NFG Games + GameSX

Every model of X68000 (except the original and the Compact models) was designed to take an internal hard drive. The internal connector differs between the SASI and SCSI models, but the basic installation is the same. If you have a replacement power supply that sticks into the hard drive bay, you can still install a hard drive in the other half of the case. It'll be somewhat cramped though, and you may want to invest in a solid-state setup.

If you don't already have an internal HD cable, you'll need to make one. The cable is a daisy-chain cable with two 20(or 26)-pin connectors at one end and a 50-pin connector at the other. The distance between the two smaller connectors should be about 14CM, and the rest should be as long as you think it needs to be. The first smaller connector goes into the motherboard ,the second goes into the external SCSI connector board, and the 50-pin connector goes to the hard drive. The hard drive power connector is a custom 3-pin job like the floppy drive power connector, except it's pinout is different. Fortunately the colors of the wires are consistent and it should be easy to change the connector to fit a normal drive. If your hard drive is in the other side of the case, you'll have to make a cable that goes in the opposite direction and runs through the baseplate. You'll need to trim some of the RF shielding to make this work. You'll also have to splice a standard 4-pin drive power cable and run it through the baseplate as well.

If your machine didn't come with a mounting plate for the hard drive, just salvage a mounting plate from another machine and use velcro to secure it in the drive bay. If your drive is in the other half of the case you'll have to do this regardless.

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