TF536 on A300/A600

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Re: TF536 on A300/A600

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8 Bit Dreams wrote: Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:10 pm
terriblefire wrote: Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:22 pm Its funny. My first Amiga was an A600.. yet i've never build an accelerator for it.
You already did, Steve :lol:
We just need to figure out how to fit it inside the A600 case :lol:
:D

I believe an adapter board would have to be at least this size to be able to mount it securely with screws through the holes for the hard drive cradle. There would be a helluva lot of dead space on it. Any ideas on where on this board the dip64 socket would go? I think it would be cramped as hell in there. :)

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Re: TF536 on A300/A600

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Crap. You had to go and make me start to think. Anyone have a 1:1 scan of the top side of the TF536 PCB? :D
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Re: TF536 on A300/A600

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Does the problem with VPA still exist? (do we still need to cut the track on the A300/600 PCB?

Is the use of the original (defunct) IDE connector as a support for the PCB an option?
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Re: TF536 on A300/A600

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Maximilian wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2019 9:27 pm Does the problem with VPA still exist? (do we still need to cut the track on the A300/600 PCB?

Is the use of the original (defunct) IDE connector as a support for the PCB an option?
No cutting on the Amiga side is necessary. The IDE header could possibly be used as a support, but as different PLCC sockets might have different heights I think that using the holes for the hard drive cradle is a better option.
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Re: TF536 on A300/A600

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Has anyone recently had a look at using TF536 on A600 by any chance?
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Re: TF536 on A300/A600

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arkadiusz.makarenko wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:29 pm Has anyone recently had a look at using TF536 on A600 by any chance?
I have one A600 and go0se stuck a fastram mod in for me... and I aint removing it ....

And i'm now owning about 25-30 Amiga's .... holy crap i cant afford any more .
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Re: TF536 on A300/A600

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@kludge
Do you have any spare relocators? I would love to boost my A600 and this just lights a candle under my nuts of excitement.
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Re: TF536 on A300/A600

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terriblefire wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:57 pm
arkadiusz.makarenko wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:29 pm Has anyone recently had a look at using TF536 on A600 by any chance?
I have one A600 and go0se stuck a fastram mod in for me... and I aint removing it ....

And i'm now owning about 25-30 Amiga's .... holy crap i cant afford any more .
I don't like to reinvent the wheel.
I have one nice boxed A600 ...The only Amiga that I own which is not in 100 parts scattered around my whole house :D
I will get relocator and will have a look if there is even a chance for closing the case.
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Re: TF536 on A300/A600

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PaulJ_2.0 wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:15 pm @kludge
Do you have any spare relocators? I would love to boost my A600 and this just lights a candle under my nuts of excitement.
I totally missed this message. Sorry. I probably have a couple of PCB's left, but @Lemaru's adapter has a better form factor, so I would wait for that to be available.
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Re: TF536 on A300/A600

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kludge wrote: Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:24 am I totally missed this message. Sorry. I probably have a couple of PCB's left, but @Lemaru's adapter has a better form factor, so I would wait for that to be available.
Agreed, no worries :)
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