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A500 8MB ide2

A500 8MB ide2

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269.00 PLN

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Weight: 0.2 kg

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Very compact 8MB FastRAM and BSC-AT-Bus IDE controller for Amiga 500.

based on design of Oleg Mishin https://github.com/OlegMishin/A500_8MB_ide2.

Please, refer to ink above for more: manuals, downloads.

Due to all respect to author, name has not been changed. 

 

Some specs: ( bold - changes introduced to design by your humble Lotharek)

  • Bootable IDE, no needs in a patched scsi.device to be present in Kickstart ROM for autoboot.
  • Supports Kickstart from 1.3 and higher.
  • Able to boot WB 1.3 and higher from HDD. 8MB RAM also detected in WB 1.3.
  • Motorola CPU present at board in smd package /plcc/
  • Diffrent CPLD used - 95144XL, thus firmware reworked.
  • rotated ide connector 180degrees - if ide2sd adapter connected,  sd card will be on top
  • hybrid smd/tht bottom socket - realy proud of this solution
  • Flash ROM contains BSC Oktopussy ROM and can be reflashed on-board. 
  • Works with A500/A500+.
  • Doesn't work with CDTV due to DMAC on board (present firmware).
  • PCB - 4layers, HID board (high integration device; trust me - i put a lot effort to squize CPU into the same pcb as orginal design)
  • re-designed / produced in Poland at smd.lotharek.pl

 

 

Please, check RELATED PRODUCTS  tab for IDE44 cables :-)

 

 

 

 

INSIDE BOX:

  • device only; 
  • cf adapter or amiga computers are for demonstartion purposes only and are not subject of sale.

 

Installation:

  • desolder CPU from motherboard if not socketed and solder back device 
  • if CPU is socketed... no comments here. 20 seconds ;-)
  • PAY ATTENTION TO ORIENTATION!  pin1 is bottom !
  • have a beer :-)
  • ready 

 

Disclaimer:

    • Questions about formatting hard disk / partitioning will be ignored.
    • NO SUPPORT FROM ME IN THAT MATTER; Please refer to GENERAL FAQ p.13
    • I have spent 30 minutes only to read manual  -  I am sure You can also do it !
    • In case of problems, please click HERE
    • I DO NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY for wrong connected CF ADAPTERS/SD ADAPTERS/ETC to ide44 connector. Pin 1 is marked at pcb properly - CHECK before connecting any device. 
    • Wrong connections may kill Your CPLD !

 

Did You know ?

  • You can flash device with another firmware
  • FS (firmware select jumper) makes possible to have two firmwares uploaded :-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • All files/manuals are avilable here: https://github.com/OlegMishin/A500_8MB_ide2.
  • Before asking my any question please READ THIS  FAQ p.13
  • If You are readng this and l do not want to read manual  linked above fand learn how to partition / format amiga disk drive  download ready image for cf /sd card (at least 256 MB) after decompression and restore it to Your card.