Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer Commodore, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 514 / 2,3,10 |
- DMA SCSI and XT IDE controller
- Western Digital 33C93
- both SCSI and XT IDE mode can work simultaneously
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable switch
- time-out switch for drives which spin up slower than 30 seconds
- RDB compatible
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- internal 40 pin XT IDE header (8 bit only)
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- supported by Linux
- A-Max II driver (scsi.amhd)
- memory
- sixteen DIP sockets accept 0.5, 1 or 2 MB RAM
- needs 256k×4 DIPs, 120 ns or faster
- notes
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- hard disk activity LED - it can be toggled by jumper to show SCSI or XT-IDE activity
- connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
- external power supply - turns on automatically when the A500 is powered up
- DIP switch settings
| switch 1 - | autoboot ROM: ON - enable |
| switch 2 - | LUN: ON - enable |
| switch 3 - | time-out: ON - enable long wait period for drive |
| switch 4 - | reserved |
PCB, front side
PCB, back side
Case opened, top side
Case, front side
Case, rear side
Case, left side
Case, rear side
- A590_RAM-Test-10.dms
RAM test disk
265 kB - A590Setup.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk
342 kB
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