ide harddrive

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Wed Mar 28 06:32:51 2001

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_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Clint Wolff (VAX
> collector)
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 11:33 PM
> To: classiccmp_at_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_at_kcinter.net
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Bill Claussen
> > Elecdata1 (ebay)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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