Wanted: GVP HD8 or HD+

[Torch500+]

trying to get back the same setup i had back in the early 90's so if anyone has one id be willing to take it off your hands

an A530 would be awesome but i see they're rare as hens teeth
might be willing to sample a 590 for my 1.3

[Zetr0]

Hello Torch500+

Welcome to the EAB, i am sure you will like it here

theres plenty of mischief arround here one to get into... so kick back and make yourself at home.

unfortunately A530's are..... well.... if you want to sacrifice your first born to satan... you might stand a chance at getting one in ones lifetime.

but theres some community hardware projects that may come to fruition... we shall see....

[Torch500+]

managed to get one but it has no psu is it easy enough to use another type of supply?

[Zetr0]

Ooohh theres something that can be done about that... bare with me a few moments an i will research it for you...

[Torch500+]

cheers m8
believe it or not i can work with server pcs and have built 64 node clusters but when i try to remember my roots im all thumbs

i work in electronic manufacture so schematics etc dont scare me so hit me with your worst

[Zetr0]

okies to begin with heres some drivers / photos / benchmarks

http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/search....&base=dec&pid=

heres some jumper / memory information

http://www.amigau.com/natamiga/t-a530turbo.shtml

and some more

http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showha....cgi?HARDID=68

our very own Paul_s recently uploaded the manual for the GVP A530, I am assuming he would know more about its power requirements as I cannot seem to find it elsewhere at the moment.

check out theses threadies

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=31708 (poke paul_s for another upload.... he loves to deliver ;D)

also a very nice restoration project by our very own Paul_s

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=30619

theres lots of pics.... yummy big ones

I hope the infos help...

[Torch500+]

absolutely spot on, man i cant believe how rusty i am
expect a few basic ?s from this point forward

[Torch500+]

oops should mention it was an HD+ that i bagged, hoping to get an HD8+ tomorrow tho

had my 500+ at work today to put it thru the sonic baths, brought it up nice n clean also cleaned up the pcb as it was quite dusty, battery looked dodgy so may need to replace that
will put pics up in a new thread soon

[cane]

Torch500+ here is picture of my HD8+ psu, I think it will help you:



edit: Maybe this should be in prb.hardware or prb.Hardware pics

[Zetr0]

Originally Posted by Torch500+

oops should mention it was an HD+ that i bagged, hoping to get an HD8+ tomorrow tho

Fingers crossed on that one for you. imma now off to spot infos for the HD+ LOL see if i can find that power info.

Originally Posted by Torch500+

... will put pics up in a new thread soon

promises of hardware pr0n are always gleefully received!

[Zetr0]

Originally Posted by cane

Torch500+ here is picture of my HD8+ psu, I think it will help you:



edit: Maybe this should be in prb.hardware or prb.Hardware pics

Just like you to post a perfectly usable and on topic picuture... now i need a nother reason to review old amiga hardware for the umpteen-million-th time LOL

good shot cane! soo a basic 5pin din connection using a psu of 20-30 watts... hmmm you could easly poser this fom the A500 itsself you know... with a small 5 pin plug (using only 4 lines dont need the shiled... ground it if you must).. you would need to put a hole in the case of you a500 though....

hmmmies.. I LOVE MODDING!!! okay... best stop drooling....

[rare_j]

Originally Posted by Torch500+

battery looked dodgy

Whip out the battery right now, don't wait for it to leak or else there'll be tears.

[Torch500+]

looking to order up a varta 3.6v 80ah to replace it, same package just slightly higher ah
cheers for the pics, it'll be easy to find a suitable replacement or pull the lines from the 500 itself if i could find a heavy psu, only got the std lightweight one at the mo

[Torch500+]

pic of that batty, cleaned up the whole pcb in the sonics and the bat is still working but yeah i agree it will leak soon

[lopos2000]

Originally Posted by Torch500+

managed to get one but it has no psu is it easy enough to use another type of supply?

You can modify the GVP A500 HD+ to use the A500 power supply. So no need for a seconf power supply. --->GVP A500 HD+ mod
Did myself and it worked very well.

[Torch500+]

excellent
thanks

[coze]

Originally Posted by Torch500+

but yeah i agree it will leak soon

dude, it's already leaking ! Get it out of there soon !

[cane]

Originally Posted by lopos2000

You can modify the GVP A500 HD+ to use the A500 power supply. So no need for a seconf power supply. --->GVP A500 HD+ mod
Did myself and it worked very well.

Hmmm, I completely forgot about this mod (I saw it before I bought HD8+).
lopos2000 what hdd are you using with that mod? I have original 40mb, I don't know can it be powered this way.

[Torch500+]

Originally Posted by coze

dude, it's already leaking ! Get it out of there soon !

new varta bat on the way might perform a few other mods on the motherboard while im at it
is it possible to further upgrade the ram?

[Zetr0]

yep, you can give it 1MB chip on the board if you have an R6A mobo..

you can also configure 512MB slowmem too

heres the discussion

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=31816

and here is the guide i was using.

http://www.savel.org/old/amiga/upgrade.html


Theres some interesting stuff going's on in the hardware sub forums...
http://eab.abime.net/forumdisplay.php?f=99

I like to think it like the fires of mordor.... but then images of jope beating on a ring or two come to mind.... its scairy...

remember you must placate the the hardware mods.... beer and pizza is his one jope's favourites...