Aaaahhhhhh What The Hell Do I Do. - Page 11

Yoto · 03 February 2009, 14:40

DemonHellraiser is right!
As long as we know you have 2 Amigas A1200:

At least one of them has this setup:

"amiga 1200, apollo1200 8meg, 3.1 roms. os3.1. 80 gig hard drive. and now a liteon dvd cd rom, 17" lcd tv"

Retronerd told you already that the Apollo 1200 with 8 mb simm will conflict with the pcmcia slot, so you will have to get either a lesser
simm (4 mb) or a better turbo card if you want to use the pcmcia slot to insert a CF to PCMCIA adapter to exchange files between your pc and amiga..yes its useful!

http://www.myshopping.com.au/ZM--304...eaders_Writers (just for reference since the price is to high)

You also seem to have some kind of flicker fixer already installed in one of your 1200´s since you have a 15 pin VGA connection near the mouse...

If you can take your Amiga top cover and take a few pictures maybe we could identify the hardware for you.

leytond · 03 February 2009, 15:26

were do i upload pictures to on the site, ???????

leytond · 03 February 2009, 15:29

take your Amiga top cover of, oh my gos, hahaha, ya realy think im going to do that ,
sorry guys not a chance. that is way above my head.

leytond · 03 February 2009, 15:37

have a look at this, ive put one of the amigas on ebay, lol, 270338858940
thats the item number have a look see if ya think it is worth it, let me know what ya think.

pubzombie · 03 February 2009, 15:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by leytond

take your Amiga top cover of, oh my gos, hahaha, ya realy think im going to do that ,
sorry guys not a chance. that is way above my head.

i know how you feel, but trust in these guys. they will use the force to guide you.

leytond · 03 February 2009, 15:40

there aint no way im taking the 1200 to bits, LOL
id have another heart atack.

DH · 03 February 2009, 15:45

come on, it's just as easy as stripping your old mobo out of the PC 'n' replacing all the bits 'n' bobs inside

pubzombie · 03 February 2009, 15:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by leytond

there aint no way im taking the 1200 to bits, LOL
id have another heart atack.

but if you have two - you can take your time and do a NICE AND SLOW practice run. I am terrible with electronics - last time i did any i grabbed the capacitor in the back of the tv, i started dancing and the misses wet herself laffing, and as i am a weight lifter i am hamfisted to say the least. But I lay everything out on my desk and take digital piccies of evrything so i can look at how things were when i am left with spare screws and pieces of wiring.

cosmicfrog · 03 February 2009, 15:47

so are u saying that you don`t know how 2 use a screw driver ?
you might have 2 learn if you want to fully upgrade that 1200

edit don`t be scared, after all look how many ppl are here just waiting to hold ya hand heheheheh

leytond · 03 February 2009, 15:48

mmmmm , no way, not yet anyway.

leytond · 03 February 2009, 15:51

OMG your not joking,
i aint going that far yet,
i aint taking mine to bits and the other is on ebay up for sale so i aint taking that to bits either. (no one would buy it then)
or theyd bring it back and kick my head in, lol.

DH · 03 February 2009, 16:04

Take it easy, it's not that hard or complicated. At least the miggy doesn't use the clip system where you end up smashing the whole case up just trying to get in. It will come apart quite easily and we're not asking you to dismantle everything inside, we just want a look at the hardware.

pubzombie · 03 February 2009, 16:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by leytond

OMG your not joking,
i aint going that far yet,
i aint taking mine to bits and the other is on ebay up for sale so i aint taking that to bits either. (no one would buy it then)
or theyd bring it back and kick my head in, lol.

honest its not as bad as you think. I have just stripped two commodore 64's and was surprised how easy it was.

leytond · 03 February 2009, 16:08

i think a little bit more experiance is needed on my behalf ,
i will get there though
and ill take some pictures and post them on here when i find out how to post them.

Yoto · 03 February 2009, 16:14

So leytond, this Amiga your selling, you never opened it right?; do you know if what your selling has any special hardware besides the HD?

Link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting

And why you´r not shipping it Worldwide?

cosmicfrog · 03 February 2009, 16:20

yes you say it has os3.1 but i`m willing to bet money that thats the workbenck and not the kickstart thats 3.1

Yoto · 03 February 2009, 16:28

And i agree with you leytond, if you´r not capable enough you should avoid taking the amiga top cover, it´s really hard to unscrew all the 5 screws...it can probably take a day or so. That´s also the reason why they invented Shoes with velcro laces.

pubzombie · 03 February 2009, 17:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yotoxionomai

And i agree with you leytond, if you´r not capable enough you should avoid taking the amiga top cover, it´s really hard to unscrew all the 5 screws...it can probably take a day or so. That´s also the reason why they invented Shoes with velcro laces.

lol. it is nerve racking first time round

DH · 03 February 2009, 17:14

You're joking right. Go with instinct and not the Jeremy Clarkson hammer approach, you'll find it so easy you'll be embarrassed to tell us

leytond · 03 February 2009, 17:28

@ Yotoxionomai
all i can tell you about the amiga is what i was told when i bought it, and that it works of course, no i dont know what is inside apart from the hard drive , and i was told it is a 2.5" 170meg, if i remember correctley. this is the spare amiga i have so i havnt realy playd with it that much.

03 February 2009, 14:40	#201
Yoto 1 Potato to Spam´em all! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lost in a Wine Country Age: 48 Posts: 572	DemonHellraiser is right! As long as we know you have 2 Amigas A1200: At least one of them has this setup: "amiga 1200, apollo1200 8meg, 3.1 roms. os3.1. 80 gig hard drive. and now a liteon dvd cd rom, 17" lcd tv" Retronerd told you already that the Apollo 1200 with 8 mb simm will conflict with the pcmcia slot, so you will have to get either a lesser simm (4 mb) or a better turbo card if you want to use the pcmcia slot to insert a CF to PCMCIA adapter to exchange files between your pc and amiga..yes its useful! http://www.myshopping.com.au/ZM--304...eaders_Writers (just for reference since the price is to high) You also seem to have some kind of flicker fixer already installed in one of your 1200´s since you have a 15 pin VGA connection near the mouse... If you can take your Amiga top cover and take a few pictures maybe we could identify the hardware for you. Last edited by Yoto; 03 February 2009 at 18:15.

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03 February 2009, 15:26	#202
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 56 Posts: 700	were do i upload pictures to on the site, ???????

03 February 2009, 15:29	#203
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 56 Posts: 700	take your Amiga top cover of, oh my gos, hahaha, ya realy think im going to do that , sorry guys not a chance. that is way above my head.

03 February 2009, 15:37	#204
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 56 Posts: 700	have a look at this, ive put one of the amigas on ebay, lol, 270338858940 thats the item number have a look see if ya think it is worth it, let me know what ya think.

03 February 2009, 15:40	#206
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 56 Posts: 700	there aint no way im taking the 1200 to bits, LOL id have another heart atack.

03 February 2009, 15:45	#207
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 57 Posts: 4,110	come on, it's just as easy as stripping your old mobo out of the PC 'n' replacing all the bits 'n' bobs inside

03 February 2009, 15:47	#209
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	so are u saying that you don`t know how 2 use a screw driver ? you might have 2 learn if you want to fully upgrade that 1200 edit don`t be scared, after all look how many ppl are here just waiting to hold ya hand heheheheh

03 February 2009, 15:48	#210
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 56 Posts: 700	mmmmm , no way, not yet anyway.

03 February 2009, 15:51	#211
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 56 Posts: 700	OMG your not joking, i aint going that far yet, i aint taking mine to bits and the other is on ebay up for sale so i aint taking that to bits either. (no one would buy it then) or theyd bring it back and kick my head in, lol.

03 February 2009, 16:04	#212
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 57 Posts: 4,110	Take it easy, it's not that hard or complicated. At least the miggy doesn't use the clip system where you end up smashing the whole case up just trying to get in. It will come apart quite easily and we're not asking you to dismantle everything inside, we just want a look at the hardware.

03 February 2009, 16:08	#214
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 56 Posts: 700	i think a little bit more experiance is needed on my behalf , i will get there though and ill take some pictures and post them on here when i find out how to post them.

03 February 2009, 16:14	#215
Yoto 1 Potato to Spam´em all! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lost in a Wine Country Age: 48 Posts: 572	So leytond, this Amiga your selling, you never opened it right?; do you know if what your selling has any special hardware besides the HD? Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting And why you´r not shipping it Worldwide?

03 February 2009, 16:20	#216
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	yes you say it has os3.1 but i`m willing to bet money that thats the workbenck and not the kickstart thats 3.1

03 February 2009, 16:28	#217
Yoto 1 Potato to Spam´em all! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lost in a Wine Country Age: 48 Posts: 572	And i agree with you leytond, if you´r not capable enough you should avoid taking the amiga top cover, it´s really hard to unscrew all the 5 screws...it can probably take a day or so. That´s also the reason why they invented Shoes with velcro laces.

03 February 2009, 17:14	#219
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 57 Posts: 4,110	You're joking right. Go with instinct and not the Jeremy Clarkson hammer approach, you'll find it so easy you'll be embarrassed to tell us

03 February 2009, 17:28	#220
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 56 Posts: 700	@ Yotoxionomai all i can tell you about the amiga is what i was told when i bought it, and that it works of course, no i dont know what is inside apart from the hard drive , and i was told it is a 2.5" 170meg, if i remember correctley. this is the spare amiga i have so i havnt realy playd with it that much.

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