Would you cut into your A3000D case?
Hi all
I'm playing about with adding a DVD ROM to my A3000D. Some (alexh for one! ;) ) may ask why bother adding an optical drive to an Amiga that has CF? And the answer is, because I want to! :D I enjoyed modding my CF adapter so much I'm tempted to try something else. Here is a mock up of what it may look like: http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...3000d-wdvd.jpg The question is: Am I stupid to cut up my A3000D case for this mod? I'm thinking at some point I will sell my A3000D on... will I be harming the value seriously? Will a DVD ROM increase the value? I was going to do the A1200 DVD ROM mod but this has been done may times and I use my A3000D more than my other Amigas. Thoughts? |
paint the cdrom drive white, and somehow cover the cf-floppy holes... other than that it looks OK :spin
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Yeah was thinking about spraying the drive. I will have to swap the CF and floppy so that the IDE cable will reach. But covering the hole with a fake floppy button would be a nice touch.
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yeah babeh acoustic guitar with the pick on the 1st fret = classic :P
Nice mod btw if you paint it right. I would prefer a slim IDE slot-in drive though. Cheers |
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Nice mod you have there tonyyeb. I think that a DVD Rom would increase the price if you can get one in nearlly or same colour as the A3000D.
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Look nice, but as the other said, the color look kind of stupid ;)
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If you ARE going to do it. Try to get a laptop DVD drive with a slot loading mechanism then you can keep the cut to a bare minimum. If you were clever and knew what you were doing then you might even be able to wire up the slot-loading eject button to the spare floppy disk eject? |
The only problem with the slot loader is the price. They seem to be quite a bit more than a tray. It would look a lot better with a slot though... :crying
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This is the drive I got for my A4000 (in custom bracket) and my A1200.
http://www.e-shop.gr/show_per.phtml?id=PER.331676 (Spare the Greek ofc lol) It works like a charm with an slim IDE Adaptor of course. Alexh's idea is really neat if you can manage doing it :D Good luck and keep us posted with pr0n |
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The eject button and activity LED's will probably be highly visible and you can see where and how it is connected to PCB. It almost certainly could be replaced with a microswitch & LED on remote wires that could go to the unused floppy. You really need a cheap (perhaps dead?) slot loading drive to experiment on. |
I think i'm tempted by the slot choice. Hacking the button is the next level in my modding skills progress I think.
This is the cheapest slot loading drive I can find (not looked that hard yet): http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=250287667023 - But it says Apple? Will that work? I've e-mailed the seller for a picture of the rear. |
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Is that a slimline drive? If not and you cannot remove the bezel then it will require cutting a large slot.
Unsure about compatibility. An IDE Atapi drive is an IDE Atapi drive I thought? Perhaps a drive from a MacMini would be best? http://www.trustedreviews.com/images...-frontrear.jpg |
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Two possible solutions:
1- Use a slot-in device aligned will the grill in the undermost part of A3000 2- Put the tray to the right of the case, cutting the metal. Those ways you don't ruin the look of the A3000, who is one of the most beauty ones C= did (for me is the second, the first is the A1000). |
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