16 May 2007, 12:07 | #1 |
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A2000 Comp.Z Tower: info on floppy port mod...
I got this Comp.Z towered A2000 (dead mobo though, waiting for new one) and I need some info on this floppy port "mod" it has....
it seems it is power related??? I don't get it, is it used to power something internally? any info? |
16 May 2007, 12:24 | #2 |
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Disk motor and reset leds? Where is the red wire connected to?
Can you take a macro shot of the connector's rear end, as I'm not sure where any of the wires really go, actually. :-) |
16 May 2007, 12:37 | #3 |
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red is ground AFAIK, and looking the connector pins from left to right, on the 3rd goes the black, and on the 5th goes the brown cable...
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16 May 2007, 18:33 | #4 |
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Ok, then it looks like motor + reset.
Both are active low, so perhaps it's for a pair of buttons or a momentary toggle switch. I don't know what that would be used for, though.. Perhaps something cracking or piracy related? |
16 May 2007, 21:50 | #5 |
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I really dunno, I received the tower and this cable was just hanging AFAIR
also for some strange reason, this tower has built-in monitor switcher, with 2xVGA inputs and an RGB one... |
16 May 2007, 21:58 | #6 |
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Sounds nice and custom No idea what use being able to tweak the motor + reset lines is...
I installed 3 switches on my A2000: 1. Swapping KS1.3 + KS3.1 2. Turning HD booting on + off 3. Turning AR3 on + off (Can't boot 3.1 with AR3 enabled) Oh and I installed an NMI button for HrtMon & coding |
16 May 2007, 22:22 | #7 |
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at first I thought it was the parallel port that he was draining power from (or feeding?) but then I realised it was the floppy port... too bad the previous owner got it 2nd hard and knows nothing....
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17 May 2007, 13:52 | #9 |
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Mysterious Hardware Hacks!!!!
i just love 'em could it be an LED indicator could it be a sector counter could it be a small thermo-nuclear activator.... with keropi's gear... whom knows. |
17 May 2007, 13:58 | #10 |
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maybe I connect a "free sex&beer" jumper on it???
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17 May 2007, 16:13 | #13 |
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@ Zetr0 :
starting a pimpin' business eh? profitable, u get to wear funky clothes, u get the right to decorate with fur your pimp-mobile, bang your chicks... hell yeah, I'll open the GR branch! |
17 May 2007, 20:43 | #14 |
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SWEET!!!!
Just call me "Pimp Ze" ... now just gotta find some muscle and the pimp ride is complete! |
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I am gonna export to u some chiquitas!
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