SE/30 and Internal CD Drives

[Overlord]

Has anyone tried plugging an internal AppleCD like the 300i or 600i into the SE/30 internal scsi port? I'm curious if it is possible to wire up a 600i internally and use an external SCSI2SD.

Side note: is it possible to use an internal scsi cable with two connectors even tho the SE/30 only shipped with a single port connector?

 

[LaPorta]

While I am not sure why you’d do this, I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. There’s nothing different between internal and external drives. The ports all run off the same bus.

 

[tjjq44]

Yes that's true but it'll be hard to fit inside...

 

[ArmorAlley]

Well, I did wonder if the front case of a Twiggy mac could be used for slot loading DVD...

 

[jessenator]

Unless you did the mini seasonic PSU swap, power might be an issue as well. My Antec is  ~100W. Don't know how much draw a CD-ROM of the era would pull.

 

[Overlord]

Thanks folks. I think I’m going to try it with the goal of integrating it into my SE/30. I think there’s enough space inside without the floppy drive, hdd, and their cages.

Im going to try this with the ATX2AT psu project once it ships.

Is there a slot loading drive that is known to be fully compatible with the machine?

 

[tjjq44]

SCSI (50 pin) slot loading drive... hard to find to my mind!