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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: AmigaFreak on September 29, 2005, 08:17:19 PM

Title: A500 IDE interface, building one.
Post by: AmigaFreak on September 29, 2005, 08:17:19 PM
Hello, I went to Aminet and downloaded the a500ide.lha package, and looked at the schematic for the board, or atleast thats what I think Im looking at. I dont understand it. Can someone explain what parts I need to buy to build it. or show me a more clear schematic?

Thanks,

Josh
Title: Re: A500 IDE interface, building one.
Post by: koaftder on September 29, 2005, 08:57:30 PM
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AmigaFreak wrote:
Hello, I went to Aminet and downloaded the a500ide.lha package, and looked at the schematic for the board, or atleast thats what I think Im looking at. I dont understand it. Can someone explain what parts I need to buy to build it. or show me a more clear schematic?

Thanks,

Josh


Everything you need you  should be able to get at Jameco. If not theres digikey, mouser, arrow, etc.

On http://www.students.tut.fi/~leinone3/ide/

The pcb drawing clearly shows where each part goes. you could get some copper clad board and a tape kit and etch your own... It would be easier if you could get a prototyping board with that edge connector though, then you could wire wrap the thing together.
Title: Re: A500 IDE interface, building one.
Post by: B00tDisk on September 29, 2005, 09:18:09 PM
Idle curiosity makes me wonder how you'd make it so that it autoboots...
Title: Re: A500 IDE interface, building one.
Post by: koaftder on September 29, 2005, 10:58:46 PM
Would this IDE thing work on an a1000? I guess wb 1.3 would have a pretty nasty size restriction though.... It would be real nice to not have to keep all my stuff on floppies.
Title: Re: A500 IDE interface, building one.
Post by: InTheSand on September 29, 2005, 11:48:07 PM
Hi,

Kickstart and Workbench 1.3 use FFS for hard drives, so I'd imagine the limit would be for a 4Gb drive.

As for auto-booting, that's very unlikely! Then again, you're not going to be auto-booting anything from an A1000!  :-)

 - Ali
Title: Re: A500 IDE interface, building one.
Post by: Argus on September 30, 2005, 01:56:36 AM
Actually, there were a few add-on boards that allow you to put 2.04 roms and improve upon the WOM system of the A1000. There's also a rather complicated hack that requires replacing several pal chips on the m/b to fit a 2.04 rom iirc.

Do a search for 'Frankenthousand' to see a really modded A1000 setup.