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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: tokyoracer on September 26, 2007, 11:24:53 PM

Title: Help with my A600 and Hard Disk!
Post by: tokyoracer on September 26, 2007, 11:24:53 PM

I'm having problems with my A600 and not sure what direction to go at the moment.
Basically got a Hard Disk given to me working (with WB3.0 I think) and quite obviously my 600 has 2.05 ROMs fitted and as expected, it doesn't boot at all. I can't decide weather to buy a set of Workbench disks that correspond to that ROM (WB2.0 or 2.05 or whatever it is) and install that or to go all the way and shove some 3.1 ROMs in there and get the 3.1OS set for £16.50 odd.

Any help please?

Oh plus I need a new set of LED's for it or some sort of a wiring diagram.

Thanks for looking.

Title: Re: Help with my A600 and Hard Disk!
Post by: amigakit on September 26, 2007, 11:27:40 PM

If your hard disk is larger than 40MB then you will need 2.05 v350 ROMs:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=380

Some A600s have 2.05 v300 or v299 ROMs which have problems with hard disks.

Title: Re: Help with my A600 and Hard Disk!
Post by: tokyoracer on September 27, 2007, 12:08:39 AM

Nice to see some real Amiga big shots on here. Thanks for the info, I will have a nose around and see what exactly I have.
I am not being rude here but if it requires a particular 2.05 ROM then I think the 3.1 set-up would be miles easyer if that is the case.

Title: Re: Help with my A600 and Hard Disk!
Post by: rkauer on September 27, 2007, 12:36:32 AM

 Funny that my A600 have the 37300 kickstart and I use a 2Gb hd in it with no problems at all...

 BUT if you have a previous ks version then you have a trouble.

 Prefer to buy the newest ROM you can get, that's my advice.

Title: Re: Help with my A600 and Hard Disk!
Post by: Matt_H on September 27, 2007, 03:06:21 AM

Don't bother messing around with 2.05 revisions, just go straight up to 3.1

Title: Re: Help with my A600 and Hard Disk!
Post by: TjLaZer on September 27, 2007, 04:37:20 AM

Yep if you to the trouble to open her up and install a HD and new ROM might as well go for the latest ROM...

Title: Re: Help with my A600 and Hard Disk!
Post by: rockape on September 27, 2007, 08:48:37 AM

Hi,

See http://amigahardware.mariomisic.de/cgi-bin/showhardware_en.cgi?HARDID=10

and

http://amigahardware.mariomisic.de/cgi-bin/showhardware_en.cgi?HARDID=11

for help.

Also, I have a set of LEDs you can have, please PM me your address and I will post them on to you.

Kind Regards, Michael

aka rockape

Founder member of http://WWW.lincsamiga.org.uk/

Title: Re: Help with my A600 and Hard Disk!
Post by: tokyoracer on September 27, 2007, 09:51:39 AM

You have a PM rockape. :-)

Thanks for all the tips and help. I am more intent on getting the 3.1 disks and ROMs as I sort-of need a new set as the ones that were intent for my 1200 have corrupted badly, thanks to leaving them near a heat source. :roll: