ICD Adspeed/AdIDE info?

Dropcheck · 25 January 2008, 00:09

I've acquired an ICD Adspeed/AdIDE board through ebay and it arrived today.

I understand that it will autoboot with WB1.3, but there's no docs with it. Does anyone know if it supports more than 1 hard drive as per the standard PC IDE specs. Is it just a plug into the cpu socket or do I need to solder jumpers (None currently attached to the board). Does anyone have a scan of the manual? I am seriously in need of info.

Thanks.

RedskullDC · 25 January 2008, 03:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dropcheck

I've acquired an ICD Adspeed/AdIDE board through ebay and it arrived today.

I understand that it will autoboot with WB1.3, but there's no docs with it. Does anyone know if it supports more than 1 hard drive as per the standard PC IDE specs. Is it just a plug into the cpu socket or do I need to solder jumpers (None currently attached to the board). Does anyone have a scan of the manual? I am seriously in need of info.

Thanks.

Hi Dropcheck,

Manual for AdSpeed standalone board can be found at:
http://amiga.resource.cx/manual/AdSpeed.pdf

Don't know if this will help, since your board will be slightly different.

I had one the the plain AdIDE boards many years ago, and it just plugged in between the 68000socket and the CPU from memory.

Red

musashi5150 · 25 January 2008, 08:53

My AdSpeed arrived in the post yesterday with docs. At the back is an advert for AdIDE and it says it only supports 1 drive.

The AdSpeed (accelerator part) doesn't even need a switch wiring - you can toggle the speed ON/OFF with a small program. It even lists the assembler program in the manual which is nice

DoogUK · 25 January 2008, 13:01

@Musashi

i used to have one of them

musashi5150 · 25 January 2008, 13:12

Never

The chances of that eh?

Dropcheck · 25 January 2008, 14:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedskullDC

Hi Dropcheck,

Manual for AdSpeed standalone board can be found at:
http://amiga.resource.cx/manual/AdSpeed.pdf

Don't know if this will help, since your board will be slightly different.

I had one the the plain AdIDE boards many years ago, and it just plugged in between the 68000socket and the CPU from memory.

Red

Thanks! It gives me much needed info on the AdSpeed part.

paranoid · 26 January 2008, 20:34

You might still want to consider adding a hardware switch to the Adspeed for the occasional game that isn't AmigaDOS but likes a little boost in speed rather than only use the program from startup-sequence. There's nothing to it, and you can just (if you don't mind it looking bad) have a couple wires sticking out of the expansion port. (assuming an A500) And with it in the off position, you can be sure (or reasonably sure) you've still got compatibility.

I used to have an AdSpeed and thought it was quite good for what it was. LHA and other decrunchers were a lot faster, and some flight sims too (well, at least Fighter Duel, if memory serves.. that was a favorite of mine.)

25 January 2008, 00:09	#1
Dropcheck Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oklahoma City Ok USA Posts: 66	ICD Adspeed/AdIDE info? I've acquired an ICD Adspeed/AdIDE board through ebay and it arrived today. I understand that it will autoboot with WB1.3, but there's no docs with it. Does anyone know if it supports more than 1 hard drive as per the standard PC IDE specs. Is it just a plug into the cpu socket or do I need to solder jumpers (None currently attached to the board). Does anyone have a scan of the manual? I am seriously in need of info. Thanks.

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musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 42 Posts: 2,351	My AdSpeed arrived in the post yesterday with docs. At the back is an advert for AdIDE and it says it only supports 1 drive. The AdSpeed (accelerator part) doesn't even need a switch wiring - you can toggle the speed ON/OFF with a small program. It even lists the assembler program in the manual which is nice

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DoogUK Doogster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 1,069	@Musashi i used to have one of them

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paranoid Phone Zen Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Banned Age: 52 Posts: 234	You might still want to consider adding a hardware switch to the Adspeed for the occasional game that isn't AmigaDOS but likes a little boost in speed rather than only use the program from startup-sequence. There's nothing to it, and you can just (if you don't mind it looking bad) have a couple wires sticking out of the expansion port. (assuming an A500) And with it in the off position, you can be sure (or reasonably sure) you've still got compatibility. I used to have an AdSpeed and thought it was quite good for what it was. LHA and other decrunchers were a lot faster, and some flight sims too (well, at least Fighter Duel, if memory serves.. that was a favorite of mine.)

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