SkydivinGirl
Retro Girl
Hey Everyone!
I received my Indivision 4000 in the mail yesterday from AmigaKit! I was, needless to say, extremely excited to get it installed in my A4000 Desktop. I’d like to share my experience with all of you so you can get a better idea of the installation process and the product itself.
The box the Indivision 4000 comes in is the generic Individual Computers box that all the products I have purchased from them have come in. Included in the box are:
- Indivision 4000 Board with an attached grounding wire
- DB15 VGA Connector that connects through a ribbon cable to the Indivision 4000
- English Indivision AGA 4000/CD32 Short Manual
- German Indivision AGA 4000/CD32 Short Manual
[attachment=5:1bx3bu68]Indivision Install 2009-04-06.001 [1280x768].JPG[/attachment:1bx3bu68]
My first gripe would have to be the fact that a VGA slot plate was not included for mounting the VGA port in an empty slot on the Amiga 4000. I’m fairly certain buying a batch of these plates would have cost next to nothing and would have had a negligible impact on the weight of the product. I can understand why one was not included for the A1200 because there was not a pre-existing product that could have been used but there really is no excuse in this instance.
I ended up removing the plate from an old ATI Rage XL PCI card that I had stored away. When I can find an extra plate from a dead video card, I’ll swap it around.
[attachment=4:1bx3bu68]Indivision Install 2009-04-06.002 [1280x768].JPG[/attachment:1bx3bu68]
Here’s the DB15 VGA Port after connecting it to the plate.
[attachment=3:1bx3bu68]Indivision Install 2009-04-06.003 [1280x768].JPG[/attachment:1bx3bu68]
Here are a couple “Before” pictures. My Amiga 4000 is just about stock. I purchased this machine from tone007 here on AmiBay and it was in excellent shape and included all the drive slot plates. Since receiving the machine, I have installed a Buddha Flash Phoenix Edition IDE controller, an internal IDE terminator, a DVD drive and Iomega Zip Drive. The Buddha comes with a 2.5” IDE connector and a 3.5” IDE connector. As you can see in the image, I used a 2.5” to 3.5” converter because all my IDE devices require the larger cables.
[attachment=2:1bx3bu68]Indivision Install 2009-04-06.004 [1280x768].JPG[/attachment:1bx3bu68]
A side view of my machine with the Lisa chip plainly visible just below the card slots. My Amiga has the HP Lisa.
[attachment=1:1bx3bu68]Indivision Install 2009-04-06.005 [1280x768].JPG[/attachment:1bx3bu68]
Installation of the Indivision 4000 was, quite literally, a snap. I was a bit concerned about installing the Indivision because it connects the same way a PS2 solderless mod chip that I tried to install connects. On the PS2, the connector did not line up accurately and the result was some broken pins on the chip and a dead machine.
Fortunately, the Indivision 4000 is made of higher grade materials and the connector hugs the chip like a glove, making it virtually impossible to misalign. After putting a firm amount of pressure on the marked location, the Indivision 4000 snapped onto the chip with a satisfying click. I was surprised as well by the thought that went into making this device. There are holes in the Indivision 4000 that correspond to jumps that are located on the A4000 motherboard, giving you easy access to the jumpers without having to remove the Indivision 4000.
I next attached the Ground wire and installed the DB15 VGA connector and everything looked great!
[attachment=0:1bx3bu68]Indivision Install 2009-04-06.006 [1280x768].JPG[/attachment:1bx3bu68]
I received my Indivision 4000 in the mail yesterday from AmigaKit! I was, needless to say, extremely excited to get it installed in my A4000 Desktop. I’d like to share my experience with all of you so you can get a better idea of the installation process and the product itself.
The box the Indivision 4000 comes in is the generic Individual Computers box that all the products I have purchased from them have come in. Included in the box are:
- Indivision 4000 Board with an attached grounding wire
- DB15 VGA Connector that connects through a ribbon cable to the Indivision 4000
- English Indivision AGA 4000/CD32 Short Manual
- German Indivision AGA 4000/CD32 Short Manual
[attachment=5:1bx3bu68]Indivision Install 2009-04-06.001 [1280x768].JPG[/attachment:1bx3bu68]
My first gripe would have to be the fact that a VGA slot plate was not included for mounting the VGA port in an empty slot on the Amiga 4000. I’m fairly certain buying a batch of these plates would have cost next to nothing and would have had a negligible impact on the weight of the product. I can understand why one was not included for the A1200 because there was not a pre-existing product that could have been used but there really is no excuse in this instance.
I ended up removing the plate from an old ATI Rage XL PCI card that I had stored away. When I can find an extra plate from a dead video card, I’ll swap it around.
[attachment=4:1bx3bu68]Indivision Install 2009-04-06.002 [1280x768].JPG[/attachment:1bx3bu68]
Here’s the DB15 VGA Port after connecting it to the plate.
[attachment=3:1bx3bu68]Indivision Install 2009-04-06.003 [1280x768].JPG[/attachment:1bx3bu68]
Here are a couple “Before” pictures. My Amiga 4000 is just about stock. I purchased this machine from tone007 here on AmiBay and it was in excellent shape and included all the drive slot plates. Since receiving the machine, I have installed a Buddha Flash Phoenix Edition IDE controller, an internal IDE terminator, a DVD drive and Iomega Zip Drive. The Buddha comes with a 2.5” IDE connector and a 3.5” IDE connector. As you can see in the image, I used a 2.5” to 3.5” converter because all my IDE devices require the larger cables.
[attachment=2:1bx3bu68]Indivision Install 2009-04-06.004 [1280x768].JPG[/attachment:1bx3bu68]
A side view of my machine with the Lisa chip plainly visible just below the card slots. My Amiga has the HP Lisa.
[attachment=1:1bx3bu68]Indivision Install 2009-04-06.005 [1280x768].JPG[/attachment:1bx3bu68]
Installation of the Indivision 4000 was, quite literally, a snap. I was a bit concerned about installing the Indivision because it connects the same way a PS2 solderless mod chip that I tried to install connects. On the PS2, the connector did not line up accurately and the result was some broken pins on the chip and a dead machine.
Fortunately, the Indivision 4000 is made of higher grade materials and the connector hugs the chip like a glove, making it virtually impossible to misalign. After putting a firm amount of pressure on the marked location, the Indivision 4000 snapped onto the chip with a satisfying click. I was surprised as well by the thought that went into making this device. There are holes in the Indivision 4000 that correspond to jumps that are located on the A4000 motherboard, giving you easy access to the jumpers without having to remove the Indivision 4000.
I next attached the Ground wire and installed the DB15 VGA connector and everything looked great!
[attachment=0:1bx3bu68]Indivision Install 2009-04-06.006 [1280x768].JPG[/attachment:1bx3bu68]
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