Building an Amiga 1200 Tower, just a few questions...

[AmigaNow]

Decided to do it! I have ordered an Amiga 1200 mobo from vesalia.de, a PC-KEY adapter from amigakit.com, a CF to IDE adapter and A4000 keyboard from ePay, and the EZ-Z4 case from amigakit. I did however have a few questions...

I now have all my parts, but nothing came with documentation. I think I have some of it figured out, but need some direction before I accidentally kill my Mig.

My latest questions:

1. Do I remove my A1200 from its shielding and bolt it directly to the EZ-Z4 backplane with 2 screws and the port nuts on the back? Do I need an insulation layer, etc...?

2. My PC-Key has a chip on one side. Do I install this into the A1200 keyboard socket, sans clip, with the chip side facing me as I look at the A1200 from the back? (Port side). Does the socket side of the PC-Key bolt on the back of the EZ-Z4 at the bottom hole to the right of the power supply?

3. There are 3 connectors, a 22pin connector near the ROMs (clockports?), 34 pin connector CN11 (Floppy?), and 44 pin connector CN16 (IDE?)

4. The EZ-Z4 Tower has a floppy facia. Is this for an Amiga1200 internal floppy? Is this the same that is currently available from amigakit?

5. At a later time if I decide to get the 6 port expansion board and an accelerator, will it be easy to install or will I need to remove the mobo and re-install?


Your help is greatly appreciated,
AmigaNow

[AmigaNow]

Thanks for all the great information. I found a floppy at amigakit that I have my eyes on. Can't wait till all my parts get here.  Soon I'll have all the Amiga's I used to own, especially the A1200 that was stolen from me.  

[AmigaNow]

I now have enough parts, but nothing came with documentation. I think I have some of it figured out, but need some direction before I accidentally kill my Mig.

My latest questions:

1. Do I remove my A1200 from its shielding and bolt it directly to the EZ-Z4 backplane with 2 screws and the port nuts on the back? Do I need an insulation layer, etc...?

2. My PC-Key has a chip on one side. Do I install this into the A1200 keyboard socket, sans clip, with the chip side facing me as I look at the A1200 from the back? (Port side). Does the socket side of the PC-Key bolt on the back of the EZ-Z4 at the bottom hole to the right of the power supply?

3. There are 3 connectors, a 22pin connector near the ROMs (clockports?), 34 pin connector CN11 (Floppy?), and 44 pin connector CN16 (IDE?)

4. The EZ-Z4 Tower has a floppy facia. Is this for an Amiga1200 internal floppy? Is this the same that is currently available from amigakit?

5. At a later time if I decide to get the 6 port expansion board and an accelerator, will it be easy to install or will I need to remove the mobo and re-install?

Your help is appreciated,
AmigaNow

[AmigaNow]

2. My PC-Key has a chip on one side. Do I install this into the A1200 keyboard socket, sans clip,

You have been very informative. I started with a new mobo from vesalia.de, so I do not have the original case. It did come with the full upper and lower shielding however. As for the keyboard connector on the A1200, do I just plug in the PC-KEy 1200, or do I remove the clip that is on the socket first? The reason I ask is the clip has a small hole and the pcb seems thicker than that...

Thanks for your help.

AmigaNow

[AmigaNow]

I see on the case where I can put 2 standoffs, but dont see any for the back (port side). Does it just connect on the back of the case with the port nuts, and the mobo just floats in the back?

Thanks,
AmigaNow

[AmigaNow]

As is always the case, I found more Amiga stuff...  a PCMCIA Internet kit on amibay, and then  I realized I was needing a right angle kit from amigakit... Last update I got was amigakit just shipped and should be here soon. Amigakit is great, very communicative and helpfull! :bow

Last night I removed my Ami from the shielding, and yes I have all the nuts and the insulation layer. I looked to see how it would fit. I'm thinking that it fits close to the backplane, because if I were to install standoffs on the backplane it seems the mobo would be tilted?

As a side note, my future upgrades will be an accelerator, Mediator 6 port and one of these from ePay "15Khz RGB CGA Component Video to VGA Converter Scaler". They look real cool.

Until my PCMCIA kit gets here I have to be patient.