 3.5-inch drive

area

and

a 5.25-

inch

drive

area.

Both

have

external

access, for devices

such

as

floppy,

tape,

CD-ROM,

and

removable

media

drives

that

require

it.

The

5.25-inch

bay

accommodates one

half-height

(32

mm)

drive.

The 3.5-inch

area

accommodates

either

one half-height drive,

or

two

low profile

(1

inchl25

mm

or less) drives.

One

of

these

bays

is

already

occupied

by

the

Amiga's

internal

floppy drive.

The

power

supply

wiring

harness

provides four 4-pin power

connectors for

front-mounted

devices. Two

are

3.5-inch floppy drive

connectors

and

the

other

two

are

standard

full-size connectors for

tape

drives

or

other

devices.

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