From ilug-admin@linux.ie Wed Aug 28 10:48:43 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: zzzz@localhost.netnoteinc.com Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by phobos.labs.netnoteinc.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D449644157 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 05:47:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from phobos [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for zzzz@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:47:55 +0100 (IST) Received: from lugh.tuatha.org (root@lugh.tuatha.org [194.125.145.45]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7S8BaZ15830 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:11:36 +0100 Received: from lugh (root@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lugh.tuatha.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA09504; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:10:56 +0100 Received: from moe.jinny.ie (homer.jinny.ie [193.120.171.3]) by lugh.tuatha.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA09477 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:10:50 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: lugh.tuatha.org: Host homer.jinny.ie [193.120.171.3] claimed to be moe.jinny.ie Received: from jlooney.jinny.ie (fw.jinny.ie [193.120.171.2]) by moe.jinny.ie (Postfix) with ESMTP id B868C7FC40 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:10:49 +0100 (IST) Received: by jlooney.jinny.ie (Postfix, from userid 500) id B797C9A1; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:11:21 +0100 (IST) Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:11:21 +0100 From: "John P. Looney" To: ilug@linux.ie Subject: Re: [ILUG] Using Normal IDE Device with a Dell Latitude CPx laptop Message-Id: <20020828081121.GI1696@jinny.ie> Reply-To: ilug@linux.ie Mail-Followup-To: ilug@linux.ie References: <3D6BEFBB.2030103@Sun.COM> <3D6BFF48.8050306@cunniffe.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3D6BFF48.8050306@cunniffe.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Os: Red Hat Linux 7.3/Linux 2.4.18-3 X-Url: http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~valen X-Gnupg-Publickey: http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~valen/public.asc Sender: ilug-admin@linux.ie Errors-To: ilug-admin@linux.ie X-Mailman-Version: 1.1 Precedence: bulk List-Id: Irish Linux Users' Group X-Beenthere: ilug@linux.ie On Tue, Aug 27, 2002 at 11:38:00PM +0100, Vincent Cunniffe mentioned: > There is absolutely no way to use a conventional 3.5" drive with a > laptop directly. However, you can get an external firewire or USB > cradle and attach it to the laptop like that, and any 3.5" drive > will work in that case. Ah, they told me that about my A1200. Just got a video box, cut air holes and a hole for the cables, then got an extra-long 2.5" to 3.5" IDE cable, and connected it up. Had to make a few holes in the A1200 case for the IDE cable too. Worked a charm. Until I dropped the disk one day onto concrete. Kate -- Irish Linux Users' Group: ilug@linux.ie http://www.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/ilug for (un)subscription information. List maintainer: listmaster@linux.ie