morcar Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I should be getting my Atari STE this coming week and I am very excited. This was the machine way back When I cut my teeth into the ST a long time ago. Once I get it I will be expanding it like the TOS switcher, memory and such, but I want to get a real hard drive for it and not the SATAN. I am thinking in the lines of If i am going to get the full Atari experience then I am going to try and go legit and not use any "modern" hardware. My question is how hard is it to get the real hard drives for the STE and what other alternatives do i have apart from the SATAN. Also what do i need to check out on my motherboard as i heard a lot of different things about the STE having dodgy chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) check out st-freakz he has just what you're looking for real hard drives, memory and even STE TOS switchers! www.st-freakz.co.uk good luck :0) Edited July 20, 2013 by Chandler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delvis Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Also don't forget Alan H has the IDE / TOS 2.06 upgrade card. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/207223-project-advanced-internal-ide-adapter-with-opt-tos-upgradeswitch/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian1 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Make sure the get a hard drive system that comes with a SCSI-ACSI host adapter that has a clock built-in too. It will save you from the trouble of setting up the time every time you turn it on. When you start dealing with lots of files, having them time-stamped really helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanoidLittleMan Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 There are threads about problematic DMA chip in STE, so you will be able to see is your such. If is, then you need to get good one, what may be not so easy. Then solution could be going on IDE hard disk type. What has some benefits over UltraSatan: cheaper, faster. Additionally, when you get tired of 'real hard disk' noise, you can simply attach Compact Flash card on IDE adapter (need only cheap IDE-CF adapter). Will have no clock, what is not big flaw by me today. Of course, it is possible to add RTC chip in STE, with battery ... Note: IDE works complete independent from DMA chip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I really wouldnt bother with an old hard disk, just get Ultra Satan from Lotharek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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