[Coco] Glenside IDE update

[Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus)]

The pin 20 is N/C on IDE (most cables don't even have it) but is used
as power in those CF adapters as they drain little power.

For a mechanical drive you will probably need a PSU.


On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Brian Goers <briang0671 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On 12/13/2013 12:30 AM, Kip Koon wrote:
>>
>> Hi Luis!
>> Genius!  I like that solution!  How did you figure that out?  Can an IDE
>> hard drive still be connected up to the Glenside IDE controller after this
>> modification is done?
>> Kip
>
>
> I do not think the CoCo power supply can handle the power needs of a IDE
> drive.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus)
>> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 9:58 AM
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>> Subject: [Coco] Glenside IDE update
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I manage to power the CF adapter directly from the IDE connector. You just
>> have to power the pin 20 and the CF adpater will work without any other
>> cable.
>>
>> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbSepmcCcAEvZaY.jpg:large
>>
>> The next step is to put this inside the coco :D
>>
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