Justin
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Hello guys 'n' gals,
OK then, the FastATA or PowerFlyer, where to start? oh, I know...
The FastATA is an awesome bit of kit, it supports 4 devices and has two buffered interfaces, it can get upto 16Mbsps!!:wooha: (yeah right! never going to happen!)
Let's start off with the fitting, remove your roms, place roms into FastATA, fit FastATA into motherboard rom sockets, clip the socket over the Gayle chip (do this repeatedly as it will keep popping off the chip and watch in horror as your motherboard flexes with the amount of force you need to use), place the black wire from the FastATA (or don't bother as it only gives you the hard drive access light) onto the 3rd pin from the left on the A1200 2.5" ide port and then install the software - http://www.elbox.com/downloads_fastata.html and that is it.
installation guide - http://www.elbox.com/ma/fa_1200_folder/fast_ata_1200_qig.html
Now then, there are various versions of this board released to the general public
PowerFlyer / Gold
FastATA
FastATA II
FastATA III
FastATA IV
FastATA IV CF/SATA
and what are the differences? uummmm apart from some different versions of gals, the name and some cheap CF/SATA adaptors thrown in..... none that I can see, performance doesn't seem to change across the range nor do the amount or types of devices supported. Update - There are some differences!!, only versions III and IV will work with os4.1 and from version 3 on it seems to support drives upto 2TB. (2TB on a miggy? really?? i never managed to fill my 80gb HDD lol)
I'm sure someone will correct me if I am wrong and I'll update this as required.
So are these worth having? it depends on your use, yes they are quick 8-9mbps in the real world, but will you notice it? not really, a buffered IDE splitter will do the job fine.
If you really need the speed then SCSI is a better option, no CPU drain, DMA and 10Mbps in the real world is doable:nod:
I do like this bit of kit but unless you are a power user, a buffered splitter will do you proud, if you need more then maybe SCSI is the route for you?
Another point to mention is that if you have an internal scan doubler then you will need to file down the board that sits over the gayle chip or it won't fit.
You will need rom risers if you plan you use an indy1 or 2, so if you have a mediator as well the fit may not be so good, so some things to watch for there.
hope this helps someone at some point.
cheers, Justin
OK then, the FastATA or PowerFlyer, where to start? oh, I know...
The FastATA is an awesome bit of kit, it supports 4 devices and has two buffered interfaces, it can get upto 16Mbsps!!:wooha: (yeah right! never going to happen!)
Let's start off with the fitting, remove your roms, place roms into FastATA, fit FastATA into motherboard rom sockets, clip the socket over the Gayle chip (do this repeatedly as it will keep popping off the chip and watch in horror as your motherboard flexes with the amount of force you need to use), place the black wire from the FastATA (or don't bother as it only gives you the hard drive access light) onto the 3rd pin from the left on the A1200 2.5" ide port and then install the software - http://www.elbox.com/downloads_fastata.html and that is it.
installation guide - http://www.elbox.com/ma/fa_1200_folder/fast_ata_1200_qig.html
Now then, there are various versions of this board released to the general public
PowerFlyer / Gold
FastATA
FastATA II
FastATA III
FastATA IV
FastATA IV CF/SATA
and what are the differences? uummmm apart from some different versions of gals, the name and some cheap CF/SATA adaptors thrown in..... none that I can see, performance doesn't seem to change across the range nor do the amount or types of devices supported. Update - There are some differences!!, only versions III and IV will work with os4.1 and from version 3 on it seems to support drives upto 2TB. (2TB on a miggy? really?? i never managed to fill my 80gb HDD lol)
I'm sure someone will correct me if I am wrong and I'll update this as required.
So are these worth having? it depends on your use, yes they are quick 8-9mbps in the real world, but will you notice it? not really, a buffered IDE splitter will do the job fine.
If you really need the speed then SCSI is a better option, no CPU drain, DMA and 10Mbps in the real world is doable:nod:
I do like this bit of kit but unless you are a power user, a buffered splitter will do you proud, if you need more then maybe SCSI is the route for you?
Another point to mention is that if you have an internal scan doubler then you will need to file down the board that sits over the gayle chip or it won't fit.
You will need rom risers if you plan you use an indy1 or 2, so if you have a mediator as well the fit may not be so good, so some things to watch for there.
hope this helps someone at some point.
cheers, Justin
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