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Re: Problem with a new toy I picked up
« on: March 24, 2005, 01:06:46 PM »
Umm.. its actually inside the AMI.. I can hear and see it spin up.. seriously. underneath the keyboard I see it saudered to the MOBO.
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Can someone explain please?
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2005, 01:36:32 PM »
The device underneath this metal cover, that spins up and sounds like a Hard Drive. you can see how i lifted up the keyboard its on the right side underneath it.
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Re: Can someone explain please?
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2005, 02:03:34 PM »
I cant find any info on the Amiga 500, or 500+ having an internal HDD.. but this one does.. is this thing an A600? I have personally heard it spin up and make normal HDD sounds.
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Re: Can someone explain please?
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2005, 02:07:07 PM »
OK I see barely at the top written DISK DRIVE.. now how do I make this thing work?
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Re: Can someone explain please?
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2005, 02:08:46 PM »
If I can figure out how to get it off...
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Re: Can someone explain please?
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2005, 02:11:17 PM »
well.. the metal cover is saudered together, the bottom plastic plate fell off.. gotta put that back on migh as well try the other board again
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Re: Can someone explain please?
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2005, 02:19:57 PM »
Damn I almost broke the 68000 Chip getting it back off.. bad bad tool to use.. but got it back on the expansion board.. now I dont know if I can get it to sit right
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Re: Can someone explain please?
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2005, 02:24:44 PM »
OK.. board on and sitting i think right.. power light, hdd going but no video
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Re: Can someone explain please?
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2005, 02:30:37 PM »
OK 68000 PROC back in its slot on the MB screw the expansion and the HDD.. I just want it to work period.
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Re: Can someone explain please?
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2005, 05:28:49 PM »
Im trying to tell you I have heard it spin up and click like a hard drive.. its there I know it. and yes I have 3 floppy drives, one internal and 2 external
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Re: Can someone explain please?
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2005, 05:30:20 PM »
The bottome pops out, but the device thats underneath it (Which I know is a HDD, from what Ive heard atleast) will try to fall out but it soldered to the MOBO.
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Re: Can someone explain please?
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2005, 05:32:12 PM »
And like i said in very small letters are written DISK DRIVE
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Re: Can someone explain please?
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2005, 05:44:17 PM »
Here are two photos:

PHOTO 1: shows the expansion board and where it went

PHOTO 2: shows the connection (look to the right) that the HDD or whatever it is connects like

http://www.geocities.com/jehorn1234/picture1.JPG

http://www.geocities.com/jehorn1234/picture2.jpg
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Re: Problem with a new toy I picked up
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2005, 06:28:19 PM »
Ok.. I was confused badly.. now if I could figure out why some of my games dont work or crash then I would be happy with it. is there any way to clean the FDD drive, or run straight from the externals?
-- Joshua E. Horn

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