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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Jose on December 01, 2006, 08:28:46 PM
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Anyone with this combination ? How well does it fit ?
Regs
José
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Jose wrote:
Anyone with this combination ? How well does it fit ?
Regs
José
I used to use one in a self-built A4000 Tower. What type are you going to use one in? Self built? Commodore? Escom?IIRC the Escom one has a scsi adapter that gets in the way and you must install the prommy in the bottom slot.
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Escom:-D
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Do you have the SCSI module installed? If so, I think you have to install the Prommy in the bottom slot, obstructing all other Zorro slots. There is a way around it though, use the prommy with right angle PCI adapters. I posted guides here a few years back on how to use a Prommy in a desktop A3000 and A4000, but the concept would work in a A4000T also. That should free up some Zorro slots.
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It doesn't work without the SCSI module. I guess that workaround you posted should work, getting the slots flipped 90º is a mess. In what concerns physically fitting the boards the Mediator wins any day. I hope they get this sorted if new version of Prometheus comes out.
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I have this set up with the Prommy in the top slot; my solution is pretty ugly looking, but I am sure that someone more competent could make it look much more nice and permanent. Despite how it looks it has worked fine ever since I set it up:
A4000T remote-mount disk module 1 (http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=835)
A4000T remote-mount disk module 2 (http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=836)
Also I made this thread (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=12104) in case you find it helpful.
If you try this and make it look better, I would love to see how you did it :-)
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@Failure
Yeah that's helpfull, cheers.
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redrumloa wrote:
There is a way around it though, use the prommy with right angle PCI adapters. I posted guides here a few years back on how to use a Prommy in a desktop A3000 and A4000, but the concept would work in a A4000T also. That should free up some Zorro slots.
Got a link/copy of the guides? Search doesn't throw it up
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alewis wrote:
Got a link/copy of the guides? Search doesn't throw it up
Found the A4000 one on a quick search, but the links and images are all gone since they originated from now defunct Anachronism Industries server.
HERE (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=45730)
I will search my local HDs when I get a chance to see if I have backups of those pictures.
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Thought you may be interested in my A4Kt/Prometheus solution (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=36074).
Just got to test it to make sure it works :-)
Regards
Rich
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Tested, and it is working fine (after a few glitches updating Picasso96). :-D
My only problem is (I believe) software related. I get graphical corruption on workbench when I select "execute command" from the workbench menu. Not sure why this is, as I can browse through disks, etc with no problems. I suspect it is some Picasso96 setting but which one?
Any ideas?
Regards
Rich