CD32-SX32 Problem Hard Disk

AMIGASYSTEM · 10 December 2017, 23:29

After so many years I wanted to try mine CD32/SX32 and I noticed that on the SX32 the battery had lost acid. Removed the battery CD32 and the SX they work fine but the hard drives are no longer seen by the system. Tried to replace the hard drive but HDToolbox can not correctly detect HD and can not save changes "Error 4 In Drive Description"

Test with CD Bootable [ Show youtube player ] (HD 1,3 GB)

Test with CD Bootable [ Show youtube player ] (HD 1,3 GB)

supaduper · 11 December 2017, 08:17

Probably the Hardrive has corrupted,they do if not used for many years, why not swap the old 2.5" one for a compact flash ? just set one in winuae and that will solve your problem

AMIGASYSTEM · 11 December 2017, 10:52

Thanks for the reply, i have tested other HDs with the same result, all HD on WinUAE work well and they boot

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xArtx · 11 December 2017, 11:43

Given where the battery has leaked in relation to the IDE connector, have you checked the traces from the IDE connector?

AMIGASYSTEM · 11 December 2017, 12:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by xArtx

Given where the battery has leaked in relation to the IDE connector, have you checked the traces from the IDE connector?

It seems that IDE connector was not influenced by acid, see screenshot.

th4t1guy · 11 December 2017, 22:57

Might look at the cable. Did you use the same IDE cable when connecting to WinUAE?

AMIGASYSTEM · 11 December 2017, 23:53

No, on WinUAE i used this Box i will try to replace the cable as soon as I find one.

xArtx · 12 December 2017, 12:41

There are scratches across IDE port traces, and work done to the board there.
It couldn’t be seen in the photo nothing is wrong. There are also traces on the other side of the PCB.
A multimeter that can do continuity test (beep test) seriously costs less than $5 on eBay.
It would be worth the difference between “it seems something”, and just “something”.

th4t1guy · 12 December 2017, 16:31

Another thing to check would be the power adapter. Using an older drive like that tended to push near the power limits of what a cd32 could handle. CF/flash cards use a lot less power, so they really are more ideal for this machine.

10 December 2017, 23:29	#1
AMIGASYSTEM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Brindisi (Italy) Age: 70 Posts: 8,248	CD32-SX32 Problem Hard Disk After so many years I wanted to try mine CD32/SX32 and I noticed that on the SX32 the battery had lost acid. Removed the battery CD32 and the SX they work fine but the hard drives are no longer seen by the system. Tried to replace the hard drive but HDToolbox can not correctly detect HD and can not save changes "Error 4 In Drive Description" Test with CD Bootable [ Show youtube player ] (HD 1,3 GB) Test with CD Bootable [ Show youtube player ] (HD 1,3 GB) Last edited by AMIGASYSTEM; 23 January 2018 at 00:03.

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11 December 2017, 08:17	#2
supaduper Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Krypton Posts: 1,210	Probably the Hardrive has corrupted,they do if not used for many years, why not swap the old 2.5" one for a compact flash ? just set one in winuae and that will solve your problem

11 December 2017, 10:52	#3
AMIGASYSTEM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Brindisi (Italy) Age: 70 Posts: 8,248	Thanks for the reply, i have tested other HDs with the same result, all HD on WinUAE work well and they boot [ Show youtube player ]

11 December 2017, 11:43	#4
xArtx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 685	Given where the battery has leaked in relation to the IDE connector, have you checked the traces from the IDE connector?

11 December 2017, 22:57	#6
th4t1guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO, USA Posts: 683	Might look at the cable. Did you use the same IDE cable when connecting to WinUAE?

11 December 2017, 23:53	#7
AMIGASYSTEM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Brindisi (Italy) Age: 70 Posts: 8,248	No, on WinUAE i used this Box i will try to replace the cable as soon as I find one.

12 December 2017, 12:41	#8
xArtx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 685	There are scratches across IDE port traces, and work done to the board there. It couldn’t be seen in the photo nothing is wrong. There are also traces on the other side of the PCB. A multimeter that can do continuity test (beep test) seriously costs less than $5 on eBay. It would be worth the difference between “it seems something”, and just “something”.

12 December 2017, 16:31	#9
th4t1guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO, USA Posts: 683	Another thing to check would be the power adapter. Using an older drive like that tended to push near the power limits of what a cd32 could handle. CF/flash cards use a lot less power, so they really are more ideal for this machine.

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