DISCLAIMER:

all ultimates are sold with straight headers

      Ultimate is one of the best ATARI 8bit internal upgrades ever, invented by my great friend, Sebastian Bartkowicz aka Candle`o`Sin -  http://spiflash.org/ . Instalation of this upgrade takes me approx. 5 minuts and even rookie can handle it at home - without finding a professional technician and extra costs!

     It's easy, it's simple, it's FUN! Also, in the present version some fixes were applied in comparison to the initial release. Now it's 100% "safe and sound". Of course, what would be a bundle of wires without software support ?

    Dear all, it is about time to visit AtariAge / AtariArea forums, isn't it? :-)

Features

• As solderless as possible (only RW, PHI2, HALT and RESET lines need soldering when MMU and OS rom are socketed) 
• fully flashable SpartaDOS-X with up to 320kbytes for its purposes
• Real Time Clock module for SDX with battery backup and NVRAM
• fully flashable 4 OS ROM slots
• hardware WRITE PROTECT for the whole Flash array
• configurable memory expansion with 4 modes of operation (disabled, 320k RAMBO, 578k COMPY SHOP, 1088k RAMBO)
• customizable BASIC and MISSLE COMMAND slots (also flashable)
• compatible with all XL/XE machines (600XL needs 64kB of RAM first)

Inside BOX :

• high quality Ultimate BOARD 
• HARTING MMU ADAPTER 20 IDC Female cable
  
• HARTING OS ROM ADAPTER  28 IDC FEMALE ADAPTER 
  
• 4pin connection cable
• fitting items

INSTALLATION STEP BY STEP:

Disclaimer: 

• If you are not familiar with soldering or you do not have proper tools, please LET a pro technician do it for you or send me your ATARI BOARD for installation. Upgrade installation cost is 30€ only. Contact me to arrange installation.
• Please remeber - wrong tools usage or low skills may damage atari and ultimate; any damage/harm to your hardware is NOT subject of any kind of warranty.
• Installation is easy, but unexperienced hands can do a lot of damage. Please, refer to FAQ first 

• locate  MMU (20 pins) and OS ROM (28 pins) and their pins no1 

General rule of pin identification - click for larger picture

• If Your chips are in sockets: 
  • Remove  MMU (20 pins) and OS ROM (28 pins) chips from their sockets 
  • Insert flat cable with "chip-adapter" side into MMU and OS ROM sockets ( RED STRIPE  cable indicates PIN 1 of removed chip)
  • Make proper 4wire connection of ULTIMATE with CPU  - CLICK 
  • Connect flat cables with "IDC-side" to ultimate board ( RED STRIPE cable indicates PIN 1 ultimate connector)
    
  • Fix ULTIMATE PCB inside Atari
  • PLease, refer to FAQ in case of glitches/odd behaviour 

• If Your chips are not in sockets:
  • desolder MMU (20 pins) and OS ROM (28 pins) from atari pcb
  • Solder sokcets into atari pcb (sockets are not supplied by me)
  • Insert flat cable with "chip-adapter" side into MMU and OS ROM sockets ( RED STRIPE  cable indicates PIN 1 of removed chip)
  • Make a proper connection with supplied 4wire cable between ULTIMATE and  CPU  - CLICK 
  • Connect flat cables with "IDC-side" to ultimate board ( RED STRIPE cable indicates PIN 1 ultimate connector)
    
  • Fix ULTIMATE PCB inside Atari
  • PLease, refer to FAQ in case of glitches/odd behaviour 

READY!  You can power on Atari, enter setup (HELP + RESET) and adjust all you want! 

Ultimate + SIDE 2  -  partitioning /  formatting compact flash 

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