Ide-Fix Express BURNING!!!

[Daniele]

the Amiga is disappointing me day by day,

last week I fried an EZ-View scan doubler.

Today happened that was my Ide-Fix Express to be fried!!!

before I had a working IdeFix express set in this way:

on the little Port 0 I had a 2,5 HD,
on Port 1 I had the CD-Rom connected

Since I was installind OS 4 and the Amiga from Boot floppy asked for Amiga OS 4 Install CD and it wouldn't go on
after reading a bit the Amiga OS 4 manual that say that they assume user have an IDE CD-Rom drive connected to the internal IDE Port I decided to remove idefix express and try to connect the HD and the CD rom on a special cable sold me by Vesalia at the time but it didn't work.

So I was going to install ide-fix express again and after plugged the Express adapter on the Gayle chip I hooked this time CD-Rom to the big Port 0 since I have readed on the Amiga OS 4 manual that AOS 4 recognize the Ide-Fix 4-Way adapter only connected on the first port but happened that from the express adapter began to come out smoke and all the 4 way adapter begun to burn!!!!:madashell:

Now my Idefix Express is burned but I have another one to replace it because I had bought two items but I don't know what to do to not make this hell happen again!
    :-?

and I stil do not know how to install OS 4 with IdeFix express!

http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=immagine003co6.jpg

[amipac]

I don't know about OS4 install, but looking at idefix's photo seems like it was making a contact on your cable on +5v and Ground pin. Must be your 2.5" cable the problem for the "fire".

[CLS2086]

Sorry but your motherboad is now half dead.
You need one new to get IDE interface working.

[Daniele]

maybe you are right because if I connect the idefix express the amiga do not boot!

[amipac]

If you just connect a 2.5" hd and cable is it booting?

EDIT
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But probably CLS2086 is right  :-(

[Damion]

If all else fails, look for a burnt trace on the underside of the motherboard. It can be repaired by soldering in a small wire, and chances are IDE should work again. (Don't ask me how I know...)





 

[countzero]

how long did you wait to turn the power off ?

[Daniele]

I don't know why if I connect a 2,5 HD it boots and why the Amiga do not power on if I hook ide-fix express!!!! :-?

[countzero]

I'm assuming you're connecting the good ide-fix and not the burnt one ?

[Daniele]

yes I am connecting a brand new ide-fix I don't know why I have bought 2 but I hope to not burn this one too!

Actually I am wondering why I burned the 1st one!

With only the HD it boots with idefix express NO!!!

[countzero]

oh, by the way, NEVER use that 2.5 cable in the picture again ! It's burnt as well, and will cause a short.

[amipac]

Maybe problem with your second cable? This one that conects idefix and mainboard?

[DoogUK]

2 different peripherals burning out so close to each other...i would begin to suspect the power supply is going and putting out incorrect voltages.

[Damion]

As mentioned, definitely check the PSU, also you may have to re-seat the socket that clips over Gayle a time or two before it works correctly.

[Ral-Clan]

Perhaps I am misunderstanding you, but from your description in this post and the last post (where you fried your scan-doubler) it sounds as if you are connecting and removing hardware while the Amiga is still powered on.  If so then you are really asking for it...