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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: AndyFC on June 19, 2008, 08:25:30 PM
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I am thinking about digging my DIY-towered A1200 out again and remembed a couple of issues I had. I want to know if these are fixed before I shell out for any new H/W.
I originally had an Overdrive 3.5" external PCMCIA Hard Drive (version which auto-booted) but after I got a Blizzard 1230 MK IV, with 4MB 60ns RAM, the Overdrive failed to boot or mount partitions. If I booted to floppy, the Overdrive couldn't be seen. Holding down the disable key for the Blizz (2?) meant the Overdrive would work. (I now have a 32 MB SIMM in the Blizz)
To try and overcome this problem, I bought an IDE Fix 97 Interface (turns out they were brand new at the time, and had just been released by Oliver Kastl), but this was unstable when using a CD Rom (4x), as any CD activity would hang the system. I was told at the time this was a known issue with a 1230, so I returned my IDE Fix and got a PCMCIA Alfa Data CD1200 Interface. The HD and CD Rom were both powered by an external AT PSU, so not a power issue.
Now, I want to go back to running everything off a proper IDE interface and use the PCMCIA for a Network card. Will I experience any problems? Thanks.
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erm, by proper i take it you mean the onboard ide?
i have an A1200 with a blizz030 mk4 which has seen the following and worked:-
unbuffered butchered ide cable driving both hard disk and cdrom
basic IDEfix97 buffered board (the shaped board that sits upright from the ide port to fit desktop cases)
IDEfix97 Express buffered board with the gayle clip on doobrey
currently has power flyer mark 4 thing that clips on the roms and stuff
oh yeah, and pcmcia network card...
all working good.