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A2000 or A4000 tower hacking??
« on: April 13, 2004, 08:32:39 PM »
what would the cheapest way to build a 2k or a 4k tower??

need some ideas  :-?  :-?
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Re: A2000 or A4000 tower hacking??
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2004, 08:39:27 PM »
Well there are a few around who used ATX cases to put there 1200 inside BUT if you need to use a Mediator SX 1200 I think you will have a problem with space, the way the case is layed out for the PCI slots.

I have sent off for an Eyetech Z4 Tower case and I am still waiting for it (2 week turn around) this is £77.20 Inc P&P and VAT.
Dont bother with www.powerc.com (Power Computing) as I phoned them up this afternoon only to be told they are having problems with getting 1200 tower cases. In any case they are selling there Tower Cases for £119.99 Including Universal Keyboard adapter and PC keyboard.

You could try www.elbox.com for a tower system.

Mike.....
PS, I havent heard of any one using a standard ATX PC tower case to put a 1200 and an Mediator SX 1200 inside, I dont think it can be done but I am not 100% certain no that.

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Re: A2000 or A4000 tower hacking??
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2004, 08:42:55 PM »
Uhh... The guy wants to tower an A2000 or 4000... Not a 1200... :)
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Re: A2000 or A4000 tower hacking??
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2004, 08:44:30 PM »
Yes I know that, I dont have a 2000 only a 1200, but I know of people sticking 500,1200,4000 inside ATX cases as for 2000 I would think it would be the same for that.


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Re: A2000 or A4000 tower hacking??
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2004, 08:47:11 PM »
i am putting a a2000 and 500+ in the same case should have some pick to show you soon

just using a full tower case  :-D
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Re: A2000 or A4000 tower hacking??
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2004, 09:57:28 PM »
I put a doc on aminet a number of years ago describing some of my A2000 tower hack. I think I called it A2000T.lha or something close to that, under hard/hack I believe. Shows how I hooked it to a PC AT power supply and had to reorient the power supply to make the huge motherboard fit past it. Dremel tools are your friends!
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Re: A2000 or A4000 tower hacking??
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2004, 10:08:34 PM »
i'm not using my dremel much goes thro the bits too fast i'm using a jigsaw and a drill  :-P
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Re: A2000 or A4000 tower hacking??
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2004, 08:57:47 AM »
Just mount the Amiga 2000's lower case and motherboard into a large tower case.  The back of the case will have to be cut because you are using the Amiga 2000's original case.  I will be putting pictures up soon of my awesome Amiga 500 Tower of Power for those of you that want to put an Amiga 500 into a PC Tower case.  The pictures of my Amiga 500 Tower of Power will show you the CORRECT way to do the job.  Soon I will be building an Atari Mega4 ST Tower of Power.     :-D
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Re: A2000 or A4000 tower hacking??
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2004, 03:06:05 PM »
Back in the "old days" there was a tower case conversion for the 2000 called the Bomac tower. It was built like a tank, and weighed like one... You took the cover and the drive bracket off the 2000 and mounted the rest in the case. There was a big cutout in the back of the case for the 2000's back panel. It gave you 5 or 6 drive bays, plus the ability to use a stock pc power supply for the extra drives. And it had the cable & LED extensions..
I sometimes think of converting one of those old 486 server towers that show up in the scrab bin or the goodwill.
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Re: A2000 or A4000 tower hacking??
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2004, 03:41:28 PM »
Oh yeah, I remember the Bomac. I didn't oen one myself, but I bought some hardware from a kid who had towered his A2000 in one of those. You could do permenant physical damage to yourself trying to lift one of those things. Especially after you built the thing. It looked kinda cool though I guess, very powerful looking.

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Re: A2000 or A4000 tower hacking??
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2004, 04:44:43 PM »
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Oh yeah, I remember the Bomac. I didn't oen one myself, but I bought some hardware from a kid who had towered his A2000 in one of those.


At the time, I was working at an Amiga dealer as the service department. :-) I got the job of doing the Bomac installation for one of our customers... Then when he sold the Amiga, I got the job of un-doing it.

Seems to me, the reason for towering is to get more drive bays.. so it makes more sense to just use an external drive box.

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Re: A2000 or A4000 tower hacking??
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2004, 04:52:19 PM »
@BoingBoss

Excellent, we'll see Military Grade work soon!
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Re: A2000 or A4000 tower hacking??
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2004, 10:10:23 PM »
Piru,

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Re: A2000 or A4000 tower hacking??
« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2004, 10:15:39 PM »
An Amiga 2000 is heavy BEFORE putting it into a tower case.  Afterall, it was the best built of all the Amiga models and quality is heavier.  Just compare the weight of an Amiga 2000 to that of an Amiga 3000 or 4000 computer and you will find out real quickly which one is the best built.
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Re: A2000 or A4000 tower hacking??
« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2004, 10:25:28 PM »


Once again, for the new users here, BoingBoss is a specialist in misinformation, half-truthes, and general rubbish.  But he is sometimes amusing, so we seem to keep him around.  I wouldn't recommend believing or acting upon much of what he says, though.


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