FastATA 4000 MK-VI - maxtransfer and filesystems

[johnnybarker]

You just made me think about it again. The DOM is designed to be fitted straight onto the motherboard (or fastata) pin. I couldn't get it to fit on the fastata as it physically clashed with other zorro cards so I needed to run it on a cable.

You can use a standard ide cable and some pins to extend it BUT if you use one cable the the pins are flipped (like a mirror image) so you need to use two cables in series to then flip the pins arrangement back. I used 2x short, single ide cables and 2x sets of header pins and it worked fine.

[klx300r]

Originally Posted by johnnybarker

It was about 6-7mg/s I think (sysinfo results). Unfortunately I can't test it again as the fastata went on fire when I accidently fitted it upside down.

ah sorry to hear that! hopefully the magic smoke didn't screw up your MB or accelerator card etc?


btw, what type CPU were you using?

[klx300r]

Originally Posted by johnnybarker

You just made me think about it again. The DOM is designed to be fitted straight onto the motherboard (or fastata) pin. I couldn't get it to fit on the fastata as it physically clashed with other zorro cards so I needed to run it on a cable.

You can use a standard ide cable and some pins to extend it BUT if you use one cable the the pins are flipped (like a mirror image) so you need to use two cables in series to then flip the pins arrangement back. I used 2x short, single ide cables and 2x sets of header pins and it worked fine.

thanks alot that's exactly what i was concerned about when initially looking at the FastATA 4000 MK-VI pic!

[johnnybarker]

Used it with various cards -a3660, cyberstorm MkII and cyberstormPPC (both '060s). Transefer rates were all similar.

[klx300r]

Originally Posted by johnnybarker

Used it with various cards -a3660, cyberstorm MkII and cyberstormPPC (both '060s). Transefer rates were all similar.

thanks still a good 3-3.5 times faster than stock IDE

[klx300r]

Originally Posted by johnnybarker

It was about 6-7mg/s I think (sysinfo results). Unfortunately I can't test it again as the fastata went on fire when I accidently fitted it upside down.

so to avoid the magic smoke escaping when my leg finally gets better and I can sit down in a regular chair again can you please send me a pic of the correct way i.e. (upside up ) on the Zorro board of the A4000. Mine has been is pieces for many months now and don't want to mess things up as there's no marking son the MK -VII

[Jope]

Component side up.