Amiga 1200 Internal Cd Rom Drive

[Retrofan]

Hello:
It isn't working right by now because I don't have the floppy drive working and have to wait for the replacement, and I had some problems so I must reinstall the Workbench, but it worked, and it was reading the OS3.9 cd it had into. The 4 photo wasn't taked the same day, and the Amiga wasn't closed at all, but it fits perfect as you can see.

[Retrofan]

Here go some other photos:

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As you see I have attached the power supply directly to the floppy drive connection, as it's (I bought it this way) out of order.
I have to wait to the replacement, when I will connect both of them
I have an A500 power supply, which is better to handle with both together.
The hard drive is a 4gb cf card which draws less power.
The accelerator in the photo is a Hawk Ram one, but I'm going to change it for a Blizzard 1260 that I bought in France for 211€. The thing is I have to wait for the floppy so I can install the software for it.

[Retrofan]

The difference with others it that is has the cd bezel made in the same plastic of the Amiga.
I bought a replacement trapdoor at Amigakit and cutted it.
I made a transfer sticker (the one you have at the keys) with the Compact Disc logo which I downloaded at Internet. I could have put any, as I found all of them, but I selected it because it's the same that appears at the Idefix program.

[Retrofan]

The cd drive is a Samsung TS-L462:
General Features:
Black bezel
2 MB buffer
IDE/ATAPI interface
24x CD-R write speed
10x CD-RW re-write speed
8x DVD-ROM read speed
24x CD-ROM read speed
Automatic buffer underrun error protection technology
3.6 Mbps average data transfer rate
110 ms CD-ROM average access time
120 ms DVD-ROM average access time
 
The main thing it has to be IDE-Atapi interface.
 
Thanks for the comment. I did it the way I thought the Amiga people should have done at the time...

[Retrofan]

Here goes a better photo:
http://yfrog.com/7eabcd0005dj

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Another thing I changed and that you can see wrong in any other internal cd rom project is that the cd bezzel faceplate is at the same angle of the Amiga. I got it because I made it to fit exactly.
I add a photo, but you can see it here:
http://yfrog.com/3dabcd0017wj

[Retrofan]

Yes, I have some other photos of it (I upload them).
What I don't like is that the Amiga as you know hasn't space for it in that side, so if you insist to make it, you have to glue some plastic pieces to hide the right part of the cd drive...
By the way, the Amiga opens backwards, so if the cd is at one side it is a problem. On the contrary, if you put it on the rear side, it fits perfect as you open it over it...

[Retrofan]

Hi:
Just to add the last photo with the power supply cables.
Now I have the floppy working and the cd, with Idefix, too. I've installed OS 3.9

[Retrofan]

Thank you very much. The thing about the cables is that to keep the sheilding I had to put them in the upper half part of the Amiga. Even a single ribbon cable (for the Cd for example) over the lowest part whith the sheilding on will contact with the keyboard.
I had to reduce too the height of the ribbon cable plug for the Cd over the 4 device interface. Usually the plastic over the cable (where it plugs on) is around 5mm tall, and I filed it a little. You don't need so much plastic there! :roflmao:

[Retrofan]

Yes, just that; "4-Device Buffered IDE" at AmigaKit.com
From left to right the connections are: Cd, nothing, Flash Card, Motherboard :hammer:

The red line always down.

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Yes, Idefix did the work. I have it installed (have bought it but still haven't received) in around 3 or 4 different places in the HD, but it only worked using the "Install Software" Icon in one of them.
Do you like my new avatar?

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Not sure, but seems that's it. Try with it. Mine was recognized as something...Pcmcia too.
 
Edit:
 
Well, not so sure. As I tried it so many times, don't remember exactly what was recognized...

[Retrofan]

Hello:
The Idefix first detected some...pcmcia device, but it was when I tried the InstallS120 icon at Idefix. When I used the Install Software Icon, what I found (I've searched with Find Device) is:
3/ TSSTcorp/CDW/DVD TS-L462D/HS02
So it identified my model, TS-L462 without problems.
In fact I've already tried a Dvd...
Try the Install Software icon at the Idefix program...:rtfm:

[Retrofan]

Lauri what you must do is just search at Google your Cd driver name and Specifications. See if it has IDE/ATAPI interface, as mine has (although I don't really know what's that) that's the main thing.