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It worked! Now i will need to learn about all the new stuff that appeared on screen. As for the SpartaDOS stuff... Is there any tutorial around to manage to get it working? Thank you, both of you.

SIDE_Loader_4.0_070721_SDX_4.49e.zip I downloaded it before posting. Used uflash.xex and side.rom with no luck. As FJC says it must be a bug or something. I've extracted the SIDE_FULL.ATR file from the .zip and i've used the SD Drive Nuxx to load it. It's flashing the device now, so far so good. I'll report about the result later on. Cheers!

A picture of the SIDE menu you mean? By the way, good news i found a 4GB unbranded CF that works. However, updating is still needed. Don't mind the bad quality of the image, it's a LCD meant for testing purposes only.

So .ATR requires U1MB, i expected it to be like that. So, the device is picky about the cards. Hit and miss i guess. I'll take your word on Sandisk. However, i would like to know if i'm doing as it should. The card must be formated to FAT32, right? Not FAT16, exFAT or whatsoever. Then, i just drop the stuff into the card and it should be working through the SIDE launcher menu. That worked with the 128mb CF. In any case, it seems i can't update to a more recent loader or flash the unit. For what i've seen SIDE loader loads from the internal memory of the device, so the only thing i could do is to flash it... I guess. I've loaded this file SIDE_Loader_4.0_070721_SDX_4.49e.zip Found inside the following ones: side.rom and uflash.xex AFAIK i should drop both files into the CF card, use the SIDE menu loader to load the .xex and then locate the .rom to flash the unit. It just doesn't work. Once the uflash.xex menu comes in, it states that the device is not recognised. If i choose SIDE device manually, it just won't work. No device connected. What's happening here? Thank you for the help.

Hello there, community. It's been a very long time since my last post, despite i visit AtariAge normally, life has pushed me to be increasingly away from our hobby. So i come here to ask for some aid about this matter. Recently i salvaged on SIDE 1 unit i got from a local user that wasn't working at all. Although i own several A8 computers, a couple of 800XLs and a couple of 65XEs, i always worked with my trusty SD Drive Nuxx i purchased here like a decade ago. So i have NO idea about how SIDE works... I'm figuring out and i've already managed to know some things. I got one small image of around 30MB for SIDE one form one thread, and i have to say it works quite well, but as you can figure, it's too tiny for a decent use nowadays. I've tried several times to set a Trascend 1GB CF card, having it cleaned with SD Card Formatter, to FAT32. However, it didn't work, i've tried several other CF cards i have lying around... Still no joy. I know the card MUST be prepared in order to be able to drop the stuff into it and have it working using the SIDE loader, but it seems i can't manage to do it properly. What am i missing? CF card model issues? Do i need a certain tool to prepare the CF before having it placed in the SIDE? What about the other working mode? CF seems to boot SpartaDOS, but returns an error, 130 i believe. I managed to download the flasher and the SIDE 1 upgrade flashrom, i placed it into the 128MB CF that works for me, but i wasn't able to flash the thing. Flasher took returns a message of "unrecognised device"... I don't know why. This unit seems to be from the very fist batch, assembled by Zaxon. I recall i got one of these units back in the time, but i sold it after a while because it had no .atr support. I've read that recent firmware has .atr support, however it's unclear for me if it depends on if you have the Ultimate 1mb expansion installed in your A8 or not. Thank you everyone in advance.

Payment and full data sent.

Any news about the connectors or the issue with the Covox implementation? I can't find the other thread you referred to, Ctirad. Cheers.

Go! Ctirad!

Ordering one complete unit. PM sent. Happy New Year.

Ctirad: I'll PM you again in the first days of january. Enjoy these special days with your family.

Any news?

I would be interested on this item too. But, a question, what about the other accelerator Lotharek is advertising on his site, the external one. Is meant to be used on the A8 computers only or maybe it would be able to work on the C64?

Hello Ctirad, this is INDEED the kind of expansion i've been waiting for. I would like to order ONE unit for my 65XE, including Covox and enclosure. PM on the way.

Oooook.Device tested. List can now be updated. Thanks.

Got my package yesterday. I'll check the device today if i have the time. Thank you Zaxon.

Let's see, Zaxon, you said you've done and sent 129 SIDE units so far? Well, don't get me wrong, but there's people here waiting for almost a year so far, if you were able to deliver 129 units you could have sent the units we ordered from you. I'm not sure about your situation, if you had a bad time, if you just gathered too many orders so you don't have the time to deliver them... It really doesn't matter, we all hope your economical situation gets better, but remember, your part on the deal was to deliver the units. And it's been a really long time. So, it's time to get serious Zaxon. Deliver the units and close this thread. Otherwise will really drain down your reputation for future projects. And that would be a pity, for YOU and for US, because we know you're an skilled technician. So, time to put your hands on this, and deliver all the units here. No more delays. Cheers.

Firedawg, mine was ordered on December 28th. One unit. 28/12/2011 15:10 GMT-08:00

I contacted Zaxon to gather info about the status of my order. I made a mistake and i told him i sent the money via PayPal. He required me to be more specific since he doesn't work with PayPal. I sent him back another email apologyzing for the error, and giving the proper info about the google checkout transfer. A few days have passed. No answer. I'll email him again tom.

Email sent to Zaxon with full data and order details.

At least that's my case.

No worries then Zaxon! Take your time. However it would be a good idea to have people informed eventually about what's going on. Hope you got the cash and the order was placed properly. Thanks!

Maybe he's just slow? Or should i be worried about my money?

Well, i ordered a SIDE device from Zaxon a few days ago and paid for it, but i didn't get any response from him so far.

Yes, thanks JamesD... However i don't have Google checkout. Is there any way to do it via PayPal or would i need to open a new account? Cheers