Is this possible?

[alexh]

It might be theoretically possible, but I wouldnt recommend trying it (unless you enjoy the modding more than using the equpment).

Already suggested but I would recommend you sell your A530 unmodified (they sell for lots of $$$) and buy an internal 030 accelerator for the A500 like the VXL030 or something? (Perhaps buy the other accelerator first if you can afford it!) It would have to have an IDE or SCSI controller or you'd loose your hard drive capability.

Also, before you try anything I would make sure the A570 is fully compatible with an accelerator. I have a feeling that it is but I am not 100% sure, I would double check before you spend all this time and effort to find it doesn't work.

Again already suggested but you can connect an external SCSI CD-ROM (or DVD-ROM) to your A530 and give you almost the same capability for very low price? I know it's not quite as good but hey.

If you are willing to loose the 030, you can buy a hard drive adapter and a 2Mbyte RAM upgrade for the A570. It makes it quite usable.

http://freenet-homepage.de/x1541/hardware/a570ram.html

http://www.amitrix.com/scsi-tv-faq.html

2.5" SCSI drives can be quite expensive though :-(

[alexh]

It can only take 8 Mbytes of RAM (compared to 32Mbytes or 128Mbytes of other 030 cards).

You'll never ever get a Viper 530. They are almost mythical. I've only ever seen one for sale and it sold for many times what I felt it was worth (around the $1000).

[alexh]

To be honest the most cost effective upgrade for an A500+ is an A1200 ;-)

[alexh]

More people who enjoy modding more than using :roll:

I would be surprised if you can use an internal accelerator + IDE68k. Has anyone tried? If it did I'd be surprised if the A500+ case lid fits.

Native USB on Amiga is expensive and IMO sucks. It is not the fault of the USB software or hardware. (E3B we love you!) You have to ask yourself why you want it? Then listen to some frank comments about Amiga USB's capability and then make a judgement call.

If you get IDE68k then a CF->IDE adapter would be much cheaper.

I would say an IDE68k + CF->IDE adapter + CF card with a 2Mbyte RAM upgrade for the A570 would be the best buys for your A500+

An A500 clock port adapter would make the 68000 "tower" even higher. Probably introduce signal integrity issues. You can only try it :-)

[alexh]

I think you'd be mad to try and wire in two side car expansions :-)

[alexh]

sim085 wrote:
I checked a website which talking about an IDE68K board and in it the person had to solder two wires from the board to the side expansion board.

You do not solder directly to side expansion just to the header pins behind. You do not have to do this, you can get clips which clip to CIA and Gary chips.

I wonder if you can buy v188 yet? (The version with CF card slot built in)

sim085 wrote:
This would allow me to have a hard drive inside my A500+ without the problems that come with using an IDE68K board!!

What problems?

sim085 wrote:
Also the (main) side expansion slot would still be empty allowing me to fit some other device!

It is much more work than the two solders for IDE68k (which you can use Pin-Clip's if you do not like to solder.)

[alexh]

sim085 wrote:
From where can I get such clips?

Most good electronics stores. Radio Shack, Maplin, RS etc.

One brand I think is called "Minigrabber"

You should be able to get two with the correct connectors on one end to plug onto an IDE68k for about $1 each