Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
By Nehemiah Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:30 am
What' sup mpc fam...I just wanted let you that i bought a ide/atapi card reader from this place called compuapps.com for like $26 bucks and it works flawless. I just got it and installed it today.

By nanoloop Thu Jun 30, 2005 1:39 am
which model did you cop? please tell. im still hunting for one with decent shipping cost to australia.

By Nehemiah Thu Jun 30, 2005 1:46 am
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By nanoloop Thu Jun 30, 2005 1:52 am
oh cool, the one with only 1 slot.. nah i dont want that it doesnt support
CF II. i just emailed them for a quote of the 7-4-1.. thanks dude.
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By Mantis Beats Thu Jun 30, 2005 7:26 am
I just been on the CompuApps website. The IDE 7-4-1 card reader has a great price but check out the pic of the IDE interface and power connection, where are the molded IDE and Power connectors ?. That may be a problem especially for the power connection.
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By McSmooth Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:04 am
Has anybody else ordered one of these drives yet? I saw the amazing price and jumped on it after reading this post... cheapest atapi drive with that many card options and in black (had to have for the se3). I got the all in one model assuming it should work as well, but so far have had no luck. Already had a zip drive, so it should be a simple swap out. Have it set to master (and tried every possible jumper setting), but it doesn't seem to recognize any atapi device. Not sure if this is different from the other model on this level, but am waiting to hear back from the store to see what they have to say. I'll post back if I find anything else out.

Oh, also, there are no screw holes/threads on the bottom where they need to be to mount this drive in an mpc. So it would have to sit there lose until you drilled your own holes. Not sure if the other model had this as well, any input, Nehemiah? Mantis beats, the picture varries slightly from the actual product I received. Those connectors have the correct connectors soldered on for the proper IDE and power connections.
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By JUKE 179r Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:11 pm
IMO
Sounds like you might need the power 12 volt (Yellow wire) and negative black wire along with the 5 volt (red and black) for it to operate correctly in the MPC. I haven't checked in awhile, but there is no 12 volt power lead in the MPC. You might have to get a multimeter and do some power checks and solder a wire to it. That's if you really want to mess with it.
Be careful bruh!
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By McSmooth Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:35 pm
Actually the unit is powering up fine, just not being recognized. It appears that all 4 wires are connected to the board (I believe it came with a zip kit as it is 4 clean wires with no breaks). I'm still need to test it in a PC when I get a chance ( everything I have has its IDE slots maxed).

By trufo Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:53 pm
whats worng with zips
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By Krux Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:45 pm
trufo wrote:whats worng with zips

Mainly their reliability over time. ie. Its not uncommon for people to have zip disks/drives die on them without any warning.

Bywildstyle72 Sat Nov 05, 2005 2:44 am
Model: IISDMC

i just order it :)

is it easy to install :(

By mpc3000 Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:53 pm
"there is no 12 volt power lead in the MPC"

That is not correct. There is 12V. Right next to the GND and 5V.
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By dj_evs Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:44 pm
wildstyle72 wrote:Model: IISDMC

i just order it :)

is it easy to install :(


HOW easy? If so, I'll cop one myself. I've installed my eb-16 and extra ram, so if it's as easy as that, then I'll be good.