Another Newbie

danhans · 14 April 2009, 10:34

Hello Everyone,

Just joined up as I have just got my hands on an old A500 at the weekend. I got it for free as someone had kindly left in all boxed up (in original boxes - with warranty cards/manuals/leads/2xmice at the local tip - I couldnt bare to see it thrown away. Unfortunately it didnt come with any disks.

Anyway I have also just bought a A600 with a load of games on ebay for £12. Ive got loads of parts that look like they may be useful (PCMCIA-CF/ CF-IDE adapters, loads of CF cards, couple of 2.5" HDD's.

I had a A500+ about 10 years ago with a viper accelerator in it (530CD rings a bell?) and it was a quick machine - bought from First Computers in Leeds.

So when the 600 turns up on Thursday hopefully I can get cracking (and reading) on getting it set-up with a CF/HDD installed.

Dan

TCD · 14 April 2009, 10:44

Hi Dan and welcome to EAB

Quote:

Originally Posted by danhans

Anyway I have also just bought a A600 with a load of games on ebay for £12. Ive got loads of parts that look like they may be useful (PCMCIA-CF/ CF-IDE adapters, loads of CF cards, couple of 2.5" HDD's.

£12 for the lot?

Wow, that's quite a bargain you got there! Have fun with your new Miggies and here on EAB then

danhans · 14 April 2009, 10:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Hi Dan and welcome to EAB

£12 for the lot?

Wow, that's quite a bargain you got there! Have fun with your new Miggies and here on EAB then

Thanks!

Sorry thats just for the A600 and around 100 disks, the rest of the stuff I already have.

TCD · 14 April 2009, 11:02

Still not bad if the 100 disks still work. Fingers crossed they do

Gordon · 14 April 2009, 11:17

Welcome back to amiga world. Why did you get rid of the A500+?

danhans · 14 April 2009, 11:51

IIRC I really needed and wanted a car at the time, a guy I knew had a Fiat Cinquecento he was selling and also liked amigas - so it was A500 & £££ for the car.

Graham Humphrey · 14 April 2009, 12:57

Welcome to EAB.

An A600 for £12 and a free A500 isn't bad going at all. I'm sure you can get yourself a nice little setup with all that stuff

danhans · 14 April 2009, 13:11

Hi and thanks again.

Just a correction to something I said above, it was a Viper 520CD I had, not a 530.

Dan

DH · 14 April 2009, 13:26

Welcome to EAB danhans

Wish I had your luck, the wife wouldn't complain at me spending £12 for an A600 but anything more I would have to convince her it was for a good cause

Have fun here at EAB, and let's hope your miggies work just fine, although I suspect some attention will be needed with some of the mobo caps, so do a little opening up to check, that's if they haven't already been replaced

Gordon · 14 April 2009, 13:41

I never check my caps. Will my amigas die at some stage because of caps? I dont even know what they do.

danhans · 14 April 2009, 13:54

I just get rubbish together and go to the local council tip - if you ask nicely they always say yes - and its the best form of recycling IMO.

I got a BRAND NEW!! Sega Saturn a couple of months back, absolutely mint condition - not a mark on it - boxed - all manuals and leads joypads etc. I also got an apple II years and years ago.

I have like a retro allowance - buy bits and fix and sell them, if I make on them I can buy something better.

Looking at some of this amiga stuff though, id need a big allowance lol

Thanks DemonHellraiser - are we talking about the big electrolytics at the back of the mobo?

Dan

DH · 14 April 2009, 13:58

@gordonbennett
If they leak they'll damage the mobo. They are just like batteries, when they are exhausted, they leak. You usually can't tell 'cause they leak from underneath where you can't see, but my advice would be to replace them. There are already some really good threads about this here on EAB, telling you of the type to replace them with. Have a search 'n' I'm sure you'll find them, try 'leaky caps' for starters

DH · 14 April 2009, 14:01

Something like these but also blue in colour

Gordon · 14 April 2009, 15:30

Thanks Demon, gonna have to open my babies up and have a look. Alot of people here have alot of electrical knowledge I notice.

DH · 14 April 2009, 15:41

Has your miggie still got the warranty seals intact?

Gordon · 14 April 2009, 15:46

No(not incuding the cd32). I got 3 amigas and I have opened them all up to install/replace Hard drives. I also have a sx1. They all looked fine when opened, the only problem i notice, is my sx1 never doesnt remember the the time. It just reverts to whatever I set it, next time I boot.

danhans · 14 April 2009, 18:43

Thanks for the headsup guys, Ill check the caps when I get the 600 delivered and get myself down to Farnell.

I was reading one of the other threads regarding flashing your own kickstart ROM. Ive got a programmer (Genius 540), so might look into that too.

The 500 ive got definately hasnt had anything done and the seals were broken when I got it, the casing behind the FDD has been melted by the looks of it.

danhans · 23 April 2009, 17:07

Goy my 600 last friday, it is in pretty good nick.

Got an old laptop HDD and prepped it with with USB2 - IDE and WinUAE, installed WB2.1 and the cf/fat32 drivers. Working great.

The only thing is the mouse has had it so ive ordered a couple of PIC16F628's to try and make a PS/2-AMIGA adapters as ive loads of old MS mice lying around.

Just a shame it has 1mb RAM as I want to try WHDload, will have to keep an eye out for a better amiga or an upgrade.

TCD · 23 April 2009, 17:18

Maybe this is interesting then : http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=44008

14 April 2009, 10:34	#1
danhans Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 24	Another Newbie Hello Everyone, Just joined up as I have just got my hands on an old A500 at the weekend. I got it for free as someone had kindly left in all boxed up (in original boxes - with warranty cards/manuals/leads/2xmice at the local tip - I couldnt bare to see it thrown away. Unfortunately it didnt come with any disks. Anyway I have also just bought a A600 with a load of games on ebay for £12. Ive got loads of parts that look like they may be useful (PCMCIA-CF/ CF-IDE adapters, loads of CF cards, couple of 2.5" HDD's. I had a A500+ about 10 years ago with a viper accelerator in it (530CD rings a bell?) and it was a quick machine - bought from First Computers in Leeds. So when the 600 turns up on Thursday hopefully I can get cracking (and reading) on getting it set-up with a CF/HDD installed. Dan

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14 April 2009, 11:02	#4
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,519	Still not bad if the 100 disks still work. Fingers crossed they do

14 April 2009, 11:17	#5
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	Welcome back to amiga world. Why did you get rid of the A500+?

14 April 2009, 11:51	#6
danhans Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 24	IIRC I really needed and wanted a car at the time, a guy I knew had a Fiat Cinquecento he was selling and also liked amigas - so it was A500 & £££ for the car.

14 April 2009, 12:57	#7
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Welcome to EAB. An A600 for £12 and a free A500 isn't bad going at all. I'm sure you can get yourself a nice little setup with all that stuff

14 April 2009, 13:11	#8
danhans Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 24	Hi and thanks again. Just a correction to something I said above, it was a Viper 520CD I had, not a 530. Dan

14 April 2009, 13:26	#9
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 56 Posts: 4,110	Welcome to EAB danhans Wish I had your luck, the wife wouldn't complain at me spending £12 for an A600 but anything more I would have to convince her it was for a good cause Have fun here at EAB, and let's hope your miggies work just fine, although I suspect some attention will be needed with some of the mobo caps, so do a little opening up to check, that's if they haven't already been replaced

14 April 2009, 13:41	#10
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	I never check my caps. Will my amigas die at some stage because of caps? I dont even know what they do.

14 April 2009, 13:54	#11
danhans Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 24	I just get rubbish together and go to the local council tip - if you ask nicely they always say yes - and its the best form of recycling IMO. I got a BRAND NEW!! Sega Saturn a couple of months back, absolutely mint condition - not a mark on it - boxed - all manuals and leads joypads etc. I also got an apple II years and years ago. I have like a retro allowance - buy bits and fix and sell them, if I make on them I can buy something better. Looking at some of this amiga stuff though, id need a big allowance lol Thanks DemonHellraiser - are we talking about the big electrolytics at the back of the mobo? Dan

14 April 2009, 13:58	#12
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 56 Posts: 4,110	@gordonbennett If they leak they'll damage the mobo. They are just like batteries, when they are exhausted, they leak. You usually can't tell 'cause they leak from underneath where you can't see, but my advice would be to replace them. There are already some really good threads about this here on EAB, telling you of the type to replace them with. Have a search 'n' I'm sure you'll find them, try 'leaky caps' for starters

14 April 2009, 14:01	#13
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 56 Posts: 4,110	Something like these but also blue in colour

14 April 2009, 15:30	#14
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	Thanks Demon, gonna have to open my babies up and have a look. Alot of people here have alot of electrical knowledge I notice.

14 April 2009, 15:41	#15
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 56 Posts: 4,110	Has your miggie still got the warranty seals intact?

14 April 2009, 15:46	#16
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	No(not incuding the cd32). I got 3 amigas and I have opened them all up to install/replace Hard drives. I also have a sx1. They all looked fine when opened, the only problem i notice, is my sx1 never doesnt remember the the time. It just reverts to whatever I set it, next time I boot.

14 April 2009, 18:43	#17
danhans Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 24	Thanks for the headsup guys, Ill check the caps when I get the 600 delivered and get myself down to Farnell. I was reading one of the other threads regarding flashing your own kickstart ROM. Ive got a programmer (Genius 540), so might look into that too. The 500 ive got definately hasnt had anything done and the seals were broken when I got it, the casing behind the FDD has been melted by the looks of it.

23 April 2009, 17:07	#18
danhans Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 24	Goy my 600 last friday, it is in pretty good nick. Got an old laptop HDD and prepped it with with USB2 - IDE and WinUAE, installed WB2.1 and the cf/fat32 drivers. Working great. The only thing is the mouse has had it so ive ordered a couple of PIC16F628's to try and make a PS/2-AMIGA adapters as ive loads of old MS mice lying around. Just a shame it has 1mb RAM as I want to try WHDload, will have to keep an eye out for a better amiga or an upgrade.

23 April 2009, 17:18	#19
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,519	Maybe this is interesting then : http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=44008

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