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Indivision AGA MK II & FastATA in Desktop - SUCCESS
« on: May 08, 2012, 03:02:15 AM »
Ok I got it to work...

You need to put the FastATA on 4 ROM sockets 2x2 and you'll need to insulate the Indy to keep it from shorting against the FastATA.

For best result you'll need to remove the excess from the through-hole soldering on the FastATA. I used a dremel tool with a little grinding wheel which was a mistake because I ruined a trace and had to fix it with my crappy soldering skills.

I could not get the RF shielding to fit back on :)

HD720 looks great!

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oops. that should read FastATA MK IV in the topic, sorry :)
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Re: Indivision AGA MK II & FastATA in Desktop - SUCCESS
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2012, 03:55:02 AM »
DVI worked on one monitor I tried and the results looked excellent. VGA has some banding, but its still very nice....

Frontier whdload version gets no video, but I can see svideo with the AmigaManaic adapter...

Very happy with this purchase :)
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Re: Indivision AGA MK II & FastATA in Desktop - SUCCESS
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2012, 04:17:33 AM »
Good work.  :)

Thankfully my Fast ATA & Indivision AGA is in my A4000 where everything fits, but I'll remember this if I add an Indivision to my A1200 tower which also has a Fast ATA.
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Re: Indivision AGA MK II & FastATA in Desktop - SUCCESS
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2012, 04:24:58 AM »
Yay! My indivision has been posted all way to Oz... Cant wait!! LCD screen for the first time on a ami for me..
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Re: Indivision AGA MK II & FastATA in Desktop - SUCCESS
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2012, 04:33:55 AM »
Quote from: Darrin;692423
Good work.  :)

Thankfully my Fast ATA & Indivision AGA is in my A4000 where everything fits, but I'll remember this if I add an Indivision to my A1200 tower which also has a Fast ATA.


Everything fits :)

I actually think I would put the FastATA on 2 extra ROM sockets even if i did not have the Indivision. The thing seems to fit more securly... with 2X2 like I have the case does close, but the KB is pressing down on the FastATA, just a little, which may be good...

Also I have found that if you use 2 smaller wire ties in parallel (To Secure the FastATA) you can really get them a lot tighter than one single larger tie.

That being said, I'd like to get rid of the fast ATA and get the IDEFix Express when that comes out.

cheers!
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Re: Indivision AGA MK II & FastATA in Desktop - SUCCESS
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2012, 04:40:44 AM »
Quote from: darkage;692425
Yay! My indivision has been posted all way to Oz... Cant wait!! LCD screen for the first time on a ami for me..


I spent the extra $4 for fast shipping :)

Make sure you get HighGFX driver from aminet.... i'm using the included HD720 driver wich rocks. I was under the impression that Indivision AGA MK2 would only support PAL and NTSC monitor types at first. I don't know where I got that from...

Good luck!
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Re: Indivision AGA MK II & FastATA in Desktop - SUCCESS
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2012, 04:52:39 AM »
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DVI worked on one monitor I tried and the results looked excellent. VGA has some banding, but its still very nice....

Frontier whdload version gets no video, but I can see svideo with the AmigaManaic adapter...

Very happy with this purchase :)


Nice HAM8 pic of the billiard balls, where did you get it from?
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Re: Indivision AGA MK II & FastATA in Desktop - SUCCESS
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2012, 05:22:47 AM »
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Nice HAM8 pic of the billiard balls, where did you get it from?


I did an image search with google "colorful" but limited results to 1280x720 with the and saved some of the more interesting ones on my PC.

I have SAMBA on my 1200 so I just opened the pictured in Art Department Pro and saved them as HAM8 IFF.

The iPhone pics and how they get downsized don't do the display justice...
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Re: Indivision AGA MK II & FastATA in Desktop - SUCCESS
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2012, 05:26:13 AM »
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I spent the extra $4 for fast shipping :)
Good luck!


haha! I dont know what I selected for shipping method, I was too excited to just order the thing.. click click click  pay yes!!
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Re: Indivision AGA MK II & FastATA in Desktop - SUCCESS
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2012, 05:29:55 AM »
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haha! I dont know what I selected for shipping method, I was too excited to just order the thing.. click click click  pay yes!!

I did that too, but amigakit posted a link on how to upgrade your order...

http://www.amigakit.us/?webpage=dispatch

that may not be for you tough in AU :)

this part might work "When you create an order with us, you can upgrade to FedEx shipping by first logging into your account, go to your Order History section and click the VIEW button next to the order you want to upgrade."
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Re: Indivision AGA MK II & FastATA in Desktop - SUCCESS
« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2012, 05:42:02 AM »
It will probably be too expensive for all the way out here in Oz..
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Re: Indivision AGA MK II & FastATA in Desktop - SUCCESS
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2012, 05:55:50 AM »
Where do you get those sockets?! I have that exact problem at the moment. I was thinking that a riser would do the job but obviously haven't ordered a set yet.

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Ok I got it to work...

You need to put the FastATA on 4 ROM sockets 2x2 and you'll need to insulate the Indy to keep it from shorting against the FastATA.

For best result you'll need to remove the excess from the through-hole soldering on the FastATA. I used a dremel tool with a little grinding wheel which was a mistake because I ruined a trace and had to fix it with my crappy soldering skills.

I could not get the RF shielding to fit back on :)

HD720 looks great!

EDIT:

oops. that should read FastATA MK IV in the topic, sorry :)
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Re: Indivision AGA MK II & FastATA in Desktop - SUCCESS
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2012, 05:58:16 AM »
The Indivision Mk2 has the best output I've seen to date (DVI) of any non-graphics board display. Stunningly sharp. I also see none of the sync issues I have with the Mk1.

My problem, however, is that my ACA1231 suddenly stopped working when I hooked up the Mk2. So I get a good display or RAM and a fast CPU/MMU, but not both. That and until I get risers myself I lost my Fast ATA Mk4
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Re: Indivision AGA MK II & FastATA in Desktop - SUCCESS
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2012, 06:22:26 AM »
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The Indivision Mk2 has the best output I've seen to date (DVI) of any non-graphics board display. Stunningly sharp. I also see none of the sync issues I have with the Mk1.

My problem, however, is that my ACA1231 suddenly stopped working when I hooked up the Mk2. So I get a good display or RAM and a fast CPU/MMU, but not both. That and until I get risers myself I lost my Fast ATA Mk4


http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=676

looks like they are out. don't forget a clockport riser also if you have subway

check out the HD720 mode with DVI on my Sceptre monitor. strange... the other modes seem to work :)
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Re: Indivision AGA MK II & FastATA in Desktop - SUCCESS
« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2012, 06:44:45 AM »
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Nice HAM8 pic of the billiard balls, where did you get it from?


Just think how nice ScummVM AGA will be with the new Indivision AGA MK2. If it only supported a real RolandMT32 on serial MIDI :)
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