Using a Compact Flash card on a600/a1200 IDE - Page 4

dlfrsilver · 22 November 2006, 00:15

i have myself a 2gb danelec which is excellent and very fast... ^^ !

Zetr0 · 06 December 2006, 08:53

A Request to moderators

Could this thread be combined with this one

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=25149&page=2

also could this stick be renamed to Using Compact Flash on Amiga a600/a1200

or somthing like that. I appreciate your help

Zetr0 · 06 December 2006, 08:55

A Request to Moderators

Please could this thread be merged with this one as they are all the same thing (this one has more technical information with it too

Using a Compact Flash card on a600/a1200 IDE

I appreciate your help

Jope · 06 December 2006, 09:11

In order to do that, both will need to be cleaned up.. Currently I'm just not so certain what to keep from this thread - basically the conclusion was that Smiley's adapter was broken and he needed a new one.

Zetr0 · 06 December 2006, 09:14

and some of the technical stuff like

JST issues under CF

CF setting for use like maxtransfers etc

Diagrams and theories

pros and cons of buffered ide devices.

that sorta stuff

Jope · 06 December 2006, 10:04

That would mean I'd actually need to read through these with thought. :-)

Ok, I'll see what I can do.

Chain · 06 December 2006, 10:26

ourt sticky thread bout workin and nonworkin cards
http://amiga.probers.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=152

(only in Czech but im sure it doeznt matter)

just my 2p

Zetr0 · 07 December 2006, 14:36

@jope
thanks jope! appreciate the help

bippym · 07 December 2006, 16:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

A Request to Moderators

Please could this thread be merged with this one as they are all the same thing (this one has more technical information with it too

Using a Compact Flash card on a600/a1200 IDE

I appreciate your help

Done

Lemme know if is any other tidying up to be done

Zetr0 · 07 December 2006, 18:32

@moderators

I love you guys

Jope · 07 December 2006, 19:58

Thanks Bippy. :-)

dambuster · 14 December 2006, 19:31

Spotted this today
Single CF card
http://www.ebest24.co.uk/products/co...e-adapter.html
Dual CF Card
http://www.ebest24.co.uk/products/co...e-adapter.html

Ordered both up so hopefully should soon have A1200 and A1500 on steroids

Zetr0 · 14 December 2006, 19:47

@dambuster

Sweet... another turned to the dark side

dambuster · 01 January 2007, 12:12

Using both the single and dual cards without any problems and the speed is incredible

. My A1200 has boots before my LCD monitor

be careful when ordering the single as its available in 3 varieties
1 direct to m/b
2 horizontal conection
3 verticle connection

Ive used the direct one to connect to my budda and eventually for my pc if i ever get it back form my son.

The dual is fitted to the A1200

Re-reading this and it sounds like an advert. Nah just a very satisfied user

Paul

Fingerlickin_B · 02 January 2007, 09:12

Got my towerised A600 running the CF-as-IDE-HDD setup today

Wow, boot time is seriously fast and all around it seems to be working really, really well!

I'd suggest this super-cheap mod to anyone who's yet to try it

PZ.

Zetr0 · 19 January 2007, 14:23

heres a little something from my secret labratory!!!

this little beast runs KS3.1 and OS3.5 very nicely.

when i get time i will postie more pics on this little project.

Bloodwych · 19 January 2007, 15:17

Wow Zetro fantastic project there!

Looks like a lot of time, love and care went into that! Post some pics of your completed Workbench from the flash card once up and running.

My only concern with using compact flash as a hard disk is the limited number of writes this kind of technology has. Since Workbench doesn't constantly write to a hard disk like windows does however, you should be fine and it's always easy to replace.

Zetr0 · 19 January 2007, 15:25

@Bloodwych

when its done here will be the place its shown off...

there are a lot of thanks to go with this mod by the way, so when the case gets a re-spray of (colour match btw) i am going to stencil in the bottom all those that helped

there will be an ode to bw for your help with dopus btw...

hmmm i wonder if there is a way to get nicer 8 colour icons.... OS3.5 is workable but not as attractive as it would say under 16 or more colours...

any help is gladly recieved

Bloodwych · 19 January 2007, 15:42

Well this is going to be the most kick ass A600 in history! Must make you kind of proud to have all those features in that tiny case.

You might be stuck with the colours - I know the ECS chipset will only use 16 colour screenmodes in Workbench and I think only allows 8 of those for icons, so 3.5 will look washed out.

Perhaps there is something on Aminet that allows 16 colour icons for ECS?

You could always replace the icons in OS3.5 with small MagicWB ones, like in the ClassicWB FULL. These really do work well on TVres monitors and TV's (640x256) as they're low contrast and built for that resolution. Also normal icons will be lightening fast on the 68000 compared to glow icons that come with OS3.5.

If you don't like the MagicWB Palette, you can always replace any of the 8 standard colours with your own choice.

EDIT: As a side note, will a 68000 be able to burn on a CD/DVDRW? I thought it may be to too slow.

dambuster · 19 January 2007, 18:41

So thats the difference between an A600 and A1200, half the motherboards missing

looks good, unable to to side load it then -just let them windoze users witness the boot times

22 November 2006, 00:15	#61
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-ExtADF Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 35 Posts: 4,600	i have myself a 2gb danelec which is excellent and very fast... ^^ ! __________________ Denis

19 January 2007, 14:23	#76
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 38 Posts: 9,185	CF hard drives are COOL!!!! heres a little something from my secret labratory!!! this little beast runs KS3.1 and OS3.5 very nicely. when i get time i will postie more pics on this little project.

19 January 2007, 15:17	#77
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,699	Wow Zetro fantastic project there! Looks like a lot of time, love and care went into that! Post some pics of your completed Workbench from the flash card once up and running. My only concern with using compact flash as a hard disk is the limited number of writes this kind of technology has. Since Workbench doesn't constantly write to a hard disk like windows does however, you should be fine and it's always easy to replace. __________________ Live Long and Procrastinate A500 Batman Pack Classic Workbench Last edited by Bloodwych; 19 January 2007 at 15:27.

19 January 2007, 15:42	#79
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,699	Well this is going to be the most kick ass A600 in history! Must make you kind of proud to have all those features in that tiny case. You might be stuck with the colours - I know the ECS chipset will only use 16 colour screenmodes in Workbench and I think only allows 8 of those for icons, so 3.5 will look washed out. Perhaps there is something on Aminet that allows 16 colour icons for ECS? You could always replace the icons in OS3.5 with small MagicWB ones, like in the ClassicWB FULL. These really do work well on TVres monitors and TV's (640x256) as they're low contrast and built for that resolution. Also normal icons will be lightening fast on the 68000 compared to glow icons that come with OS3.5. If you don't like the MagicWB Palette, you can always replace any of the 8 standard colours with your own choice. EDIT: As a side note, will a 68000 be able to burn on a CD/DVDRW? I thought it may be to too slow. __________________ Live Long and Procrastinate A500 Batman Pack Classic Workbench Last edited by Bloodwych; 19 January 2007 at 20:50.

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06 December 2006, 08:53	#62
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 38 Posts: 9,185	A Request to moderators Could this thread be combined with this one http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=25149&page=2 also could this stick be renamed to Using Compact Flash on Amiga a600/a1200 or somthing like that. I appreciate your help

06 December 2006, 08:55	#63
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 38 Posts: 9,185	A Request to Moderators Please could this thread be merged with this one as they are all the same thing (this one has more technical information with it too Using a Compact Flash card on a600/a1200 IDE I appreciate your help

06 December 2006, 09:11	#64
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 32 Posts: 4,067	In order to do that, both will need to be cleaned up.. Currently I'm just not so certain what to keep from this thread - basically the conclusion was that Smiley's adapter was broken and he needed a new one.

06 December 2006, 09:14	#65
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 38 Posts: 9,185	and some of the technical stuff like JST issues under CF CF setting for use like maxtransfers etc Diagrams and theories pros and cons of buffered ide devices. that sorta stuff

06 December 2006, 10:04	#66
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 32 Posts: 4,067	That would mean I'd actually need to read through these with thought. :-) Ok, I'll see what I can do.

06 December 2006, 10:26	#67
Chain A-Collector, repairments Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Czech Rep. Age: 39 Posts: 1,490	ourt sticky thread bout workin and nonworkin cards http://amiga.probers.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=152 (only in Czech but im sure it doeznt matter) just my 2p

07 December 2006, 14:36	#68
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 38 Posts: 9,185	@jope thanks jope! appreciate the help

07 December 2006, 18:32	#70
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 38 Posts: 9,185	@moderators I love you guys

07 December 2006, 19:58	#71
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 32 Posts: 4,067	Thanks Bippy. :-)

14 December 2006, 19:31	#72
dambuster Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dundee / Scotland Posts: 151	Spotted this today Single CF card http://www.ebest24.co.uk/products/co...e-adapter.html Dual CF Card http://www.ebest24.co.uk/products/co...e-adapter.html Ordered both up so hopefully should soon have A1200 and A1500 on steroids

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14 December 2006, 19:47	#73
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 38 Posts: 9,185	@dambuster Sweet... another turned to the dark side

01 January 2007, 12:12	#74
dambuster Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dundee / Scotland Posts: 151	Using both the single and dual cards without any problems and the speed is incredible . My A1200 has boots before my LCD monitor be careful when ordering the single as its available in 3 varieties 1 direct to m/b 2 horizontal conection 3 verticle connection Ive used the direct one to connect to my budda and eventually for my pc if i ever get it back form my son. The dual is fitted to the A1200 Re-reading this and it sounds like an advert. Nah just a very satisfied user Paul

02 January 2007, 09:12	#75
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,116	Got my towerised A600 running the CF-as-IDE-HDD setup today Wow, boot time is seriously fast and all around it seems to be working really, really well! I'd suggest this super-cheap mod to anyone who's yet to try it PZ.

19 January 2007, 15:25	#78
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 38 Posts: 9,185	@Bloodwych when its done here will be the place its shown off... there are a lot of thanks to go with this mod by the way, so when the case gets a re-spray of (colour match btw) i am going to stencil in the bottom all those that helped there will be an ode to bw for your help with dopus btw... hmmm i wonder if there is a way to get nicer 8 colour icons.... OS3.5 is workable but not as attractive as it would say under 16 or more colours... any help is gladly recieved

19 January 2007, 18:41	#80
dambuster Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dundee / Scotland Posts: 151	So thats the difference between an A600 and A1200, half the motherboards missing looks good, unable to to side load it then -just let them windoze users witness the boot times