A4000 Mediator - Page 3

trixster · 02 June 2018, 16:29

New view from above. The replacement PSU is still to arrive

trixster · 06 June 2018, 16:25

Now with an SFX PSU installed

The new psu is much smaller making for more space but the cables are super rigid making them a pain to tidy. I need to do some proper cable management when I have time. The psu draws air in from underneath and pushes it out the back.

Valken · 06 June 2018, 17:58

I just wanted to say beautiful machine. Love those clean old school kick ass personal workstation!

nogginthenog · 06 June 2018, 20:32

I removed the CD/DVD drive in my A4000 and I don't miss it. I assume you have ethernet card?

trixster · 06 June 2018, 21:03

Yes there's a NIC. CD-ROM is good for cd music tracks on games - like WipeOut, Quake etc..

spudje · 07 June 2018, 08:47

Yeah but still not via Prisma, which is rather pathetic from A-EON, such an expansion only doing mp3 play...

trixster · 07 June 2018, 09:07

Cd audio goes into the soundblaster which acts as a mixer for Paula, Prisma and cdaudio.

grelbfarlk · 17 June 2018, 01:49

Best Amiga... in the world.

Wait, what happened to the Zorram?

trixster · 18 July 2018, 13:37

Zorram has moved temporarily into the A3000

ElectroBlaster · 10 October 2018, 22:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by trixster

Hi! I sent my psu off to have it checked over and recapped by the same chap who recapped my A1200. Im not handy enough to do that sort of thing myself unfortunately.

Who was it that did the work? I want some done, I could probably do this myself but its sourcing the correct caps... its all about the correct physical size and I am rubbish as this sorta thing.

ElectroBlaster · 10 October 2018, 22:15

Also the psu 3d print frame! what thickiness was that printed in?

Great machine btw! I will eventually have one perfect machine if all goes well (amigaland is never easy in reality lol)

trixster · 10 October 2018, 22:50

The psu work was done by beta gamma computing but I believe the guy is in the process of moving home so he’s not taking on more work for the moment.

The frame was printed following the instructions on thingiverse:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2792761

trixster · 10 October 2018, 22:51

I also need to do a few updates as the ppc card is now a 950mhz G3 750fx, and the front bezel has been swapped for a pristine white one, as has the floppy drive.

nexus · 11 October 2018, 02:58

water cooling like what ill be doing
water universal kits are cheap nowadays
even make them for rasp pi's
and they have 40mm rads

ElectroBlaster · 15 October 2018, 03:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by trixster

I also need to do a few updates as the ppc card is now a 950mhz G3 750fx, and the front bezel has been swapped for a pristine white one, as has the floppy drive.

Do you have any plans for the old front? I badly need one

one of the side edges has fallen off... can only assume its the age of the plastic, it has gone brittle.

grelbfarlk · 15 October 2018, 03:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElectroBlaster

Do you have any plans for the old front? I badly need one

one of the side edges has fallen off... can only assume its the age of the plastic, it has gone brittle.

Someone did a 3D print design of this, if this helps at all.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2886182

trixster · 01 August 2019, 12:24

The empty Zorro slot is now occupied by a brand new ICY V2 i2c card. Photos to follow

I’ve also been testing a 128bit Radeon 9200 in place of the Vooodoo3. This seems to clash with the PCI NIC so when I’m using the Radeon the NIC is removed and ethernet is handled using a usb NIC on the Deneb. The Radeon’s bracket has been drilled to allow a usb header to be mounted it to keep things tidy.

trixster · 02 August 2019, 15:31

trixster · 03 September 2019, 17:25

As I have no battery connected to the rtc circuit I have no clock in this machine. So I’ve added a cheap DS3231 RTC module and connected it to the I2C bus.

nogginthenog · 03 September 2019, 20:06

Nice. I don't have a RTC in my A4000 either. I just get the time from a NTP server on each boot

17 June 2018, 01:49	#48
grelbfarlk Registered User Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: USA Posts: 2,902	Best Amiga... in the world. Wait, what happened to the Zorram? Last edited by grelbfarlk; 27 June 2018 at 04:00.

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02 June 2018, 16:29	#41
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	New view from above. The replacement PSU is still to arrive

06 June 2018, 16:25	#42
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	Now with an SFX PSU installed The new psu is much smaller making for more space but the cables are super rigid making them a pain to tidy. I need to do some proper cable management when I have time. The psu draws air in from underneath and pushes it out the back.

06 June 2018, 17:58	#43
Valken Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Amiga Posts: 465	I just wanted to say beautiful machine. Love those clean old school kick ass personal workstation!

06 June 2018, 20:32	#44
nogginthenog Amigan Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London Posts: 1,309	I removed the CD/DVD drive in my A4000 and I don't miss it. I assume you have ethernet card?

06 June 2018, 21:03	#45
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	Yes there's a NIC. CD-ROM is good for cd music tracks on games - like WipeOut, Quake etc..

07 June 2018, 08:47	#46
spudje Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,406	Yeah but still not via Prisma, which is rather pathetic from A-EON, such an expansion only doing mp3 play...

07 June 2018, 09:07	#47
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	Cd audio goes into the soundblaster which acts as a mixer for Paula, Prisma and cdaudio.

18 July 2018, 13:37	#49
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	Zorram has moved temporarily into the A3000

10 October 2018, 22:15	#51
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,705	Also the psu 3d print frame! what thickiness was that printed in? Great machine btw! I will eventually have one perfect machine if all goes well (amigaland is never easy in reality lol)

10 October 2018, 22:50	#52
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	The psu work was done by beta gamma computing but I believe the guy is in the process of moving home so he’s not taking on more work for the moment. The frame was printed following the instructions on thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2792761

10 October 2018, 22:51	#53
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	I also need to do a few updates as the ppc card is now a 950mhz G3 750fx, and the front bezel has been swapped for a pristine white one, as has the floppy drive.

11 October 2018, 02:58	#54
nexus Registered User Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: USA Posts: 728	water cooling like what ill be doing water universal kits are cheap nowadays even make them for rasp pi's and they have 40mm rads

01 August 2019, 12:24	#57
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	The empty Zorro slot is now occupied by a brand new ICY V2 i2c card. Photos to follow I’ve also been testing a 128bit Radeon 9200 in place of the Vooodoo3. This seems to clash with the PCI NIC so when I’m using the Radeon the NIC is removed and ethernet is handled using a usb NIC on the Deneb. The Radeon’s bracket has been drilled to allow a usb header to be mounted it to keep things tidy.

02 August 2019, 15:31	#58
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337

03 September 2019, 17:25	#59
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	As I have no battery connected to the rtc circuit I have no clock in this machine. So I’ve added a cheap DS3231 RTC module and connected it to the I2C bus.

03 September 2019, 20:06	#60
nogginthenog Amigan Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London Posts: 1,309	Nice. I don't have a RTC in my A4000 either. I just get the time from a NTP server on each boot

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