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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: DIABLO_NEGRO on April 13, 2004, 08:32:39 PM
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what would the cheapest way to build a 2k or a 4k tower??
need some ideas :-? :-?
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Well there are a few around who used ATX cases to put there 1200 inside BUT if you need to use a Mediator SX 1200 I think you will have a problem with space, the way the case is layed out for the PCI slots.
I have sent off for an Eyetech Z4 Tower case and I am still waiting for it (2 week turn around) this is £77.20 Inc P&P and VAT.
Dont bother with www.powerc.com (Power Computing) as I phoned them up this afternoon only to be told they are having problems with getting 1200 tower cases. In any case they are selling there Tower Cases for £119.99 Including Universal Keyboard adapter and PC keyboard.
You could try www.elbox.com for a tower system.
Mike.....
PS, I havent heard of any one using a standard ATX PC tower case to put a 1200 and an Mediator SX 1200 inside, I dont think it can be done but I am not 100% certain no that.
:-)
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Uhh... The guy wants to tower an A2000 or 4000... Not a 1200... :)
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Yes I know that, I dont have a 2000 only a 1200, but I know of people sticking 500,1200,4000 inside ATX cases as for 2000 I would think it would be the same for that.
Mike.....
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i am putting a a2000 and 500+ in the same case should have some pick to show you soon
just using a full tower case :-D
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I put a doc on aminet a number of years ago describing some of my A2000 tower hack. I think I called it A2000T.lha or something close to that, under hard/hack I believe. Shows how I hooked it to a PC AT power supply and had to reorient the power supply to make the huge motherboard fit past it. Dremel tools are your friends!
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i'm not using my dremel much goes thro the bits too fast i'm using a jigsaw and a drill :-P
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Just mount the Amiga 2000's lower case and motherboard into a large tower case. The back of the case will have to be cut because you are using the Amiga 2000's original case. I will be putting pictures up soon of my awesome Amiga 500 Tower of Power for those of you that want to put an Amiga 500 into a PC Tower case. The pictures of my Amiga 500 Tower of Power will show you the CORRECT way to do the job. Soon I will be building an Atari Mega4 ST Tower of Power. :-D
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Back in the "old days" there was a tower case conversion for the 2000 called the Bomac tower. It was built like a tank, and weighed like one... You took the cover and the drive bracket off the 2000 and mounted the rest in the case. There was a big cutout in the back of the case for the 2000's back panel. It gave you 5 or 6 drive bays, plus the ability to use a stock pc power supply for the extra drives. And it had the cable & LED extensions..
I sometimes think of converting one of those old 486 server towers that show up in the scrab bin or the goodwill.
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Oh yeah, I remember the Bomac. I didn't oen one myself, but I bought some hardware from a kid who had towered his A2000 in one of those. You could do permenant physical damage to yourself trying to lift one of those things. Especially after you built the thing. It looked kinda cool though I guess, very powerful looking.
Mike
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drwho wrote:
Oh yeah, I remember the Bomac. I didn't oen one myself, but I bought some hardware from a kid who had towered his A2000 in one of those.
At the time, I was working at an Amiga dealer as the service department. :-) I got the job of doing the Bomac installation for one of our customers... Then when he sold the Amiga, I got the job of un-doing it.
Seems to me, the reason for towering is to get more drive bays.. so it makes more sense to just use an external drive box.
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@BoingBoss
Excellent, we'll see Military Grade work soon!
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Piru,
Are you ok?
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An Amiga 2000 is heavy BEFORE putting it into a tower case. Afterall, it was the best built of all the Amiga models and quality is heavier. Just compare the weight of an Amiga 2000 to that of an Amiga 3000 or 4000 computer and you will find out real quickly which one is the best built.
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Once again, for the new users here, BoingBoss is a specialist in misinformation, half-truthes, and general rubbish. But he is sometimes amusing, so we seem to keep him around. I wouldn't recommend believing or acting upon much of what he says, though.
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@BoingBoss Hello Doomy..
I agree with the external box idea as I did this with my A500. I ripped the guts out of an old 486 desktop, kept the power supply, and installed SCSI hardrives, CDROM, and a CD Burner, and connected via SCSI cable through an A530.
The lack of ZORRO expansion is the only thing I sometimes miss, but that is not a problem with your A2000/4000 is it?
My solution uses a lot of desk space because of the size of the A500/A530.
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@BoingBoss
Isn't the A2000 a lot bigger than the A3000 and A4000? That is why it is heavier, not because it is better. More metal :P
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Oh DoomMaster is back :-)
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Hi TjLaZer,
The Amiga 2000 is bigger then the Amiga 3000 and 4000 because it has a larger, better designed motherboard. The Amiga 3000 and 4000 has their Zorro slots on a daughter board, a very poor design. The Amiga 2000 and 3000T have their Zorro slots right on the motherboard itself. This is a much better design. Also, if you compare the cases of the Amiga 3000 and 4000 to the Amiga 2000 case, the Amiga 2000 case is much better quality. Also, The Amiga 2000 has a "thru-hole" circuit board, with all of the main chips in sockets. This makes for much easier repair. The Amiga 1200 and 4000 have "SMT" circuit boards, which are lower quality then the Amiga 2000's "thru-hole" circuit board. The Amiga 1200 and 4000 are very hard to repair and are basically "throw-away" boards. People here on Amiga Org have more problems with the Amiga 1200 and 4000 computers then with the Amiga 2000 Series. The Amiga 2000 IS the Flagship Amiga, so have some respect for the old girl.
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jjans wrote:
I agree with the external box idea as I did this with my A500. I ripped the guts out of an old 486 desktop, kept the power supply, and installed SCSI hardrives, CDROM, and a CD Burner, and connected via SCSI cable through an A530.
I built a few of these for customers... The only problem I had was that some power supplies did not work with just the load of a couple drives. I had to put a resistor on there to stabilize them.
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Doommy!!!!
i have nothing against the A2000 . . .the real problem is YOU :-(
you are really boring and monothematic . . .basta . .e che ca##o!!!