Vampire 500+ V2 question

obitus1990 · 04 July 2017, 05:37

Does anyone know how many IDE devices are supported on the Vampire's IDE port? Just the single drive, or, can it do two?

demolition · 04 July 2017, 08:16

It works just like the IDE port in the 600 or 1200 so it should be able to do two devices, however if FastIDE mode is enabled, it might not work properly with more than one device (FastIDE is ~10MB/s compared to ~3MB/s).

obitus1990 · 09 July 2017, 03:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by demolition

It works just like the IDE port in the 600 or 1200 so it should be able to do two devices, however if FastIDE mode is enabled, it might not work properly with more than one device (FastIDE is ~10MB/s compared to ~3MB/s).

How does one turn fastIDE mode on and off?

Also, I have noticed that the drive activity light on the A500's case does not flash when the vampire is accessing the CF or SD cards. Is this normal? If so, is there a work-around that will enable LED so I know when something is loading?

emufan · 09 July 2017, 03:46

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VER: VampireTool 1.04 (19.1.2017) Apollo-Team %s
Check: Check if Board present.
Core: Output Core revision String.
CoreRev: Output Core revision Number.
Serial: Output Board Serial Number.
TurtleOn: Enable the Turtle mode.
TurtleOff: Disable the Turtle mode.
BlitSyncOn: Enable the Turtle mode.
BlitSyncOff: Disable the Turtle mode.
SlowIDE: Enable Slow IDE mode (about 2MB/s).
FastIDE: Enable Fast IDE mode (about 10MB/s).

SAGADriver.v0.12.lha -> SAGADriver.v0.12/C/VampireTool

no idea about the led.

grond · 09 July 2017, 09:19

The LED is for the FDD, isn't it?

demolition · 09 July 2017, 09:59

Yes, the A500 only has a FDD LED, but with some modifications I guess it could be possible to make it flash with HDD as well.

obitus1990 · 10 July 2017, 04:07

OK, thank you. Maybe I was confusing my A500 w/GVP sidecar with the A1200's LEDs.

springycz · 04 September 2017, 12:40

Since other Vampire 500 related threads appear to be closed let me ask my question here. Is there anybody who actually runs it in Amiga 500? From various sources, I got the impression that almost everybody operates it in Amigas 2000. Does the Vampire fit in Amiga 500 properly even with the case closed?

Marlon_ · 04 September 2017, 12:54

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Originally Posted by springycz

Since other Vampire 500 related threads appear to be closed let me ask my question here. Is there anybody who actually runs it in Amiga 500? From various sources, I got the impression that almost everybody operates it in Amigas 2000. Does the Vampire fit in Amiga 500 properly even with the case closed?

I think most use it in their A500/A500+ actually. I myself have mine in my A500+, it fits without issues.

springycz · 04 September 2017, 13:08

Thank you!
Can´t wait for Friday. It will be the first time my Vampire will first meet his bride and I will see them live.

demolition · 04 September 2017, 16:34

I also use it in my A500+. With the current core it makes the most sense to use it in a model which has 2MB chip which is simple to achieve with a 500+, although when Gold 3 comes along, that should become irrelevant.

Sinphaltimus · 04 September 2017, 18:15

I run it in my A500 rev5. Fits fine as is. I modified mine to have an extra riser because i broke some pins that needed repairing after I removed it for the first time. So with the riser, it doesn't fit (butts up against the Keyboard. Of no consequence to me however, I don't use the keyboard and will be transplanting this in to a PC tower case once my SDNet arrives (this week) Woot!

04 July 2017, 05:37	#1
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04 July 2017, 08:16	#2
demolition Unregistered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Copenhagen / DK Age: 43 Posts: 4,190	It works just like the IDE port in the 600 or 1200 so it should be able to do two devices, however if FastIDE mode is enabled, it might not work properly with more than one device (FastIDE is ~10MB/s compared to ~3MB/s).

09 July 2017, 09:19	#5
grond Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Germany Posts: 1,919	The LED is for the FDD, isn't it?

09 July 2017, 09:59	#6
demolition Unregistered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Copenhagen / DK Age: 43 Posts: 4,190	Yes, the A500 only has a FDD LED, but with some modifications I guess it could be possible to make it flash with HDD as well.

10 July 2017, 04:07	#7
obitus1990 Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Mandeville USA Posts: 203	OK, thank you. Maybe I was confusing my A500 w/GVP sidecar with the A1200's LEDs.

04 September 2017, 12:40	#8
springycz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Budweis / Czech Republic Posts: 86	Since other Vampire 500 related threads appear to be closed let me ask my question here. Is there anybody who actually runs it in Amiga 500? From various sources, I got the impression that almost everybody operates it in Amigas 2000. Does the Vampire fit in Amiga 500 properly even with the case closed?

04 September 2017, 13:08	#10
springycz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Budweis / Czech Republic Posts: 86	Thank you! Can´t wait for Friday. It will be the first time my Vampire will first meet his bride and I will see them live.

04 September 2017, 16:34	#11
demolition Unregistered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Copenhagen / DK Age: 43 Posts: 4,190	I also use it in my A500+. With the current core it makes the most sense to use it in a model which has 2MB chip which is simple to achieve with a 500+, although when Gold 3 comes along, that should become irrelevant.

04 September 2017, 18:15	#12
Sinphaltimus Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cresco, PA, USA Age: 53 Posts: 1,126	I run it in my A500 rev5. Fits fine as is. I modified mine to have an extra riser because i broke some pins that needed repairing after I removed it for the first time. So with the riser, it doesn't fit (butts up against the Keyboard. Of no consequence to me however, I don't use the keyboard and will be transplanting this in to a PC tower case once my SDNet arrives (this week) Woot!

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