Amiga 500 4/8mb fastmem boards with IDE
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GraveyardPoems
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I have paid the 7 december but till now he didn't reply if the package has been sent. I have wrote, till the 7, 3 email and one private message here at amibay, no reply at all. I'm very disappointed.
I understand he's busy and involved into several projects, but reply to a mail doesn't requires days or weeks.
I understand he's busy and involved into several projects, but reply to a mail doesn't requires days or weeks.
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gebes
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If anyone is waiting, be patient, my A508 arrived today. Looking forward to installing it
Mine also came this week. I'm having a bit of trouble getting the case closed on my A500+, see here http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=80535
You had any luck?
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In the end I decided to send the machine for a service to Mutant Caterpillar Games who did a wonderful job to both of my breadbin C64's involving recapping, installing Jiffydos, installing heatsinks, fresh thermal paste, Lumafix chip installation, and a good clean. He's managed to fit to my A500 ( NOT + ) , both the A508 and also the Indivision ECS. Ian sent me a short video, not great sound, but shows it fitted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnxExEPdHGM&feature=youtu.be
He also advised me the following
In fact the A508 and the Indivision ECS do *not* fit next to each other.
Luckily, a little while back I repaired an arcade board which used a 68000 (Street Fighter), and so when I wanted to test the 68000 I had to buy in some 68000-size sockets. So I put the A508 into a socket, and then that socket into the 68000 socket, and it left *just enough* room. I put a bit of insulating tape on the bottom of the 68K where it has about 1mm clearance from the Indivision, just to be safe.
The keyboard when the machine is closed is actually touching the 68000, but unless you're incredibly clumsy, it shouldn't matter as it's only just touching it and not shorting anything.
I had him do the work , as wasn't confident enough with the soldering, and wanted to send the whole machine rather than just the motherboard itself. So it appears to be a squeeze to fit both the A508 and indivision in, but can be done. Hope the youtube video works and Ian at Mutant Caterpillar comments also help out.
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The card that Kipper2K sells is what is required by the A500 usually to push the card above the Kickstart ROM next to it. However, the problem here (I'm the one who did this for gebes, by the way ) is that the A508IDE pushed right next to the Denise. The Indivision ECS has the Denise chip at the top of the board; the support chips go below it right into the same space as the A508IDE uses. By fitting another socket between the CPU socket and the riser which you mention, there's just enough room.
You can just see in the video that the riser is directly above the Indivision ECS - without the extra socket, there's just nowhere for one or the other to go.
Hopefully that'll help somebody else in future - yes, you can have the A508IDE and the Indivision ECS, as long as you buy another socket for 50p or whatever!
) is that the A508IDE pushed right next to the Denise. The Indivision ECS has the Denise chip at the top of the board; the support chips go below it right into the same space as the A508IDE uses. By fitting another socket between the CPU socket and the riser which you mention, there's just enough room.You can just see in the video that the riser is directly above the Indivision ECS - without the extra socket, there's just nowhere for one or the other to go.
Hopefully that'll help somebody else in future - yes, you can have the A508IDE and the Indivision ECS, as long as you buy another socket for 50p or whatever!
djos
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The card that Kipper2K sells is what is required by the A500 usually to push the card above the Kickstart ROM next to it. However, the problem here (I'm the one who did this for gebes, by the way
You can just see in the video that the riser is directly above the Indivision ECS - without the extra socket, there's just nowhere for one or the other to go.
Hopefully that'll help somebody else in future - yes, you can have the A508IDE and the Indivision ECS, as long as you buy another socket for 50p or whatever!
If you get the correct riser board from Kipper there is plenty of room around Denise:
EDIT: wrong link.... BrB
EDIT2: Hmm, you might be right:
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Received my 8mb card today, looks great, not installed it yet but foresee no issues
main learning point here is be patient with kipper2k, he does come trough but isn't great at responding to email (at all lol)
anyway, time to decide I want a vampire 2 now :-s
main learning point here is be patient with kipper2k, he does come trough but isn't great at responding to email (at all lol)
anyway, time to decide I want a vampire 2 now :-s
good to see you recieved your a508. i ordered one along with the a1000 adapter back on December 18, 2015 and havent recieved yet. i also agree with the email situation, but i will be patient for a little bit longer. i was told if i ordered by wednesday of the week i placed my order, it would ship out that week, but it did not ship, in a few weeks it will be two months since i ordered and paid.
//kneehighspy
//kneehighspy
MoRetro
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It's like I have written this because I in exactly the same situation. Also payed on December 18th,2015 and still nothing yet. Although in the meantime I have received 2 emails from kipper telling me he is gonna ship the A500. But nothing is coming trough?
Does anybody know if there is enough physical room to install a DKB Megachip under this on a Rev 5 motherboard with the CPU offset board that kipper2k sells?
If an ICD AdSpeed is installed in place of the 68000 will the case close? Will removing the shield make enough room for the AdSpeed and for the case to close?
Thanks all
If an ICD AdSpeed is installed in place of the 68000 will the case close? Will removing the shield make enough room for the AdSpeed and for the case to close?
Thanks all
mamejay
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Hey guys. Just a question which I am sure has been asked but cannot find the answer. I now have a 2000 and a kipper board installed.
Would it be possible to add an IDE CD-rom drive to the system using this board?
Would it be possible to add an IDE CD-rom drive to the system using this board?
To all ppl who ordered stuff from Kipper2k : ye it sucks to wait 2-3 months for an order, but the reality of the situation is that he is one guy with no assembly line.
Can you imagine yourself in a situation where you need to build, test and ship 100 boards (e.g. vampire v2) to ppl all over the world.. in your spare time...
The situation in Amigaland is different than your average shopping experience. If you need something quickly, check Amibay, eBay or AmigaKit etc..
For hand-built stuff from hobbyists, patience is required.
thanks for listening.
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Can you imagine yourself in a situation where you need to build, test and ship 100 boards (e.g. vampire v2) to ppl all over the world.. in your spare time...
The situation in Amigaland is different than your average shopping experience. If you need something quickly, check Amibay, eBay or AmigaKit etc..
For hand-built stuff from hobbyists, patience is required.
thanks for listening.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
In theory it should be possible if you very are handy with a soldering iron and adds a 40p IDE header. But otherwise, as Arnie writes, you can't.
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