flashjazzcat Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Vesalia adapters are beautiful but I would prefer something cheaper, if possible. Took the words out of my mouth, Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Vesalia adapters are beautiful but I would prefer something cheaper, if possible. Took the words out of my mouth, Phil. Then ebay is your treasure trove, I've purchased multiple IDE/CF units for about $4 a pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 yeah i would personally go with the CF over the SD, as CF is directly able to EMU a IDE device, and there is no 'conversion' so potential for problems is less... i like that adaptor at $V cause it would connect right in and attach and not slop about like a normal CF adaptor. and since i dont plan on removing the CF cards once I install them, i dont see the real need to have a SD card over CF, even though i have a bunch of SD for various things... and to the usual gang of idiots, yeah i will let you know, for a group buy... sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Then ebay is your treasure trove, I've purchased multiple IDE/CF units for about $4 a pop. Me too, but none which looked as nice as the Vesalia ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtm Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Myself tested the following: http://www.vesalia.d...de25cfx2hdd.htm Works without any problems. CF Card I used was Transcend 2GB (80X) and Transcend 4GB (133x). Man that is nice, wonder what board is inside it tho? Sloopy if you decide to bite let me know and I might go in on the order with you. There's not much in CF to IDE boards. CF as a standard was designed to be compatible with IDE. You only need a passive adapter to make the pins work. For those in the US monoprice.com has cheap CF to IDE adapters I've had success with in PCs. (I don't have an IDE solution for Atari yet, so haven't been able to try). --Kurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Then ebay is your treasure trove, I've purchased multiple IDE/CF units for about $4 a pop. Me too, but none which looked as nice as the Vesalia ones. Well you want looks? or you want cheap? you can't have both I mean how much does it cost to make a SIO2SD look pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Myself tested the following: http://www.vesalia.d...de25cfx2hdd.htm Works without any problems. CF Card I used was Transcend 2GB (80X) and Transcend 4GB (133x). Man that is nice, wonder what board is inside it tho? Sloopy if you decide to bite let me know and I might go in on the order with you. There's not much in CF to IDE boards. CF as a standard was designed to be compatible with IDE. You only need a passive adapter to make the pins work. For those in the US monoprice.com has cheap CF to IDE adapters I've had success with in PCs. (I don't have an IDE solution for Atari yet, so haven't been able to try). --Kurt ground pin 9 on the CF, and it acts like an IDE device... pretty simple... sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I'm tempted to jump on board here if they're still available for order. But... will it co-exist happily with a VBXE and Ultimate 1 Meg install on 800XL ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 (edited) Of course, it will. The last board still available. Edited May 30, 2011 by Simius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I am amazed at how quickly you were able to get these done! Quite a feat! From the blanks (status), looks like there might still be a couple more that might become available? -Larry Of course, it will. The last board still available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Yes. Status of nine is still unclear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Well you want looks? or you want cheap? you can't have both Sure you can. I'm a perfect example. I mean how much does it cost to make a SIO2SD look pretty Not enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+skr Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I mean how much does it cost to make a SIO2SD look pretty Not enough! Pah. Mine looks great at no cost: :lust: :lust: :lust: :lust: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 You should put it into a translucent case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxon Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 (edited) SKr you are cheater, it is sdrive Edited May 30, 2011 by zaxon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 SKr you are cheater, it is sdrive Indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorsten Günther Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Pah. Mine looks great at no cost: Alternate caption for this picture: "The FSM devours a perfboard!" Thorsten - SCNR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Great FSM reference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 You should put it into a translucent case! Then print a picture of a PCB to cover the back side of the translucent case Makes me think of those cheap chinese watches where all the nice functions and dials are printed on the watch face - classic retro action! Looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+skr Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 SKr you are cheater, it is sdrive So guess what I would do to a SIO2SD MUAHAHAHAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Jacek, thank you very much. Your PCB is a beauty! Could you please make or convert a similar XL ribbon cable (obviously with 2 connectors only)? I would gladly buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I don't suppose there is a way to have two PBI devices plugged in at once. I can't use my 320XL memory upgrade... I have to wait for my Ulitimate 1MB card to arrive .... waiting... waiting... wainting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I don't suppose there is a way to have two PBI devices plugged in at once. I can't use my 320XL memory upgrade... I have to wait for my Ulitimate 1MB card to arrive .... waiting... waiting... wainting... the 320XL isnt a true PBI device, it is a ram expansion that connects to the PBI connector... if you can get both connected, it 'might' work, but dont use my XL as a test rat ;') sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Firedawg Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Thanks Simius, got my board today! Very very professionally done, and the packaging was awesome. It looks better than the one below because this one is mine . Now to get my 130XE out and start the process of hooking things up and taking the IDE+2 for a spin around the block. I appreciate the many in this thread who have already received their boards who have shared their information with setup tips and the like, as it will surely assist me to get things running right. The Dawg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+rdemming Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 4) contains 96 KB ISP Flash ROM and 32 KB RAM available to the internal PBI BIOS and flashable from the Atari 5) contains 512 KB or 1024 KB ISP Flash ROM for SpartaDOS X (or any other cartridge of such type), flashable from the Atari. This ROM can be physically disabled using a dedicated switch. The switch is not installed in the device shown on photos below. I've been playing a bit with the IDE+ 2 and it is great. I've a small question about the on-board flash memory. There are three chips of 512KB on the board. According to the description, 1024 KB is for SDX although only 512KB is used at the moment. So that leaves 512KB for the BIOS but according to point 4, that is only 96KB. So is the remaining memory also available to the BIOS or will it have other uses? Since SDX uses only 512KB at the moment, are there plans to uses the other 512KB for some kind of ROM disk to store utilities like FDISK. Then drives could be setup without loading FDISK from another source. Or will FDISK become part of the BIOS so it will be accessible at startup while holding <START>? Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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