Wiring Hardware Reset Switch To An Amiga 1200

[Nick2K4]

Hi,

I've just finished wiring the LED's and the power switch to the front of my case to control my Amiga and I have a reset switch that's not being used  :-(

I was wobdering if it's possible to wire up the reset switch so that when I press it, it will reset the Amiga 1200. I'm sure I've heard / seen it's possible but I've been searching and can't find any good guides.

Does anybody know how to do it? Preferably with pictures please   :-D or know where I might be able to look to find the answer?

Thanks a lot!

[Nick2K4]

As they say pictures speak a thousand words, could you please take a look at this to see I've got it right :-) thanks:

http://www.da014a0002.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/reset.jpg

I assume you can wire them to the switch in any way and if I were to test this by touching them with a bit of wire I assume the amiga would reset too. I want to check it before I go ahead and solder them for real.

Thanks a lot

[Nick2K4]

SilvrDrgn wrote:
I did it the easy way.  When I used to have my A1200T (sold it to a friend), I was looking for a PCMCIA hardware reset fix so I could use my ApNET Ethernet card in it.  Power Computing sells such a device.  As an added bonus, it also has a reset connector built onto it.  Look here at this URL -> http://www.powerc.com/cgi-bin/psearch.cgi?code=655-0009&rn=375&cid=4&act=gpage

In the little picture they provide, the reset connected is the two pins on the lower-left.  Installation is simple ... it just pushes on over the top of the Gayle chip on the motherboard.  No soldering required.

Ahh right I saw that and was so close to buying it but then I would need the right angle adapter and so it would amount to about £35 just to enable me to have a hardware reset switch lol.  :-o

If this solder method works just as well then I think I'll just use that. Unless of course I get into the Amiga a lot more and need to buy that reset fix thing anyway then I'll de-solder the wires and use that method instead.

Thanks guys, going to be trying it tonight, my system is 80% finished now just got to wait on some parts I've ordered to get here  :-D