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Title: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: A1200Power on October 04, 2006, 05:21:01 PM
Hi Guys,

I got some elbox products second hand. I have send a mail to Elbox but that has been over a week now and still no reply.

Would someone be willing to mail me the drivers or maybe send them via messenger?

FASTATA MKII (maybe MKIII would also work)
EIDE '99 (the 4way adapter)
1200LT4 (it hase got the new mach chips on it)
got a cd with drivers for the 1200LT4 but these drivers are old.

Greetings Henk Velthoven
Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: J-Golden on October 04, 2006, 05:24:46 PM
AFAIK, the drivers and software are a bundle kit.  I could be wrong about that but I atleast know the Multimedia CD has all the stuff you really need and it is $$$ from Elbox unles you buy the hardware from them...

J-Golden
Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: krize on October 04, 2006, 06:55:18 PM
i think the Multimedia cd is only for Mediator. You should mail them again, or wait for some helpful Amiga user with these drivers..
Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: nasty on October 04, 2006, 07:08:34 PM
Elbox will only help you out, if you have there products registered to you. So regardless if you bought the item new or second hand you'll need to register with them.

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Software updates for: Mediator PCI busboards, FastATA controllers, EIDE interfaces, PC mouse interface are available only for registered users of these devices.

Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: motorollin on October 04, 2006, 08:13:14 PM
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nasty wrote:
Elbox will only help you out, if you have there products registered to you.

Oh FFS, they're just drivers. They will only work if you own the hardware, so it's not like he shouldn't be using them. I've got the Mediator CD and I think a FastATA floppy somewhere. Check your PM :-)

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moto
Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: J-Golden on October 04, 2006, 08:31:51 PM
Well, how ever you get the drivers, it's a really good Idea to register.  They send updates and whatnot that would be really good to have for the future...
Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: nasty on October 04, 2006, 08:38:27 PM
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Oh FFS, they're just drivers. They will only work if you own the hardware


Well Moto, this is something you need to take up with Elbox not me :-) I guess its simply there way of keep track of there products.

but as J-Golden points out it is a good idea to register your product for the updated drivers, it takes 2seconds to send them a email.
Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: Boot_WB on October 04, 2006, 08:42:41 PM
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motorollin wrote:
Oh FFS...


What's fastfilesystem got to do with...

...oh, I get it   :-P
Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: lopos on October 05, 2006, 10:53:57 AM
I am with Moto. sometime it take ages until you get the drivers from Elbox but it's always good to register your product with Elbox. And don't forget the Amiga Mediator Board (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Amiga-Mediator/). You can always ask Elbox for new drivers.
Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: Deevo on October 17, 2006, 07:56:15 AM
I'm inthe same boat as the OP.  I have just bought a FastATA controller card from eBay with no drivers and no registration details.

Can someone supply me with the drivers or the details on how to register?

Thanks,

Steve
Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: SuperTurbo on October 17, 2006, 09:29:35 AM
if you want to register send your serial number located under the FastATA and send it to support@elbox.com along with your name and address and email. Note that they will only register your card if it has not been registered before.
Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: Deevo on October 17, 2006, 09:36:31 AM
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SuperTurbo wrote:
if you want to register send your serial number located under the FastATA and send it to support@elbox.com along with your name and address and email. Note that they will only register your card if it has not been registered before.


OK Thanks but if the card has been registered before, how does one go about getting the drivers?  It's not like I can use them without the hardware.
Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: nasty on October 17, 2006, 10:02:56 AM
It doesnt matter if its been registered before Elbox will update the details to yours :)
Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: Deevo on October 17, 2006, 10:11:04 AM
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nasty wrote:
It doesnt matter if its been registered before Elbox will update the details to yours :)


Excellent!  Now I just have to wait for the card to reach me.  

I believe the card I'm expecting is a FastATA Mk1.  Can you tell me the difference between this one and the later MkIII?  They look the same and I assume they use the same drivers.
Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: SuperTurbo on October 17, 2006, 11:19:57 AM
not sure what differences there are between those, but they have different drivers so I guess there must be some difference :)
Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: jj on October 17, 2006, 12:47:48 PM
i bought a powerflyer gold about 4 or more years ago second hand from ebay.  And elbox registereed the product  no problem, and automatically send me updated drivers each time they are released.  Can not fualt them on this
Title: Re: Elbox Drivers wanted!!!
Post by: countzero on November 23, 2006, 05:04:04 AM
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Deevo wrote:
I believe the card I'm expecting is a FastATA Mk1.  Can you tell me the difference between this one and the later MkIII?  They look the same and I assume they use the same drivers.


elbox have a trade up program (http://elbox.com/news_05_02_08.html) for older version boards which is still valid. I was in the same situation as you, got a second hand Fast Ata board with no drivers, and I signed up for the trade up program and got a brand new MKIII board with the drivers (arrived this week). nice service, recommended.