Questions tagged [ide]
IDE storage devices, cables, and drivers; also known as PATA or Parallel ATA.
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Do IDE data lines need pull-up resistors?
This is somewhat of a long story but I think it's needed for background. I'll try to keep it short.
I obtained a number of these 44 pin SSD modules.
They are not 2.5" format, but have the same ...
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Parallel port to IDE cable standard?
For parallel port to IDE devices, known as parallel IDE, I am wondering if there is a parallel cable standard? Or if standard parallel cables should work?
Background:
A friend bought an Imation LS-120 ...
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IDE interface board design review [closed]
Hope this is ok here. This seems to be the place with the real hardware experts. As some of you may recall, I've been trying to get a 44 pin IDE SSD module working on a retro IDE interface. The SSD ...
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On an ISA bus, is data read on the falling or rising edge of /IORD?
This should be an easy one but stick with me here. I think that page 46 of the ISA Bus Specification by Intel shows it's read on the rising edge. Intro to the ISA bus by Mark Sokos seems to agree on ...
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IDE SSD pulling down data bus
I obtained a quantity of these IDE 44 pin SSDs for use in my retro computers. At first I simply used an adapter to connect to the 40 pin IDE port, but it caused all sorts of weird problems e.g. the ...
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I have old hardware; what can I use it for? [closed]
I have two old pieces of hardware: a DVD drive and a hard disk, both from 2004, which I would like to use.
I have a computer made for Windows 7, currently running Windows 98 which would probably run ...
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How to read a 104 MB Conner hard drive from 1990
I am trying to get text files from an old 386SX computer running PCDOS 5.0. I believe the file system is FAT16.
The hard drive specifications are:
Conner Peripherals MODEL (CFS SERIES) CP3104
100 MB
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Discovering intended cable orientation with an older IDE controller
With modern IDE controllers it is simple to find the correct way to plug a cable:
The cable must be inserted with the sticking-out key part up (to match the notch in the plastic cover)
Now look on ...
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What cable is needed to connect a drive to an older IDE controller socket with all 40 pins?
For testing a retro PC, I bought an old T-9004E Controller PCI IDE (CMD PCI0640B).
My IDE cables have one pin blanked off in the center, whereas this controller presents all pins. I cannot insert my ...
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Why does Windows ME setup not start even if I switch SATA drives to IDE mode?
I switched SATA disks to IDE emulation mode in the BIOS (instead of AHCI). Then I ran Windows ME setup from a SATA CD drive. But I get this error:
Device driver not found: OEMCD001
No valid CDROM ...
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Installing 98SE without USB/CDROM to IDE drive - Invalid System Disk [closed]
I bought a Compaq LTE 5100 that came without a drive. I got a replacement caddy from an Armada and the drive is recognized in BIOS (60GB drive, listed as 8GB as expected).
What I have:
a stack of ...
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How to build an ATA controller for the AT bus?
I would like to replace the ST502 MFM disk controller in my Schneider Target PC 7640 (about which I asked earlier) with an ATA (IDE) controller as it gets harder and harder to find replacement MFM ...
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HDD data recovery advice
I found my assumed long lost “win98” toshiba protege laptop in our wet and moldy storage container. Was there for years, through cold-humid variances.
The files on his computer are extremely ...
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386 laptop: reads MBR, cannot boot DOS 6.22
I am trying to boot 386 laptop from a CF card. I've prepared image by installing DOS 6.22 in VirtualBox, and then burning image to a CF card.
Image boots just fine in VirtualBox.
CF card with the ...
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When was "Cable Select" introduced for IDE devices?
Conventional IDE (or parallel ATA) controllers support two devices per controller; these are designated Master and Slave, and need to be configured as such with jumpers on the devices.
In later years,...
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Steps to recover data from Conner CP341
Trying to recover data from Conner CP341 HDD i took from an old Compaq Portable III.
The data is important enough to go through the effort of recovering it, and i would like to do this myself (rather ...
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Old Conner IDE hard drives that are mistakenly detected as being 2TB, how do I connect to and image them?
I have connected two old Conner Peripheral IDE HDDs to a modern computer using Deltaco USB to SATA/IDE adaptors.
The drives in question are:
Conner CP30121 (120 MB)
Conner CFA2161A (210 MB)
Both ...
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How do I connect an IDE hard drive to an Amiga 4000 tower?
I would like to know how to connect a hard drive to the Amiga 4000 tower. I have an IDE cable from the top right m/b to the IDE CD-drive. I also have what looks like a SCSI cable from the CPU board.
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How did Parallel ATA/IDE Independent Device Timing work electrically?
Back in the days of Parallel ATA (a.k.a. IDE) it was possible to connect two drives with a single cable. The ATA standard defines a number of modes with different speeds which the drives and the ...
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Multiple mass storage controllers on Amiga 500 or 2000
I'm in the process of restocking a lost collection of retro machines, including a couple of A500s, a 500+ and 2 A2000s (rev 4.1 and 6) in various states of disrepair. For one of the 2000s I would ...
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Best IRIX Integrated Development Environment for C++ Programming
I tried to install GCC on Irix, but it did not work. I tried to install Code::Blocks on Irix, and it did not work. The GCC gave me parse errors in iostream.h and streambuf.h, and NetScape does not ...
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Jumper settings for IDE controller
Fitting to my 286 board I have a Multi IO card with IDE and FDC ports. It has a bunch of jumpers, but I have no ID on this. So far, stason.org search hasn't been conclusive. Here is a picture:
There ...
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Did PATA controllers break backwards compatibilty at some point?
I have two large shoe boxes of old hard drives.
They range in size from tens of megabytes to tens of gigabytes.
I have a somewhat modern desktop PC that has a single PATA controller (alongside a ...
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Recover files from Dell PP04L Hard Drive
I have my mom's old Dell Inspiron 2650 model PP04L. She is passed away now but I'd like to salvage some of the old pictures and things she had on there. Is there a way to buy an enclosure and mount ...
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How to access old laptop IDE hard drive
I have an old IDE hard drive from a Windows 98 HP computer. It has some data on it but I do not know how to access it.
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