got a new amiga - need help identifying parts

Gordon · 20 March 2007, 21:33

hey guys got a new amiga but notice a few things i never seen before. can someone ID 2 things and tell me if its good or usefull?

thank you!!!

exhibit A

exhibit B

superBuster · 20 March 2007, 21:35

looks like an external ide adaptor.... just a guess about the second picture. Custom job..... interesting

kriz · 20 March 2007, 21:41

hehe I would need to where this external connector goes

If ide port, nice

Thie first picture is a 8mb ram with fpu and clock , nice ofcourse!

Gordon · 20 March 2007, 21:56

thanks guys. i tried an amiga ide cable it was to big but a PC one fits perfect. is it worth me taking my PC cdrom out and seeing if it works? or does it need extra power?

AMIGAZ · 20 March 2007, 22:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by gordonbennett

thanks guys. i tried an amiga ide cable it was to big but a PC one fits perfect. is it worth me taking my PC cdrom out and seeing if it works? or does it need extra power?

It will need extra power, only 2.5 inch hd's get their power thru the IDE cable

Gordon · 20 March 2007, 22:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by AMIGAZ

It will need extra power, only 2.5 inch hd's get their power thru the IDE cable

how will i get the extra power? is there an easy way to connect a cd rom to it maybe?

AMIGAZ · 20 March 2007, 22:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by gordonbennett

how will i get the extra power? is there an easy way to connect a cd rom to it maybe?

Just connect an IDE cable to it since it seems to be a male connector and then plug the IDE cable into the CD-rom and jumper the cd-rom as MASTER
Use an AT/ATX PSU and power the cd-rom, you will need some "cd drivers" if the previous owner hasn't already installed that

Gordon · 20 March 2007, 23:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by AMIGAZ

Just connect an IDE cable to it since it seems to be a male connector and then plug the IDE cable into the CD-rom and jumper the cd-rom as MASTER
Use an AT/ATX PSU and power the cd-rom, you will need some "cd drivers" if the previous owner hasn't already installed that

thank you for advice. i thought there was an easier way. i see 2.5inch to 3.5inch ide cables on ebay all the time and they never mention you need extra power. seems crafty. there is cd software as theres programs in my tools for CDs

superBuster · 20 March 2007, 23:19

easy? man, this is amiga stuff! thats a non standard hook up to start with.... The amiga was never built with cd-roms in mind..it a stretch that you can even use one on a 1200, back then people where happy to have 3.5 floppy disks! Crafty is exatcly the way you need to think.
best luck....

(btw) the first pic looks like a memory expansion with fpu, I think it also has a battery bufferd clock. I'm not a 1200 expert, so I don;t know what brand... is it usefull yeah sure, but you may want to get an accelerator to make that baby fly.

ppill · 21 March 2007, 00:25

The first photo depicts the 'M-Tec 1200 8MB RAM/FPU/RTC' board.

Zetr0 · 21 March 2007, 02:17

its a rebadge HAWK by Gasteiner M1202 I have one of these, a solid card I must admit ( I own one

).

you can read more about it here... its worth about £35 on ebay at the moment.

This is only a RAM expansion with the possibility of a 33mhz FPU, sadly your picture proves that you do not have said FPU. but no matter I cannot think of any games that use it LOL.

The maximum ammount of RAM is upto 8MB, it can have 2,4 or 8MB EDO memories.

This card is also PCMCIA unfriendly, if you configure more than 8MB of ram, you will not be able to use your PCMCIA port properly if at all.

An interesting note is that the HAWK board although identicall has its jumper pin that configure memory in a different area on the board.

the other as stated before is a CUSTOM 40PIN IDE job. best thing you could dop before powering on is check what that is all about. just incase anything goes.... iffy...

good luck GB

ppill · 21 March 2007, 11:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

its a rebadge HAWK by Gasteiner M1202 I have one of these, a solid card I must admit ( I own one

).

That explains why it looks exactly like the M-Tec card.

cane · 21 March 2007, 17:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

This card is also PCMCIA unfriendly, if you configure more than 8MB of ram, you will not be able to use your PCMCIA port properly if at all.

Isn't it PCMCIA unfriendly if it has more than 4Mb installed (like other ram expansion only cards for A1200)??

Gordon · 21 March 2007, 17:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

The maximum ammount of RAM is upto 8MB, it can have 2,4 or 8MB EDO memories.

This card is also PCMCIA unfriendly, if you configure more than 8MB of ram, you will not be able to use your PCMCIA port properly if at all.

good luck GB

thanks Zetr0! and everyone else. Zetr0 can you explain this? can i configure more than 8mb? or is that the max?

also does anyone know if theres somewhere in workbench i can check my syem properties? like how much ram? what processor i have?

Graham Humphrey · 21 March 2007, 18:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by cane

Isn't it PCMCIA unfriendly if it has more than 4Mb installed (like other ram expansion only cards for A1200)??

Yep it is, I once had an 8MB RAM card (no accelerator) and I couldn't use my PCMCIA slot at all. Of course if you have an accelerator this isn't a problem.

Peter · 21 March 2007, 18:45

4 Meg is the max if you want to use the PCMCIA - use 8 meg and it wont work - Zetr0 helped me configure my jumper setting on my one not so long ago...

20 March 2007, 21:33	#1
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	got a new amiga - need help identifying parts hey guys got a new amiga but notice a few things i never seen before. can someone ID 2 things and tell me if its good or usefull? thank you!!! exhibit A exhibit B

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20 March 2007, 21:35	#2
superBuster superFreak Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: planet earth Age: 51 Posts: 157	looks like an external ide adaptor.... just a guess about the second picture. Custom job..... interesting

20 March 2007, 21:41	#3
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,187	hehe I would need to where this external connector goes If ide port, nice Thie first picture is a 8mb ram with fpu and clock , nice ofcourse!

20 March 2007, 21:56	#4
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	thanks guys. i tried an amiga ide cable it was to big but a PC one fits perfect. is it worth me taking my PC cdrom out and seeing if it works? or does it need extra power?

20 March 2007, 23:19	#9
superBuster superFreak Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: planet earth Age: 51 Posts: 157	easy? man, this is amiga stuff! thats a non standard hook up to start with.... The amiga was never built with cd-roms in mind..it a stretch that you can even use one on a 1200, back then people where happy to have 3.5 floppy disks! Crafty is exatcly the way you need to think. best luck.... (btw) the first pic looks like a memory expansion with fpu, I think it also has a battery bufferd clock. I'm not a 1200 expert, so I don;t know what brand... is it usefull yeah sure, but you may want to get an accelerator to make that baby fly.

21 March 2007, 00:25	#10
ppill CON: artist Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poland Age: 43 Posts: 1,250	The first photo depicts the 'M-Tec 1200 8MB RAM/FPU/RTC' board.

21 March 2007, 02:17	#11
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	its a rebadge HAWK by Gasteiner M1202 I have one of these, a solid card I must admit ( I own one ). you can read more about it here... its worth about £35 on ebay at the moment. This is only a RAM expansion with the possibility of a 33mhz FPU, sadly your picture proves that you do not have said FPU. but no matter I cannot think of any games that use it LOL. The maximum ammount of RAM is upto 8MB, it can have 2,4 or 8MB EDO memories. This card is also PCMCIA unfriendly, if you configure more than 8MB of ram, you will not be able to use your PCMCIA port properly if at all. An interesting note is that the HAWK board although identicall has its jumper pin that configure memory in a different area on the board. the other as stated before is a CUSTOM 40PIN IDE job. best thing you could dop before powering on is check what that is all about. just incase anything goes.... iffy... good luck GB

21 March 2007, 18:45	#16
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	4 Meg is the max if you want to use the PCMCIA - use 8 meg and it wont work - Zetr0 helped me configure my jumper setting on my one not so long ago...

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