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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: tasmanian guy on March 18, 2010, 08:09:06 AM
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Hi,
I got the 4 gig Kingston card and the adapter to connect to my Amiga 1200 IDE port but there are no instructions (ebayer said he'd include instructions).
Do I just do it like this?
http://www.amigascene.nl/download/Amiga1200CF-v0_8.pdf
As per the compact flash connected to ide port on the Amiga 1200.
I believe you can do damage if you plug things around the wrong way so don't want to plug it in until I know for sure.
Cheers!
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Tbh it depends in what adapter you got.
Is it 40 or 44 pins?
Male of Female?
Normal connector or Angled one?
Anyway...
The adapter has a small triangle on the PCB where the connector is. Triangle means Red wire or ribbbon (if any) and No1 pin in A1200's mobo IDE connector.
That's all
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Tbh it depends in what adapter you got.
Is it 40 or 44 pins?
Male of Female?
Normal connector or Angled one?
Anyway...
The adapter has a small triangle on the PCB where the connector is. Triangle means Red wire or ribbbon (if any) and No1 pin in A1200's mobo IDE connector.
That's all
Well it is exactly the same as the one in the pic, so is the pic correct?
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Yep it's just fine
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edited for the time being.
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quick bump
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(ebayer said he'd include instructions).
Maybe he didn't include them so you'd go ahead and try it anyway and then if it didn't work he could say that you did it wrong and didn't wait for him to send the instructions because he obviously was going to send the instructions soon after realizing that he "forgot" to send them or obviously made a mistake and that you should have emailed him about the "missing" instructions. That is to say, maybe it was already broken and he was hoping to trick you into thinking that you broke it yourself.
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edited for the time being
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Hi,
I got the 4 gig Kingston card and the adapter to connect to my Amiga 1200 IDE port but there are no instructions (ebayer said he'd include instructions).
Cheers!
Hiya,
This should be very straightforward and there are a few guides floating around to help you. There's very little chance of anything not working because the adapter is just a pass-through. The only thing you can really get wrong is to have the cable connected the wrong way round (which shouldn't damage anything unless you're unlucky), check the guides for the correct orientation (big word from me).
The only other possible problem is that the CF card is not 'IDE friendly', there is a list over on EAB of compatible cards.
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Connecting the wrong way round can cause damage as pins 41-44 have voltage to power the drive. Although by the sounds of it, there doesnt seem to be any damage to the IDE port but you'll know more when you can test the IDE HD
Was the back of the adaptor protected from shorting out ? Bit of tape to cover it prevents it from shorting on anything metal it rests on.
How about linking to the auction so we can see what you've got.
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edited for the time being. don't want one back smelling like cat piss :-)
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Okay, can confirm it is the Kingston flash card is the issue and not my Amgia or the compact flash card adapter.
Ebay seller has asked me to send the whole package back, when all I asked for was a replacement flash card once he received the fault one. He said if it doesn't work for him, he'll send me a replacement, if it does work he will just refund my money.
I have emailed Kingston memory to see if I can claim it under warranty, as they come with life time warranty and might be the quickest solution.
I am not worried about the 2,200 wdhload as I have them already downloaded. I purchased another compact flash card installed with Workbench 3.1 and have MagicWB installed.
So least the system is up and running and can confirm my IDE port works fine. Hopefully next week I'll receive the accelerator card, keyboard adapter and usb to 9 pin mouse adapter so I can actually start using it.
Also does anyone know where I can get Deluxe Paint V as in boxed with manual? Is it pretty rare?