Amiga Hardware DatabaseCompany Palomax, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A500, A1000A2000, A3000 | - - | Interface side expansion portZorro II | Autoconfig ID 2030 / 0 |
- hard disk controller
- serves as host for IBM compatible HD controller cards
- semi-"do it yourself" project - the interface is partly assembled and tested but still needs some soldering and assembling
- supports IDE, ST-506 / ST-412 (MFM and RLL) and ESDI interfaces
- supports WD 1002/1004/1006/1007, OMTI 8127/5527 and DTC 5150 controllers
- can take up to four controller cards for a total of eight drives - types and drive sizes can be mixed
- autoboot ROM
- the priority of booting and mounting is selectable
- programmed I/O transfers with multi-sector blocks (up to 256 sectors)
- write-thru track buffer with selectable read threshold sensing for faster file transfers
- A500 / A1000 version:
- passthrough connector
- no case for the controller and drive, no power supply
- Zorro II version:
- optional hard disk mounting bracket
- with two controllers, only one slot position is taken when installed in the rightmost Zorro slot
- incompatible with Lucas / Frances
- supports FFS and Kickstart 1.3 / 2.0
- A-Max II driver
- with the proper software the Palomax can be used for any type of hardware (like serial cards or disk interfaces) - drivers for DSP and other complex PC hardware were in development