And I finally got time to install the Solas that I got before Christmas. (And I brought in the Amiga from summerhouse into the house)
There were the usual dramas as I managed to bend a rom pin when fitting the Rom riser to get the clock signals, and the solas, the rom riser and the indy mk2 all fit very tightly, which isn't helped by the motherboard flexing in the checkmate case, and as usual there were several times I thought i had killed the amiga altogether....but.....it works! I still have more to set up, but currently it's fitted, the rapid road is plugged into it and works (not on port 0 though which caused me to think I had blown that up at first), and the 1st LED strip is fitted. The solas software runs and finds the board and it controls the LEDs.
I have it set to do the knightrider pattern when switched on and then goes to a breathing pattern once workbench loads, flashing red on hd access.
Still to do:
- Fit an RTC (i have several but they are both slightly too big- shorter one on order)
- fit the temperature sensors, probably to my 060 and the Indy mk2
- I am also thinking about refitting the cd drive, and then linking in the solas' ability to match the sounds. However I think I need the services of the one and only a.mi.goun for that one...
There were the usual dramas as I managed to bend a rom pin when fitting the Rom riser to get the clock signals, and the solas, the rom riser and the indy mk2 all fit very tightly, which isn't helped by the motherboard flexing in the checkmate case, and as usual there were several times I thought i had killed the amiga altogether....but.....it works! I still have more to set up, but currently it's fitted, the rapid road is plugged into it and works (not on port 0 though which caused me to think I had blown that up at first), and the 1st LED strip is fitted. The solas software runs and finds the board and it controls the LEDs.
I have it set to do the knightrider pattern when switched on and then goes to a breathing pattern once workbench loads, flashing red on hd access.
Still to do:
- Fit an RTC (i have several but they are both slightly too big- shorter one on order)
- fit the temperature sensors, probably to my 060 and the Indy mk2
- I am also thinking about refitting the cd drive, and then linking in the solas' ability to match the sounds. However I think I need the services of the one and only a.mi.goun for that one...
