What could I fit in.....

DDNI · 07 September 2006, 02:01

Ok its late and my mind is wandering and I am typing gibberish but imagine if I took the Keyboard and Floppy out of my A1200 case, blanked the keyboard hole up and maybe raised the front edge up to turn the wedge into a oblong.

If I added an external keyboard, what do you reckon I could get in the modded case?

girv · 07 September 2006, 02:05

Slimline CD / DVD drive?

CF reader ?

Speakers ?

sarek2k · 07 September 2006, 02:11

if you add some extras you might need to consider a bigger psu (like the goliath psu i gave away a few months back (to an EAB user so it wasn't wasted!))

DDNI · 07 September 2006, 08:21

Thanks guys, I already have a 300w psu.

I was hoping to fit a PPC card, Ggx card and stuff etc

musashi5150 · 07 September 2006, 09:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarek2k

if you add some extras you might need to consider a bigger psu (like the goliath psu i gave away a few months back (to an EAB user so it wasn't wasted!))

It got modded to power my SX32 setup

Secret Vampire · 07 September 2006, 09:29

If you could find one, you might be able to fit Eyetech's single slot Zorro adapter in there, the PPC and BVision are designed to fit in an unmodified A1200, so that wouldn't be a problem.

Zetr0 · 07 September 2006, 10:35

heys a small pic of that bad boy SV's on about

http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showha...gi?HARDID=1549

BippyM · 07 September 2006, 11:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

heys a small pic of that bad boy SV's on about

http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showha...gi?HARDID=1549

That is a poor image!

Surely someone has one of these babies they can photograph for the hardware site!

Zetr0 · 07 September 2006, 11:57

@bippym

yepo it is... they prolly borrowed my camera to do it too... its the only way they could of got it that blurred.

@DDNI
truth is though unless you could find a riser card (maybe an old a2k 3k or 4k backplane riser) one is still stuck in the horixontal upgrading position even then you gonna have some sticky outy problems.

hmmm

heres what imma thinking that might be an idea http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/ateobus

but what most likey is better idea is
http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/onboard1200

Smiley · 07 September 2006, 18:31

That onboard1200 looks like a good idea but hard to find?

I doubt an AteoBus would fit in easily, I could barely fit it in my tower.

I dont understand how you want to raise the case up, could someone whip up a quick sketch in paint?

Also how would you blank the keyboard holes? Wouldnt it look a bit naff when blanked over?

Zetr0 · 07 September 2006, 19:31

I have to admit, i am curious too,....

Jope · 08 September 2006, 17:13

Ditch the original case and get a different enclosure.. No point in modding the stock case..

Zetr0 · 08 September 2006, 17:15

Indeed, bippym is looking for some a12 plastics

BippyM · 08 September 2006, 17:29

i'm looking for clean non yellowed a1200 threads if anyone has any?

Zetr0 you been post office yet?

DDNI · 08 September 2006, 17:32

yup new case it is, but I dont wanna spend £100+ on an amiga specific tower. Anyone got a guide about modding a PC case?

BippyM · 08 September 2006, 17:39

well I have an eytech ez tower (missing sides though) you can have for postage & packing!

It's huuuge and weighs a few kilos tho!

Zetr0 · 08 September 2006, 20:08

@bippym,

I am going to be there tomorrow morning

.

AND before you ask i still havent tested that drive as i dont have a running amiga atm

( ( i need some one to test my micronik board for me.......

Zetr0 · 08 September 2006, 20:10

@DDNI

to be honest DDNI if i was to build an tower from an existing case i would remove and build a custom backplane..

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDNI

yup new case it is, but I dont wanna spend £100+ on an amiga specific tower. Anyone got a guide about modding a PC case?

wasn't there a guide in an amiga format issue ???? i am sure to hell that i remember reading one.... its about 96-97 year.... a friend of mine though he would be clever and try it out after just skimming the instructions and promptly blew the psu up...

before you ask...

Ii most certainly did need picking up off the floor...

Zetr0 · 08 September 2006, 20:44

@DDNI

since you are considering a custom tower might i suggest this
http://www.savastore.com/productinfo...pid=45&tid=279

its cheap, very mod-a-ble but more specifically its a better size higher soo you can position the A1200 mobo (even with a trapslot adapter) slighly higher up to allow for PCMCIA cards!!! (that will save you £30 right there on an angle connector!).

its easy to mod a case and psu if you have a little money and a lot of time. if you are good at metal work you can fassion your own back plane, use the miggy backplane as a stencil for the required cut-outs. if not just popdown to a local engineering firm with about £30 and a 2foot by half a foot 20 guage lump of steel and ask if they could help you... 9 times outa ten a its under the desk money they will help you...

i would say to try and avoid shoe-horning an amiga into a poorly named (full atx tower *4/5.25 bays instead of 6+) as there is soo little room that more modifications will have to be done not to mention another £30 for a PCMCIA angle bracket!!!!..

BippyM · 09 September 2006, 02:26

DDNI.. you can havbe my AMIGA eytech tower for free.. cover postage and packaging costs and it's yours. You wont need a PCMCIA angle connecter because it's that damn big, it's already cut for an a1200 mobo (and bottom case part).

It's just missing the sides which you can prolly get replaced cheaply enough!

I'm only gonna bin it when I get the 1200 ina new case anyway

07 September 2006, 02:01	#1
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,433	What could I fit in..... Ok its late and my mind is wandering and I am typing gibberish but imagine if I took the Keyboard and Floppy out of my A1200 case, blanked the keyboard hole up and maybe raised the front edge up to turn the wedge into a oblong. If I added an external keyboard, what do you reckon I could get in the modded case?

07 September 2006, 18:31	#10
Smiley Amiga-less! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,350	That onboard1200 looks like a good idea but hard to find? I doubt an AteoBus would fit in easily, I could barely fit it in my tower. I dont understand how you want to raise the case up, could someone whip up a quick sketch in paint? Also how would you blank the keyboard holes? Wouldnt it look a bit naff when blanked over? Last edited by Smiley; 07 September 2006 at 18:44.

08 September 2006, 20:44	#19
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@DDNI since you are considering a custom tower might i suggest this http://www.savastore.com/productinfo...pid=45&tid=279 its cheap, very mod-a-ble but more specifically its a better size higher soo you can position the A1200 mobo (even with a trapslot adapter) slighly higher up to allow for PCMCIA cards!!! (that will save you £30 right there on an angle connector!). its easy to mod a case and psu if you have a little money and a lot of time. if you are good at metal work you can fassion your own back plane, use the miggy backplane as a stencil for the required cut-outs. if not just popdown to a local engineering firm with about £30 and a 2foot by half a foot 20 guage lump of steel and ask if they could help you... 9 times outa ten a its under the desk money they will help you... i would say to try and avoid shoe-horning an amiga into a poorly named (full atx tower 4/5.25 bays instead of 6+) as there is soo little room that more modifications will have to be done not to mention another £30 for a PCMCIA angle bracket!!!!.. Last edited by Zetr0; 08 September 2006 at 20:50.*

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07 September 2006, 02:05	#2
girv Mostly Harmless Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,149	Slimline CD / DVD drive? CF reader ? Speakers ?

07 September 2006, 02:11	#3
sarek2k E.A.B Addict and Proud Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 56 Posts: 543	if you add some extras you might need to consider a bigger psu (like the goliath psu i gave away a few months back (to an EAB user so it wasn't wasted!))

07 September 2006, 08:21	#4
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,433	Thanks guys, I already have a 300w psu. I was hoping to fit a PPC card, Ggx card and stuff etc

07 September 2006, 09:29	#6
Secret Vampire Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Birmingham UK Age: 43 Posts: 214	If you could find one, you might be able to fit Eyetech's single slot Zorro adapter in there, the PPC and BVision are designed to fit in an unmodified A1200, so that wouldn't be a problem.

07 September 2006, 10:35	#7
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	heys a small pic of that bad boy SV's on about http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showha...gi?HARDID=1549

07 September 2006, 11:57	#9
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@bippym yepo it is... they prolly borrowed my camera to do it too... its the only way they could of got it that blurred. @DDNI truth is though unless you could find a riser card (maybe an old a2k 3k or 4k backplane riser) one is still stuck in the horixontal upgrading position even then you gonna have some sticky outy problems. hmmm heres what imma thinking that might be an idea http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/ateobus but what most likey is better idea is http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/onboard1200

07 September 2006, 19:31	#11
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	I have to admit, i am curious too,....

08 September 2006, 17:13	#12
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,910	Ditch the original case and get a different enclosure.. No point in modding the stock case..

08 September 2006, 17:15	#13
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Indeed, bippym is looking for some a12 plastics

08 September 2006, 17:29	#14
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	i'm looking for clean non yellowed a1200 threads if anyone has any? Zetr0 you been post office yet?

08 September 2006, 17:32	#15
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,433	yup new case it is, but I dont wanna spend £100+ on an amiga specific tower. Anyone got a guide about modding a PC case?

08 September 2006, 17:39	#16
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	well I have an eytech ez tower (missing sides though) you can have for postage & packing! It's huuuge and weighs a few kilos tho!

08 September 2006, 20:08	#17
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@bippym, I am going to be there tomorrow morning . AND before you ask i still havent tested that drive as i dont have a running amiga atm ( ( i need some one to test my micronik board for me.......

09 September 2006, 02:26	#20
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	DDNI.. you can havbe my AMIGA eytech tower for free.. cover postage and packaging costs and it's yours. You wont need a PCMCIA angle connecter because it's that damn big, it's already cut for an a1200 mobo (and bottom case part). It's just missing the sides which you can prolly get replaced cheaply enough! I'm only gonna bin it when I get the 1200 ina new case anyway

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