Amiga 1200 Motherboard in Amiga 500 Case

[Amigamia]

Hello everyone,

Will an amiga motherboard fit in an amiga 500 case?

[tone007]

Sure, but the ports on the back are in different positions, and you'd either need a 1200 keyboard or do a little work to get the 500's keyboard wired to the motherboard.

[Amigamia]

So the ports in the back will only be in different positions but still fit right? As for the keyboard, is the hack hard to do? Is it worth a try or would I have a better shot putting it in an PC ATX case?

[tone007]

You'd probably have to cut some plastic to get all the ports usable and you'd need to do a little soldering (4 connections or so) on the motherboard to get the A500 keyboard working.

It's definitely an easier option than putting it into an ATX case.

[Amigamia]

Would you know what kind of soldering I need to do? On the Amiga 1200 mobo I see that there is a port for a flat ribbon cable for the keyboard. I have an Amiga 500 with KS 1.2, Mouse, PSU, and the RF adapter. If anyone who has been successful with such task, can show me some pictures I would appreciate it.

[CaptChaos]

Jurgen's A1700

Jope's A1700

 :-)

Keyboard modifications

[Rob]

If you don't mind the colours not quite matching then use the A1200 keyboard as mounts the same way as the A500 item.

[Amigamia]

Thank you!! See I only have the Amiga 1200 motherboard and then a full Amiga 500 so I have to somehow combine that. This is a start, however the keyboard soldering is a bit scary..