7 Jul
2020
7 Jul
'20
12:28 p.m.
On 7/7/2020 2:24 PM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote:
On 7/7/2020 1:02 PM, Ethan O'Toole via cctalk
wrote:
What version of the SCSD2SD V5 do you have?? The V5.1 was reworked to boot faster
(so claims the site here
<http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php/SCSI2SD#Which_version_should_you_buy_.3F>
) and the V6 boots even faster I believe.
Oh, I drilled a hole (1/4") through the SCSI2SD mounting bracket and
mounted a LED wired to the holes on the PC board. Pro tip: Remove the SCSI2SD card from
the bracket before drilling so that when the drill breaks though it doesn't zip in and
chew off a couple of the SMD resistors and capacitors... Don't ask me how I know. :-P
--
John H. Reinhardt
Am I
correct that a v5.1 SCSI2SD should work just fine?? Anything I need to be aware of?
I run a SCSI2SD on my A2500 with whatever SCSI card it has by default. The only issue
that I have is the SCSI2SD boots slower than the Amiga, so when I power on the Amiga I
have to wait a few seconds then do the A+A+Control reboot three finger salute (or whatever
it is.) Before it's ready the Amiga just sits at a white screen forever, but after a
reboot the SCSI2SD is ready and it boots fine.
Extra FRIGGIN awesome is I can pull the SD card
out, shove it in a Win10 laptop and boot the same OS on WinUAE... copy stuff on, pull SD
card out stuff it back in the physical system and go.
It would be nice if the SCSI2SD was mounted on a expansion cover plate though, with the
LEDs visible and the SD card accessible externally.
That's how I them mounted in my MicroVAX 3100 and AlphaServer DS10.? On the
Alphaserver I bought the 3.5" bracket and replaced the floppy disk with it.? On the
MicroVAX I used the same 3.5" bracket and mounted it in a 5.25" to 3.5"
bracket with a homemade baseplate.
SCSI2SD mounting bracket:
<https://store.inertialcomputing.com/product-p/scsi2sd-v5.1-v6-bracket-black.htm>
StarTech 3.5" to 5.35" mount
<https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HLZXH2>
?-- : Ethan O'Toole