Amiga 620 HxC CD HD

lukassid · 01 November 2012, 20:57

I decided to pimp my A600 so we can use it as a kitchen computer.

Hole for slim CD-Rom drive

Aca 620, A604, ECS, Genuine KS 3.1 for starters

More pictures coming soon.

ws1968 · 02 November 2012, 15:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by lukassid

I decided to pimp my A600 so we can use it as a kitchen computer.

Hole for slim CD-Rom drive

Aca 620, A604, ECS, Genuine KS 3.1 for starters

More pictures coming soon.

Looking good already

Keep us posted

demolition · 02 November 2012, 16:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by ws1968

Looking good already

Keep us posted

Yep, I know I'd also like to know whether he gets that ACA620 to run properly. I still haven't had a single person confirm that theirs is running stable.

Amiga1992 · 02 November 2012, 16:53

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Originally Posted by demolition

Yep, I know I'd also like to know whether he gets that ACA620 to run properly. I still haven't had a single person confirm that theirs is running stable.

Really? I was thinking of giving myself an xmas present. Now you make me doubt...

demolition · 02 November 2012, 19:01

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Originally Posted by Akira

Really? I was thinking of giving myself an xmas present. Now you make me doubt...

The performance is great though, and I hope I find a solution for it as I like the small size of the A600.

Amiga1992 · 02 November 2012, 20:07

Where have you gotten your stability "statistics"? I'd like to know more before I buy.

demolition · 02 November 2012, 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

Where have you gotten your stability "statistics"? I'd like to know more before I buy.

It's not really a very good statistic as it's just me and two others who has problems with it.

http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=36624

Which is why I would like anyone else to come forward, also if they have it running stable so it can improve the statistic and tell the rest of us that it can work IRL.

For myself, I get random crashes probably due to chip memory read/write errors. It might freeze the machine just standing in WB, cause guru, or if in WHDLoad, quit with 'illegal instruction' or other error.

lukassid · 03 November 2012, 09:35

I couldn't get it to work (ACA620), comes out I cut hole for VGA output wrong and motherboard was bend, it's working for now. I didn't tested properly, just showing 5 mb fast ram under 3.1. I got another problem now, when I plug CD-rom drive and CF card together it won't even boot to Workbench.
It's Mitsumi CD with 44 pin adapter.

johnim · 03 November 2012, 09:44

hi slim cdroms are normally hardware set to master you may be lucky and fine a jumper or search for your drive to see if it can be modified

as the cf and cd cannot both be master

lukassid · 03 November 2012, 11:31

Hey thanks for the tip. Jumpers on 44 pin adapter says hi, lo, csel.
It might also be that my cf adapter is for 2 cards. I need to do more tests. It's all fun

.

lukassid · 04 November 2012, 21:53

Quick question.
Do I need IdeFix or EIDE99 device to have HD and Cd rom both on A600?
Thanks

johnim · 04 November 2012, 21:56

hi you can use both if master and slave are for each device with just a cable

but if you wanted you could have 3/4 devices with idefix device

lukassid · 04 November 2012, 22:13

While waiting for new cf card adapter I replaced LED lights, Power to blue and Hd and Floppy to clear UV.

roy bates · 04 November 2012, 22:19

try low or csel on cd rom if that dont work try to get a idefix 2 port board then you can have them both as master on two cables.

lukassid · 04 November 2012, 22:57

Thanks for that. I will wait for new single cf card adapter and try low and csel on cd rom. If no luck ill try to get idefix shame it's out of stock at the moment. Makes me wonder if Amiga can boot from slave disk?

lukassid · 08 November 2012, 18:17

After receiving single cf adapter Amiga did boot to WB but IdeFix software couldn't find that Mitsumi CD Rom. It spins and ejects but Amiga can't see it. Luckily I had spare TEAC DVD Rom and that is working perfectly. Only problem is black bazel. Tonight 3.9 installation time.

johnim · 08 November 2012, 21:41

great stuff and just respray bezel

lukassid · 08 November 2012, 22:19

3.9 installation failed ;(. It created emergency disk ok but installation is crashing after I choose to install on Workbench partition. Now I'm not sure if that's because Aca 620 got only 5mb fast ram and 3.9 needs 6mb or I shouldn't try to install on 3.1 but on empty HD?
I never installed anything above 3.1 before. So all this is new to me.

johnim · 09 November 2012, 11:06

have you set the cf up correctly see my sfs cf guide for maxtransfere and setup

lukassid · 10 November 2012, 15:12

Thanks again, it worked this time.
Things to do:
1. Drill hole for lcd and mount HxC inside.
2. Mount Sd card socket where floppy used to be.
3. Paint bazel beige.
4. Install Acatune and Ibrowse and other software.
5. Enjoy power of Amiga.

01 November 2012, 20:57	#1
lukassid Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 390	Amiga 620 HxC CD HD I decided to pimp my A600 so we can use it as a kitchen computer. Hole for slim CD-Rom drive Aca 620, A604, ECS, Genuine KS 3.1 for starters More pictures coming soon. Last edited by lukassid; 01 November 2012 at 22:21.

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Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	Where have you gotten your stability "statistics"? I'd like to know more before I buy.

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lukassid Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 390	I couldn't get it to work (ACA620), comes out I cut hole for VGA output wrong and motherboard was bend, it's working for now. I didn't tested properly, just showing 5 mb fast ram under 3.1. I got another problem now, when I plug CD-rom drive and CF card together it won't even boot to Workbench. It's Mitsumi CD with 44 pin adapter.

03 November 2012, 09:44	#9
johnim Amibay Mod/Staff Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: birmingham uk Age: 48 Posts: 1,019	hi slim cdroms are normally hardware set to master you may be lucky and fine a jumper or search for your drive to see if it can be modified as the cf and cd cannot both be master

03 November 2012, 11:31	#10
lukassid Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 390	Hey thanks for the tip. Jumpers on 44 pin adapter says hi, lo, csel. It might also be that my cf adapter is for 2 cards. I need to do more tests. It's all fun .

04 November 2012, 21:53	#11
lukassid Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 390	Quick question. Do I need IdeFix or EIDE99 device to have HD and Cd rom both on A600? Thanks

04 November 2012, 21:56	#12
johnim Amibay Mod/Staff Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: birmingham uk Age: 48 Posts: 1,019	hi you can use both if master and slave are for each device with just a cable but if you wanted you could have 3/4 devices with idefix device

04 November 2012, 22:13	#13
lukassid Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 390	While waiting for new cf card adapter I replaced LED lights, Power to blue and Hd and Floppy to clear UV.

04 November 2012, 22:19	#14
roy bates Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: birmingham Age: 55 Posts: 2,827	try low or csel on cd rom if that dont work try to get a idefix 2 port board then you can have them both as master on two cables.

04 November 2012, 22:57	#15
lukassid Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 390	Thanks for that. I will wait for new single cf card adapter and try low and csel on cd rom. If no luck ill try to get idefix shame it's out of stock at the moment. Makes me wonder if Amiga can boot from slave disk?

08 November 2012, 18:17	#16
lukassid Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 390	After receiving single cf adapter Amiga did boot to WB but IdeFix software couldn't find that Mitsumi CD Rom. It spins and ejects but Amiga can't see it. Luckily I had spare TEAC DVD Rom and that is working perfectly. Only problem is black bazel. Tonight 3.9 installation time.

08 November 2012, 21:41	#17
johnim Amibay Mod/Staff Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: birmingham uk Age: 48 Posts: 1,019	great stuff and just respray bezel

08 November 2012, 22:19	#18
lukassid Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 390	3.9 installation failed ;(. It created emergency disk ok but installation is crashing after I choose to install on Workbench partition. Now I'm not sure if that's because Aca 620 got only 5mb fast ram and 3.9 needs 6mb or I shouldn't try to install on 3.1 but on empty HD? I never installed anything above 3.1 before. So all this is new to me.

09 November 2012, 11:06	#19
johnim Amibay Mod/Staff Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: birmingham uk Age: 48 Posts: 1,019	have you set the cf up correctly see my sfs cf guide for maxtransfere and setup

10 November 2012, 15:12	#20
lukassid Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 390	Thanks again, it worked this time. Things to do: 1. Drill hole for lcd and mount HxC inside. 2. Mount Sd card socket where floppy used to be. 3. Paint bazel beige. 4. Install Acatune and Ibrowse and other software. 5. Enjoy power of Amiga.

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