My 500+ Project

[som99]

Some great fun read here, progressing quite nice, ill keep reading
Waiting for you to get your Pico-psu and see some more pics

Great work and effort tho, keep it up!

[som99]

Thanks Som

You made a decent deal on the Pico-PSU and AC/DC adapter also
Where I live I can order these two equivalent 150W PSU's w AC/DC adapter for 74 resp 80€
http://mini-itx.se/images/picoPsu150-XT-Kit-2.JPG
http://mini-itx.se/images/64-1.jpg

[som99]

Reading about your journey made me decide to start working on my poor A1200
Now I can't wait for Amigakit and Vesalia to ship my goodies!

Thanks, and keep up the good work!

[som99]

Cool, feel free to post a link to your project so we dont miss it.


PS, Im currently drooling over the Zeus68k, I so want one when they are released (hope they are affordable!).  http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=65047

I will post it when all thing arrive
The Zeus is really nice but im waiting for the ACA-500, IDE with autoboot, 14MHz 020, and 2MB fast mem, BUT the best part is that you can use an aca-1220 with it = extra 128MB fastmem on the A500, that's just crazy!
I would put WHDLoad games in a ramdrive and just enjoy those games that are on tons of floppies like Monkey Island 2 on the A500

[som99]

Arrrgh, finally got around to trying out the pico-psu on monday (my power brick arrived) and the darn thing is faulty, it worked for a few mins and then died and now it shuts itself down after being on for 2 seconds even if all im powering is a 12v fan!

I've lodged a request for a replacement board with the seller but it's very annoying as I cut my nicely soldered and heat-shrunk wiring loom to bits while trying to find the fault!

Btw, I have decided on one more change to my build tho, the CF-IDE is now going to live inside the 500 near the Trapdoor opening so I can get it out on the rare occasions I'll need to. This gives me more room in the DVD/PSU combo for my IDE-eSata conversion.

I hope your PSU issues resolve, nice to see you keep up the good work, I would also put the CF/Converter near the trapdoor for ease of access

[som99]

Looking good, I myself is thinking of going a similar route, since I got heat issues atm with my A1200 I guess I have to ditch the internal DVD mounting plans :/ So might steal some of your ideas

[som99]

Nice, I would like to have one of those 8MB boards for my A500

[som99]

Kipper is selling them via AmiBay and his own site:

http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=32896&page=25

I know, I just can't start another project now when im not even finished with my A1200 So by the time im done maybe ill see the ACA500 and ACA1220 for the A500

[som99]

That is nuts!

PS, I take donations.

1+ me to

[som99]

What did you use to stick the sinks on the ram chips?
I use "Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive" to fix  heatsinks, it's permanent but it does the job a lot better then sticky heat pads that some use
Just a tip, good tho that you sorted it out

[som99]

Nice work, I love to see your updates, I keep reading The picture looks good from the photo

[som99]

Congratulations!  You are soon the owner of a beautiful machine!
I love the 1200 and hope it will give you much joy