A1200 DVD/RW upgrade

dambuster · 28 December 2006, 18:05

Hi Zetr0
Heres the first photo, still abit of sanding to be done.

Parts list

Sony/NEC DVD-RW
PA-CD1 JA to IDE adapter
CF-IDE40 Adaptor Dual card
Lexar 1GB 40x CF card

Boot times are amaaaaaazing

dambuster · 28 December 2006, 18:23

and the insides

Still to be done - fit an external switch to allow me to select 4/8 MB fast ram at boot up as my accelerator is an ec version hence 8mb limit and no mmu - should have read the small print

. As there is a jumper to select either 4 or 8 mb with an 8mb simm fitted apart from that everythings hunky -dori.

Above would not have been possible without the help EAB members - thanks to you all

Paul

gizmomelb · 29 December 2006, 05:15

nice work! an incentive for me to mod my A1200 while I've got some holidays.

which brand and model laptop DVD-RW did you use please?

Zetr0 · 29 December 2006, 05:54

AWSOME!

most go for the rear loading, but I have always wanted to go side loading as you have!

fantastic well done indeed paul!!!

dambuster · 29 December 2006, 13:09

@ gizmomelb
"which brand and model laptop DVD-RW did you use please?"
Sony/NEC Model No AD-5540A

Smooth but sounds like helicopter winding up when a disk is inserted.
When searching on the net there were a few Panasonic Drives that had IDE interfaces. My local Computer shop only had these in, and were going like hot cakes. Luckily it worked ok.
What also helped was the bulk of the drive is approx 3.5" wide with just the last 1.25" by 5mm deep being the full width, this allowed me mount the drive lower without loosing the PCMCIA socket.
The moulding was formed by wrapping the drive and a PC card in maskingtape, both fixed in the correct locations, then using card and more tape the outer edges were formed. davids Isopon P38 easy sand car body filler was used to fill the mould. Sets after arround 5 min, workable after arround an hour. Abit of sanding after the drives etc are removed and voila.

Hope that helps
Paul

boing_1000 · 29 December 2006, 15:49

Impressive...most impressive.

Paul_s · 29 December 2006, 16:03

Very cool!

Does the case go back on without too much trouble? Looks a busy A1200 inside now

dambuster · 29 December 2006, 17:19

@Paul_s
case splits and rejoins v.easy, the extension remains part of the bottom case. You can see the join line on the top front of the drive were the original extension started.
Paul

DDNI · 29 December 2006, 18:27

good work Dambuster...

I would like to see it when it is finished!!!

Right now it looks very messy, a ribbon cable to an external CD unit would look tidier

lurkist · 29 December 2006, 19:51

Are you actually writing with that DVD-RW or just reading?
Is that just a regular 4XIDE buffered interface? IDEfix 97?

Cheers

dambuster · 29 December 2006, 20:23

@ lurkist
Just reading at the mo, will have get some software and a drive big enough to hold 4.3 GB of files. Only been able to try windows based DVDRoms but reads them ok.
Using a DCE 4XIDE buffered interface. Installed IDEFix but havnt put an entry into the startup-sequence. When I did miggy wouldnt boot from CF.

Paul

Zetr0 · 29 December 2006, 22:34

Heys Paul,

Are you running KS3.0 or 3.1?

dambuster · 29 December 2006, 22:43

ks 3.1 391773/4 roms from eyetech. got them with wb3.9 several years ago. never managed to get it working stably and gave up.

Zetr0 · 29 December 2006, 23:10

shame to hear m8y....

but atleast there storming nicely in the new rig

dambuster · 29 December 2006, 23:36

Now Ive got a system where i can easily change boot drives and reload images, will re-read your thread on setting up winuae and loading images directly on to CF, may try 3.9 again.
I'm hoping the Dragon 1200 board comes out soon, as that will allow me to tower up my other A1200 ........ providing the boss dont find out

Any one know of a paint colour to match the A1200 white or is this a full respray ive got in front of me

Zetr0 · 30 December 2006, 13:50

i think you are looking at a full case re-spray, I am sure you get a colour similar but not exact i am afraid.

I did a write up for spraying plastics somewhere here.... i think DanE was modding and sprying his 1200 black... looked real nice too...

I included a couple of links for laser / bublejet printed laser RUB ON transfers

(wich is a must lol)

dambuster · 30 December 2006, 15:58

Thanks - ive read the write up, think i'll be sticking with white tho', i'll save the black for the tower, ive got a nice black cdtv keyboard all lined up for it

Mick_AKA · 10 January 2007, 22:59

I had a side mounted drive in my black 1200, really want to put a slot loading side drive in my current a1200

Although that would mean not using my caddy loading CDRW which rocks!!

dambuster · 13 January 2007, 13:46

Those LCD TV's with the built in DVD players looked so tempting - theres got to be a mod crying out to be done. Got a good slapping from the boss when eyeing one up in Tesco's

- well if she will insist on aloowing me to help with the shopping

Merlin · 01 April 2007, 17:44

A fairly good match for the Amiga case colour is Austin Rover - Old English White, I used to touch up scratches on PC cases with that colour, it may still be around in Halfords or they could mix you up a can, they do a acrylic paint so it's like Japlac, it will be OK on plastic cases.

Merlin

28 December 2006, 18:05	#1
dambuster Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dundee / Scotland Posts: 151	A1200 DVD/RW upgrade Hi Zetr0 Heres the first photo, still abit of sanding to be done. Parts list Sony/NEC DVD-RW PA-CD1 JA to IDE adapter CF-IDE40 Adaptor Dual card Lexar 1GB 40x CF card Boot times are amaaaaaazing Attached Thumbnails

28 December 2006, 18:23	#2
dambuster Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dundee / Scotland Posts: 151	and the insides Still to be done - fit an external switch to allow me to select 4/8 MB fast ram at boot up as my accelerator is an ec version hence 8mb limit and no mmu - should have read the small print . As there is a jumper to select either 4 or 8 mb with an 8mb simm fitted apart from that everythings hunky -dori. Above would not have been possible without the help EAB members - thanks to you all Paul Attached Thumbnails

30 December 2006, 13:50	#16
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	i think you are looking at a full case re-spray, I am sure you get a colour similar but not exact i am afraid. I did a write up for spraying plastics somewhere here.... i think DanE was modding and sprying his 1200 black... looked real nice too... I included a couple of links for laser / bublejet printed laser RUB ON transfers (wich is a must lol) Last edited by Zetr0; 30 December 2006 at 13:57.

10 January 2007, 22:59	#18
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	I had a side mounted drive in my black 1200, really want to put a slot loading side drive in my current a1200 Although that would mean not using my caddy loading CDRW which rocks!! Last edited by Mick_AKA; 10 January 2007 at 23:06.

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29 December 2006, 05:15	#3
gizmomelb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: melbourne Age: 55 Posts: 541	nice work! an incentive for me to mod my A1200 while I've got some holidays. which brand and model laptop DVD-RW did you use please?

29 December 2006, 05:54	#4
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	AWSOME! most go for the rear loading, but I have always wanted to go side loading as you have! fantastic well done indeed paul!!!

29 December 2006, 13:09	#5
dambuster Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dundee / Scotland Posts: 151	@ gizmomelb "which brand and model laptop DVD-RW did you use please?" Sony/NEC Model No AD-5540A Smooth but sounds like helicopter winding up when a disk is inserted. When searching on the net there were a few Panasonic Drives that had IDE interfaces. My local Computer shop only had these in, and were going like hot cakes. Luckily it worked ok. What also helped was the bulk of the drive is approx 3.5" wide with just the last 1.25" by 5mm deep being the full width, this allowed me mount the drive lower without loosing the PCMCIA socket. The moulding was formed by wrapping the drive and a PC card in maskingtape, both fixed in the correct locations, then using card and more tape the outer edges were formed. davids Isopon P38 easy sand car body filler was used to fill the mould. Sets after arround 5 min, workable after arround an hour. Abit of sanding after the drives etc are removed and voila. Hope that helps Paul

29 December 2006, 15:49	#6
boing_1000 A1000 Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Eastern USA Age: 37 Posts: 567	Impressive...most impressive.

29 December 2006, 16:03	#7
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,338	Very cool! Does the case go back on without too much trouble? Looks a busy A1200 inside now

29 December 2006, 17:19	#8
dambuster Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dundee / Scotland Posts: 151	@Paul_s case splits and rejoins v.easy, the extension remains part of the bottom case. You can see the join line on the top front of the drive were the original extension started. Paul

29 December 2006, 18:27	#9
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,433	good work Dambuster... I would like to see it when it is finished!!! Right now it looks very messy, a ribbon cable to an external CD unit would look tidier

29 December 2006, 19:51	#10
lurkist Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 19	Are you actually writing with that DVD-RW or just reading? Is that just a regular 4XIDE buffered interface? IDEfix 97? Cheers

29 December 2006, 20:23	#11
dambuster Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dundee / Scotland Posts: 151	@ lurkist Just reading at the mo, will have get some software and a drive big enough to hold 4.3 GB of files. Only been able to try windows based DVDRoms but reads them ok. Using a DCE 4XIDE buffered interface. Installed IDEFix but havnt put an entry into the startup-sequence. When I did miggy wouldnt boot from CF. Paul

29 December 2006, 22:34	#12
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Heys Paul, Are you running KS3.0 or 3.1?

29 December 2006, 22:43	#13
dambuster Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dundee / Scotland Posts: 151	ks 3.1 391773/4 roms from eyetech. got them with wb3.9 several years ago. never managed to get it working stably and gave up.

29 December 2006, 23:10	#14
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	shame to hear m8y.... but atleast there storming nicely in the new rig

29 December 2006, 23:36	#15
dambuster Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dundee / Scotland Posts: 151	Now Ive got a system where i can easily change boot drives and reload images, will re-read your thread on setting up winuae and loading images directly on to CF, may try 3.9 again. I'm hoping the Dragon 1200 board comes out soon, as that will allow me to tower up my other A1200 ........ providing the boss dont find out Any one know of a paint colour to match the A1200 white or is this a full respray ive got in front of me

30 December 2006, 15:58	#17
dambuster Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dundee / Scotland Posts: 151	Thanks - ive read the write up, think i'll be sticking with white tho', i'll save the black for the tower, ive got a nice black cdtv keyboard all lined up for it

13 January 2007, 13:46	#19
dambuster Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dundee / Scotland Posts: 151	Those LCD TV's with the built in DVD players looked so tempting - theres got to be a mod crying out to be done. Got a good slapping from the boss when eyeing one up in Tesco's - well if she will insist on aloowing me to help with the shopping

01 April 2007, 17:44	#20
Merlin AmiBay MegaMod Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Manchester, UK Age: 62 Posts: 1,163	A fairly good match for the Amiga case colour is Austin Rover - Old English White, I used to touch up scratches on PC cases with that colour, it may still be around in Halfords or they could mix you up a can, they do a acrylic paint so it's like Japlac, it will be OK on plastic cases. Merlin

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