Re: Professor SF 3/6/7 CD-ROM drive: Is there a way to use a plain old parralel CD-ROM drive or do I HAVE TO use the CD-7 drive?

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This message was posted by The Dumper, posted on March 04, 2001 at 00:13:33 coming from 216.127.80
This message is a reply to Professor SF 3/6/7 CD-ROM drive: Is there a way to use a plain old parralel CD-ROM drive or do I HAVE TO use the CD-7 drive? posted from MrVCD posted at March 03, 2001 at 21:23:06
> The CD-7 CD-ROM drive (the external CD-ROM drive made spacifically for the Professor SF 3/6/7 backup unit)is pretty much impossible these days (I have a better chance winning the lottery).

> I want to know, is there any way i can use a plain old parralel port CD-ROM drive, or do I have to get a CD-7 drive? Does the CD-7 drive have a special IDE to Parralel converter in it or something (if so what type is it)?

> I have seen this kind of question asked about the Disk Dual (the CD-ROM/hard drive case used for the SWC DX2) and the Disk Dual uses a certain IDE to Parralel converter, so it's quite possible that the same applies to the CD-7.

I have a CD-7. I've seen a question like yours before and have thought about openening the unit up to see what kind of a parallel converter it uses but haven't got around to it yet. If no one else knows the answer I'll try to find time to open it up and look.

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Message	> > The CD-7 CD-ROM drive (the external CD-ROM drive made spacifically for the Professor SF 3/6/7 backup unit)is pretty much impossible these days (I have a better chance winning the lottery). > > I want to know, is there any way i can use a plain old parralel port CD-ROM drive, or do I have to get a CD-7 drive? Does the CD-7 drive have a special IDE to Parralel converter in it or something (if so what type is it)? > > I have seen this kind of question asked about the Disk Dual (the CD-ROM/hard drive case used for the SWC DX2) and the Disk Dual uses a certain IDE to Parralel converter, so it's quite possible that the same applies to the CD-7. > I have a CD-7. I've seen a question like yours before and have thought about openening the unit up to see what kind of a parallel converter it uses but haven't got around to it yet. If no one else knows the answer I'll try to find time to open it up and look. > TD
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