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16 August 2008, 17:39
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Has the Amiga bug again
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hull, UK
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A3000 Compact Flash Floppy
Hi all
After much messing about getting my CF-IDE to work I have finally mounted it in my case. I was going to go for a rear plate mounted CF-IDE but thought that might be a pain having to get round the back removing and inserting the card (plus they were a bit more expensive). So I got a PCB model and modified a 5 1/4" to 3 1/2" bay kit, mounted it in the space floppy drive bay in the A3000D case and hey presto!       It took a bit of fiddling getting the height right (had to mount it upside down in the end). And the power cable was getting in the way. A few holes had to be enlarged to fit the new bolts. Oh and lesson learnt: fit the IDE cable BEFORE assembly! 
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17 August 2008, 00:54
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: UK
Age: 50
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Clever idea!
Now all you need is the bleach tactic. |
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17 August 2008, 00:56
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Ya' like it Retr0?
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: United Kingdom
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Fantastic Hack!!!
 
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17 August 2008, 01:12
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. . Mouse . .
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Nowhere
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Cool!
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17 August 2008, 12:05
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Has the Amiga bug again
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hull, UK
Age: 43
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Cheers guys. I was chuffed with my first Amiga hardware mod.
Yes 'whitening' the case, keyboard and mouse will be next week. I work at a college and our science tech will be sorting me out with the stuff. |
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18 August 2008, 07:10
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Amiga Nut
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Belco, Australia
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Perfect!
PZ. |
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18 August 2008, 07:53
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I hate potatos and shirts
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil
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Maybe a silly suggestion, but what about using a floppy "door" inside the unit to act as dust cover/"nothing here to see, go away!" when the CF is not plugged in?
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18 August 2008, 08:12
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Has the Amiga bug again
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hull, UK
Age: 43
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Nice idea! Ill give it a go.
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