A4000 - help greatly appreciated

[Cyberus]

I am about to go on a journey, one that will probably last several months.... I would like it very much if you would accompany me

I recently acquired an A4000. Happy as I am with my new toy - oh how I dreamed of getting one back in 1993 when they cost a cool 1000 UKP! - I need some serious help, as my experience of Amigas is limited to the A500 (which I had all those years ago) and the A1200 (which I bought as a returning user at the beginning of this year).

So you will have to be gentle....

It boots fine, although the PSU fan sure is noisy!

I opened it up today. It absolutely reeks of stale smoke - so I guess the last owner liked a chuff on the old cancer sticks. There's loads of fluff on the mobo - I will see if I can pick up some compressed air over the weekend.

It is an 040 model, and as far as I can gather it has the rev 09 buster. There seems to be a wire between two of the pins of the chip. What is this for?

There is a c.245MB (can't be arsed to go and check the actual size!) Seagate IDE drive in there. There is a NiCd battery on the mobo, which has furred ever so slightly around the pins that hold it - i.e. not on the actual mobo itself thankfully. There are also three 72 pin SIMMS in there.

So the questions....
1) I assume I can just chuck another IDE drive in the cradle on top of the one already there and connect it to the second IDE connector that is currently not in use?

2) Is there any limitation to configurations of SIMMS on the  mobo - I have some SIMMS lying around. Do I need to alter jumper settings to do this?

3) Aside from removing the battery, is there anything in particular I should be aware of?

Many thanks guys and gals, I really appreciate it!

[Cyberus]

More questions:
If I fit a Mediator in there, will the various bits and bobs leech too much power from the PSU?
If I fit a Zorro SCSI controller, will it be possible to route the cables to the 3.5" bays at the back of the machine?
The case is yellow as anything - I know this is quite drastic, but what do you think to the idea of painting it white - or near to the original colour at least.....

edit: oh, and are better replacement PSUs available, or would I have to hack a PC one?

Cheers

[Cyberus]

@ Duesi

That would be really helpful, thanks

P.S. I was wondering where you were!



Anyone have any thoughts about painting  :-o  the case white again?

[Cyberus]

Thanks!

[Cyberus]

Thanks very much!
I have downloaded the whole page and I will have a look at the pictures tomorrow. I appreciate your help!

Regards,
Cyberus

[Cyberus]

I must admit, when I first opened up my A4000 and saw that, I did wonder for a few moments if it was meant to be like that...

[Cyberus]

And new, those upgrade kits were incredibly expensive