Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer “Xetec”
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Manufacturer Xetec, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga |
- CD-ROM Drive
- first CD drive for the Amiga
- single-speed 5¼" device from Chinon with 150kB/s read transfer speed
- requires a disc caddy
- ISO 9660 compatible
- SCSI interface
- external and internal models available:
- CDx-650I: internal drive
- CDx-650LE: external, large enclosure
- CDx-650E: external, small enclosure
- external models feature a 25 pin SCSI connector, passthrough connector and internal power supply
- 3 pin header for line level audio output
- headphone jack at front of the drive
- supplied with audio player and CDTV emulation software
- CDx-650.pdf
User manual
3.2 MB
Advert (US)
1990-10
Manufacturer Xetec, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2022 / 1 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 5380 controller IC
- uses pseudo-DMA transfers
- place for two 3.5" hard disks on the card
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable jumper
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- A-Max II driver (harddisk.amhd)
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Manufacturer Xetec, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2022 / 3,2 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 5380 controller IC
- uses pseudo-DMA transfers
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable jumper
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- SCSI network support
- A-Max II driver (harddisk.amhd)
- memory
- four 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 or 4 MB SIMMs
- supports 2, 4 and 8 MB configurations
- memory disable jumper
Advert (US)
1990-08
Advert (US)
1990-10
Manufacturer Xetec, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga |
- Tape Drive
- tape drive with SCSI interface
- depending on the model, support for 50/60 MB resp. 155 MB tapes (Teac CT-500H / CT-600H resp. Teac CT-600N)
- up to 5 MB/s archival speed
- Models
- 60E: external SCSI enclosure with 60MB tape drive
- 150E: external SCSI enclosure with 155MB tape drive
- 60I: internal 5¼" 60MB tape drive
- 150I: internal 3½" 155MB tape drive
- delivered with "X-Stream" archiving software - this software is required to access the tape drive
- external models feature a pass-through SCSI connector (for external hard disk) and an internal power supply
- requires a compatible SCSI host adapter from Xetec, e.g. FastTrak SA-5, FastTrak SA-10 or Mini FastCard
- FastTape.pdf
User manual
1383 kB
Advert (US)
1989-09
Advert (US)
1990-06
Manufacturer Xetec, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2022 / 1,2 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 5380 controller IC
- uses DMA transfers
- autoboot ROM (harddisk.device) - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable jumper
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- the controller has no internal SCSI connector and there's no place provided for an internal drive - the host adaptor was supplied with an external SCSI drive enclosure and cable
- A-Max II driver (harddisk.amhd)
- optional memory module - FastRAM 1000
- four 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- supports 256 kB, 1 MB and 4 MB SIMMs in groups of two
- SIMM sizes cannot be mixed
- possible configurations are 512 kB, 1, 2, 4 and 8 MB
- notes
- the unit can take power either from the A1000 or from the bundled external hard drive - the latter is recommended with the RAM board installed
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector
with FastRAM 1000 memory module, top side
- xetec1.55.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk v1.55
345 kB
Manufacturer Xetec, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2022 / 1,2 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 5380 controller IC
- uses DMA transfers
- autoboot ROM (harddisk.device) - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable jumper
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- the controller has no internal SCSI connector and there's no place provided for an internal drive - the host adaptor was supplied with an external SCSI drive enclosure and cable
- A-Max II driver (harddisk.amhd)
- optional memory module - FastRam
- four 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- supports 256 kB, 1 MB and 4 MB SIMMs in groups of two
- SIMM sizes cannot be mixed
- possible configurations are 512 kB, 1, 2, 4 and 8 MB
- notes
- the unit can take power either from the A500 or from the bundled external hard drive - the latter is recommended with the RAM board installed
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector
Exterior, top side
Case opened, top side
- FastTrak.pdf
Installation Manual (english)
462 kB
- xetec1.55.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk v1.55
345 kB
Advert (US)
1989-02
Advert (US)
1989-09
Advert (US)
1990-07
Advert (US)
1990-10
Manufacturer Xetec, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2022 / 1 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 5380 controller IC
- uses pseudo-DMA transfers
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable jumper
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- half length card, there's no provision for mounting a hard disk on it
