New Amiga 1200 Compact Flash CF IDE Back Plate Adapter www.amigakit.com

[amigakit]

We have recently had numerous customer requests for an Amiga 1200 Compact Flash CF IDE Back Plate Adapter, so we are pleased to announce its availability.

If you want to easily install or remove your compact flash hard drive on your A1200 without the incovenience of opening the A1200 every time, then this adapter with back plate will help.

Features:
- Amiga 1200 back plate for rear trapdoor with compact flash card slot cut-out.
- Long 44-way IDE cable to reach from the rear trapdoor to internal IDE socket
- Additional IDE connector for connecting another compatible 44-way IDE device.

Installation:
The provided IDE cable plugs on to the standard 44-way internal A1200 IDE header and laid flat across the shielding, passing underneath the floppy drive to the rear trapdoor. Backplate is secured in the rear space underneath the floppy drive.

Contents of kit:
-  1x IDE CF 44-way adapter
-  1x Plastic rear trapdoor back plate with Compact Flash cut-out
-  1x Long IDE cable 44-way with 3x 44-way connectors

Optional 4GB Compact Flash Hard Drive can be optionally added on product page (prepped and fully formatted with our OS-Install software pre-installed)





Where to buy:

USA store

UK Store

Europe Store

Canada Store

http://www.amigakit.com Amiga Computer Store

[XDelusion]

OK, this is awesome, how come I never thought of that?!

We have recently had numerous customer requests for an Amiga 1200 Compact Flash CF IDE Back Plate Adapter, so we are pleased to announce its availability.

If you want to easily install or remove your compact flash hard drive on your A1200 without the incovenience of opening the A1200 every time, then this adapter with back plate will help.

Features:
- Amiga 1200 back plate for rear trapdoor with compact flash card slot cut-out.
- Long 44-way IDE cable to reach from the rear trapdoor to internal IDE socket
- Additional IDE connector for connecting another compatible 44-way IDE device.

Installation:
The provided IDE cable plugs on to the standard 44-way internal A1200 IDE header and laid flat across the shielding, passing underneath the floppy drive to the rear trapdoor. Backplate is secured in the rear space underneath the floppy drive.

Contents of kit:
-  1x IDE CF 44-way adapter
-  1x Plastic rear trapdoor back plate with Compact Flash cut-out
-  1x Long IDE cable 44-way with 3x 44-way connectors

Optional 4GB Compact Flash Hard Drive can be optionally added on product page (prepped and fully formatted with our OS-Install software pre-installed)





Where to buy:

USA store

UK Store

Europe Store

Canada Store

http://www.amigakit.com Amiga Computer Store

[amigakit]

Thanks :-)

We think this could be useful if you have a few 4GB CF cards with different distributions on them such as ClassicWB or AmiKit or OS3.9 / 3.1.  You can easily swap them out.

Also if you want to back up / amend the whole drive in WinUAE, it can be swapped out easily too.

[SACC-guy]

Another Great Idea!

Include a couple of usb ports?

[Jeff]

Another Great Idea!

Include a couple of usb ports?

I think you really can now with the new clockport USB thing that is coming out, correct?

[mrmoonlight]

Brilliant ,and another super idea and I have just ordered mine ,nice one Amigakit, best wishes Brian.

[amigadave]

I like this idea for my A1200, but will have to find a new location for my external SCSI connector from my Blizzard A1260, which currently is located in that space.  I have also seen some users cut a hole for the Compact Flash to exit the case near the PCMCIA slot, which is another option that might be better for my current A1200 situation, and leave my external SCSI where it is located.

Does the long IDE cable passing near other electrical components cause any data errors, or data transfer problems that slow it down?  The only reason I ask is that I have experience with the Efika 5200B for MorphOS and that system's IDE controller would not allow even the shortest IDE cable without causing problems with data transfers.  It was a terrible IDE controller I guess.

[fatboy]

Great and simple idea.....just ordered one, before they sell out!

[fatboy]

Got my new adapter...fitted in a few quick minutes.

Plus Points: Cheap and easy to install

Minor groans: Slot had been 'modified' by hand by the looks of it? maybe the original molding was a bit tight for a CF card? Came with 3 strips of double sided sticky tape to secure in clock port but wasn't up to the job....so a few squirts of super glue and this baby ain't going nowhere!

Overall: Well worth the small price for the sheer convenience of being able to swap out CF cards with various versions of Workbench etc.

Recommend purchase!

[mrmoonlight]

Hi, fitted the New Amiga 1200 Compact Flash CF IDE Back Plate Adapter very quickly and it works very well and super pleased with it and my Amiga 1200 must think its birthday as I also fitted the mp3 MAS player and that was awesome and to round it off the OS 3.1 new floppy's  ,boy is this living it up ,very best wishes Brian.

[spudje]

Does it work with the standard HDD LED?

If only Amigakit created a backplate like this with an additional two USB sockets for Rapid Road USB above the CF slot... I think that might just fit.

[F0LLETT]

Does it work with the standard HDD LED?

Yes, but some motherboards dont like certain CF / Motherboard combinations.

If only Amigakit created a backplate like this with an additional two USB sockets for Rapid Road USB above the CF slot... I think that might just fit.

Already thought of, unfortunately there is not enough space.
We are looking at other possabilities.

[danbeaver]

Yes, but some motherboards dont like certain CF / Motherboard combinations.


Already thought of, unfortunately there is not enough space.
We are looking at other possabilities.

Possibilities?

[spudje]

Nice, If there comes a clean solution for external access to CF IDE and USB I can change my Indivision to a HDMI connector with Kipper2K's adapter.