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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: blanning on March 02, 2010, 05:09:43 PM
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Has anyone taken a dead 1200 and replaced the motherboard with something like a keyrah, an itx motherboard, and WinUAE? You could even use a right-angle PCI adapter and get a PCI board in there, like a scsi board or a PCI catweasel or both. Maybe use a real floppy, or a CF card reader in its place. Has anyone done this?
brian
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I was thinking of doing exactly this to run AROS. Unfortunately the height of the A1200 case isn't enough to accommodate any of the supported boards with their heatsinks attached :(
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moto
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After investigating a few ITX motherboards, I noticed the huge heat sinks. Gaudier than a rear wing on a rice rocket.
With regard to hardware, I seem to be a senior citizen these days. I seem to remember there being something (a heat pump?) that attaches to the CPU and puts a heat sink somewhere else. Maybe there are others with a fan that could be lower-profile but work as well.
brian
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That sounds like a peltier device
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Get a Via Epia PX 10000G. No PCI slots, but it won't be a problem getting it to fit.
The C7 1.0 GHz CPU should be enough for WinUAE. It's not cheap though.
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That sounds like a peltier device
It's not a peltier that I was thinking of. Although a peltier might not be a bad idea. I used to have one and the warm side heat sink was huge. I think they're power-hungry too.
brian
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http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/D945GSEJT/D945GSEJT-overview.htm
I've got one of these in my linux router.
Uses a power supply the size of a phone charger.
Single core atom and very low profile.
Later,
dabone
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No... But I do have an A1200 in an A1500 case.. Very strange.
http://www.commodore-amiga-retro.com/amiga/amiga_scuzz222.htm
scuzz
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That's actually kinda cool Scuzzb494! Too bad there's no easy way to take advantage of the case and add a Mediator/Zorro type combo.
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That's interesting. Although I fail to see how that works better than any other case... at least it says amiga on the outside.
I toyed with the idea of making a case out of a simple piece of plywood (under the motherboard) and a piece of plexi on top to cover it. Maybe put some mood lighting under the plexi... I thought about something similar for the 2000, but more complicated to support the zorro and isa cards, and some drives.
Something like this would be easy for the PC/WinUAE route also. Then again, I could just get a plexi case and put an ATX motherboard in it and be done with it. A 1200 with a keyrah would look nice next to a plexi case full of goodies.
brian
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http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=51818
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http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=51818
Thanks for the link. This is exactly what I was trying to describe. Now I'm thinking an a500 might be a better donor.
brian
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This (http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=12311) would work, you could run UAE in something like OpenBSD?