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Offline NovaCoder

Re: Finally Ordered FastATA 1200 MK-IV IDE
« on: September 07, 2013, 03:13:04 AM »
Quote from: XDelusion;747191
Anything I should know before it arrives?

I have an overclocked Apollo 060.


That it's a bitch to install


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Offline NovaCoder

Re: Finally Ordered FastATA 1200 MK-IV IDE
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2013, 12:33:46 AM »
Quote from: paul1981;747387
Maybe they have flat pins now though so that would definitely make fitting easier. ;)


Yes it would make it easier and no they don't have them :)
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Re: Finally Ordered FastATA 1200 MK-IV IDE
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2013, 12:35:51 AM »
Quote from: XDelusion;748407
OK, cutting the risers perfectly is a pain in the ass. After having everything installed, the IDE board does not sit flush, which means I have to order more risers, which means...

SCREW THIS!

I'm going to write Amigakit and see if they can install this crap for me. I don't want to break anything, the IDE interface was expensive enough as it is.

Red or Black boot screens is all I'm getting.


Is this where I can say 'I told ya it was a pain in the ass' or should I wait till later?

Seriously though, the only way to get this thing to work reliably is if you don't use the risers (which means ditching the Indivision AGA).   You also need to the think about the height of all that stuff, even without any risers the case only just closes.

If you can get your hands on an IdeFix Express you'll find it so much easier to install and you'll still get a pretty good transfer rate with that Apollo (4.5 MB/s+)
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