a600 noob questions (Hard drive, cpu upgrades etc)

[baz136]

I just opened up my a600 today for the first time, Biggest upgrade i did was when i was 10 when i installed 1 meg ram with a rtc/battery. Now though I want to upgrade the a600, firstly with a hard drive (bigger the better, i have many 2.5" drives kicking around. Then want to upgrade the cpy but to be honest I have no idea where to start. Do I have to buy a ROM first? Could someone possibly give me a few pointers?

Cheers

[baz136]

My rom version is 2.05 37-229. I would like to use os 3.9 as I have the cd lying around sometme so I would require an accelerator right? And there is no hope in hell running os 4 without a ppc accelerator, is that right? or would I need an a1200 plus an accelerator for that?

[baz136]

Oh and how much should i pay for an a1200? I have seen them for like £99 which I thought was rather steep? Or am I just a tight *******?

[baz136]

Changing ROM version to 3.1 version and you'll be able to put any HD, up to 120 Gb (but you need TD64 or other patch in order to use it).
 :-D

When you say patch do you mean hardware or software?

Grats for you and your wife btw  :pint:

[baz136]

Thank you for all the info Much appreciated. I am currently looking for a 1200/4000. Looking at amiga kit and £99 for a 1200 seems a bit steep to me. One went on ebay for £20 though. Ill just have to be lucky I guess.

Argus wrote:
You may be better off as suggested just getting a second hand A1200, but even then I recommend the following upgrades:

1) 3.1 ROM (2 chips for A1200; 1 for A600)
2) IDEFix IDE adapter board (for using up to four external or internal 3.5" drives on two channels).  You may even use an internal IDE to compact flash adapter instead of a harddisk for booting in under 3 seconds.
3) 68030 or better cpu upgrade (there are many for A1200; Blizzard, Microbotics and DKB Cobra/Mongoose allow up to 128MB fast ram; there are a few *rare* 030s for the A600 which clip onto the 68000 cpu and Jens Schoenfeld may release his new modern 68030 board sometime).  Some A1200 68030+ boards also offer SCSI functionality.
4) PCMCIA network card (RJ45 or wireless using Prism2 chipset), make sure you get a 16-bit Type I/II card.
5) Internal or external scandoubler (to use large modern flat screen or standard SVGA monitor); I personally think the external ones may be better because they generate a lot of heat and the internal ones are clip-ons so cooling may be an issue.
6) Clockport expansion: depends upon what you want to do, but there are 16-bit soundcards, a USB card (Subway), and fast serial/parallel adapters available for this little header next to the ROM chips on an A1200 and available via either a Gayle clip-on board or new 1MB chipram board for the A600 (both available from Individual Computers/Jens Schoenfeld).

[baz136]

LOL if i got an a1200 i'd stick it in a tower so doesn't really matter about the yellow'ness of the keys etc Might just spray it black and purple for the sake of it though lol

[baz136]

LOL that keyboard is funny, Im actually used to the Apple Keyboad (Also an Apple fanboy) Don't Kill me But i'd buy that keyboard, Bit pricy though lol