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A.L.F. 2 A530 A590 ADD-500 AddHard AMDrive Apollo 500 CHA-Boil 500 DataFlyer 500 (Rapid Access Turbo) DataFlyer Express E-Matrix 530 (Viper 530) Evolution 500 FastTrak SA-5 Golem SCSI II (A500) Grand Slam 500 Impact A500 HD8+ Series II Impact A500-SCSI Impact A500-SCSI+4 InMate Kommos A500 SCSI Multi Evolution 500 Oktagon 500 & 508 OSSI 500 Paradox SCSI PHD-500 Protar A500 HD Reference 40/100 SA-500 SCRAM 500 SCSI-TV & SCSI-TV/570 SS-20 StarBoard 2 / 500 SupraDrive 500 SupraDrive 500XP (ByteSync) Synthesis 500 Tiny Tiger Trifecta LX & EC Trumpcard 500 & Trumpcard Professional 500 Vector Falcon 570 Viper 530 XEL Memory Expansion / Hard Disk Interface
Company
Elaborate Bytes / BSC, Germany Date
1989Amiga
A500, A1000 A2000, A3000, A4000 - -Interface
side expansion port Zorro IIAutoconfig ID
2049 / 1,2 2092 / 2
ST506/412 or SCSI controller
A.L.F. 2 is a general hard disk driver software with 16 different hardware versions based on it
supports processor cards and does some optimizations for the better processors
handles drives up to 1 GB only
Model 1:
only ST506/412, either MFM or RLL
cannot autoboot - by making the driver reset resistent, rebooting off hard disk is possible
the Zorro II version is half length (only a Zorro - XT adaptor board), the metal hard disk mounting frame is optional
Model 2:
ST506/412 (either MFM or RLL) or SCSI
autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
the Zorro II version is full length and has place for mounting a 3.5" hard disk
if a Model 1 and a Model 2 controller are installed in one Amiga at once, the Model 2 controls the Model 1 (autobooting is possible on both controllers)
the 16 versions of A.L.F. 2:
A2000 MFM - Model 1 & 2
A2000 RLL - Model 1 & 2
A2000 SCSI - only Model 2
A500 MFM (without casing) - only Model 1
A500 MFM (with casing) - Model 1 & 2
A500 RLL (without casing) - only Model 1
A500 RLL (with casing) - Model 1 & 2
A500 SCSI (with casing) - only Model 2
A1000 MFM (without casing) - only Model 1
A1000 MFM (with casing) - only Model 1
A1000 RLL (without casing) - only Model 1
A1000 RLL (with casing) - only Model 1
the A500 and A1000 versions connect to the side expansion port
those without case have no passthrough connector, the others have
Elaborate Bytes A.L.F. 2 (OMTI), front side
Elaborate Bytes A.L.F. 2 (OMTI), back side
Elaborate Bytes ALF 222C (SCSI), front side
Elaborate Bytes ALF 222C (SCSI), back side
BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500, left side
BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500 passthrough board, front side
BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500 controller card, back side
BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500 controller card, front side
Advert (US) 1989-10 Advert (DE) 1989-08
processor
68EC030 @ 40 MHz PGA
optional 68882 @ 40 MHz PGA
memory
two 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
supports special 1 or 4 MB GVP SIMMs
SIMM sizes cannot be mixed
hardware maprom
SCSI 2 DMA controller
FaaaST ROM SCSI driver
3.58 MB/s maximum transfer speed
50 pin internal SCSI connector
DB25F external SCSI connector
hard disk activity LED
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
supported by Linux and NetBSD
notes
mini expansion slot for the optional GVP PC286 AT emulator
connects to the side expansion port
no passthrough connector
disable switch on top of the case
in 68000 fallback mode both the RAM and hard disk are deactivated
external power supply
built in fan
jumper settings
J1 - MMU: ON - disable
J2 - 68000 fallback mode: OFF - enable
J3 - CPU cache: ON - disable
J9 - autoboot: OFF - disable
J11 - RAM: ON - not installed, OFF - installed
J13 - SIMM size: ON - 4 MB, OFF - 1 MB
J4, J6 ON J5, J7, J8, J10, J12 OFF CN7, CN18 1-2 CN8, CN11 2-3 - reserved
Case opened, top side
Exterior, front side
PCB, front side
PCB, back side
Exterior, front side
Case opened (with PC286 installed), front side
Exterior, back side
Case opened (with PC286 installed), back side
Advert (DE) 1992-11 Advert (DE) 1993-02 Advert (US) 1992-09 Advert (FR) 1992-10 Advert (US) 1992-11 Advert (US) 1993-03 Advert (FR) 1993-05 Advert (US) 1993-06
Company
Commodore, USA Date
1989Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig 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
Case, front side
Case, left side
Case, rear side
Case, rear side
Case opened, top side
PCB, back side
Advert Part 1 (AU) 1991-07 Advert Part 2 (AU) 1991-07
Company
Archos, France Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
8498 / 11
SCSI controller
53C80 controller IC
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external SCSI connector
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
memory
eight ZIP sockets accept up to 4 MB RAM
notes
connects to the side expansion port - no passthrough
disable switch on the back of the case
external power supply
Company
Ashcom Design, UK Date
1991Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
2112 / 48
SCSI Host Adapter
NCR 53C80 controller IC
50 pin internal header
hard disk activity and power LED
RDB compatible
autoboot ROM
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
connects to the side expansion port
passthrough connector
Notes
doesn't seem to work with software that scans all units (e.g. HDToolBox) - instead, HDInstTools or the GVP FaaastPrep program can be used:
device driver has to be loaded into RAM first, by issuing "version ADD_SCSI.device"
HDInstTools / FaaastPrep has to be called with device driver and unit as parameter ("ADD_SCSI.device unit 0")
no disable switch nor external SCSI connector
inside side
left side
rear side
right side
Advert (GB) 1992-01 Advert (GB) 1993-01
Company
Applied Systems Development, UK Date
1989Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion port
SCSI controller
AMD 5380 controller IC
50 pin internal SCSI header
no external SCSI connector
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
no autobooting - requires a boot floppy
hard disk activity and power LEDs
internal power supply
connects to the side expansion port - no passthrough
Company
3-State, Germany Date
1992Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion port
SCSI 2 and IDE controller
uses polled I/O instead of DMA transfer
autoboot ROM (SCSI-Apollo.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
support for Rigid Disk Block and Direct SCSI
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
internal 50 pin SCSI header and 40 pin IDE header
external DB25 SCSI connector
hard disk activity LED
memory
sixteen ZIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
supports 1M×4 FastPage or Static Column ZIPs
accepts ZIPs in groups of four giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB RAM
two 30 pin SIP sockets accept 2 MB RAM
the SIP sockets are hardwired to the first bank of ZIP sockets, they cannot be used at the same time
notes
86 pin internal expansion header for the Apollo 520 accelerator board
connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
disable switch on the back of the case
front side
Advert (DE) 1992-08 Advert (DE) 1993-01
Company
Frank Strauß Elektronik, Germany Date
1991Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion port
SCSI 2 controller
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
autoboot ROM (Boil)
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external SCSI connector
no RAM option
passthrough connector
Board (Tronex SCSI), front side
CHA-Boil 500, right side
Board (Tronex SCSI), back side
Company
Expansion Systems, USA Date
1991Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion port
SCSI or IDE controller
the case contains a standard Zorro II DataFlyer 2000 SCSI or a DataFlyer Plus SCSI/IDE controller card and optionally a DataFlyer RAM board
place for a 3.5" HD inside the case, behind the two Zorro II cards
connects to the side expansion port - no passthrough connector
DataFlyer 500 SCSI:
AMD 5380 SCSI controller
50 pin internal SCSI header
optional external DB25 connector
DataFlyer 500 IDE:
40 pin internal IDE header
hard disk activity LED on top of the case
optional internal power supply:
mounts inside the DataFlyer 500 case
provides power for the controller card, memory card and the hard disk
turns on automatically when the A500 is powered up
automatically senses all international input voltages
optional external power supply
powers the memory card only
has to be turned on manually before the A500 is powered up
separate versions for different international input voltages
the unit can also take power from the A500 without using an additional power supply
autoboot ROM (ExpSys.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3, otherwise it has be disabled with a jumper
autobooting can be also disabled by holding down the left mouse button during the boot sequence
RDB compatible
A-Max II driver (ExpSys.amhd)
SCSI version, front side
SCSI version, back side
SCSI version, inside side
Advert (US) 1992-02 Advert (US) 1991-06
Company
Expansion Systems / BSC, USA Date
1992Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
8290 / 1,2
SCSI and IDE controller
unlike the DataFlyer 500 (not Express), this unit does not use the DataFlyer 2000 and DataFlyer RAM Zorro II cards, but a single custom designed circuit board
40 pin internal IDE header
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external SCSI connector
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
hard disk activity LED on top of the case
autoboot ROM, autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3, otherwise it has be disabled with a jumper
autobooting can be also disabled by holding down the left mouse button during the boot sequence
RDB compatible
A-Max II driver
memory
eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
supports 256 kB and 1 MB SIMMs
possible configurations are 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 8 MB
SIMM sizes cannot be mixed
notes
connects to the side expansion connector, no passthrough connector
can use power from the A500 or from the optional external power supply
Advert (US) 1992-06
Company
M-Tec, Germany Date
1997Amiga
A500Interface
68000 socketAutoconfig ID
2192 / 33,36
processor
68030 @ 50 MHz PGA
68000 @ 7.14 MHz PLCC
optional 68882 @ 50 MHz PGA
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 128 MB RAM
SCSI 2 and IDE
two 40 pin IDE connectors for up to four devices
one 44 pin 2.5" IDE hard disk connector
NCR 53C94 SCSI controller
one SCSI connector
notes
connects to 68000 socket
Kickstart 2.05 ROM on board - the minimum for bootable IDE
Gayle on board
Version with SCSI, front side
Version without SCSI, front side
Version without SCSI, back side
Version with SCSI, back side
Company
Xetec, USA Date
1988Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig 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
Advert (US) 1989-02 Advert (US) 1989-09 Advert (US) 1990-07 Advert (US) 1990-10
Company
Interactive Video Systems, USA Date
1991Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
2112 / 2,4
SCSI controller
connects to the side expansion port
the GrandSlam 500 basically translates the side expansion port into a Zorro II slot which holds the original Zorro II GrandSlam
the Zorro adapter board is the same as the one in the TrumpCard 500 ( ), usually without the second Zorro slot
AMD 53C80
uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
RDB compatible
two 50 pin SCSI headers - one is for the external Centronics connector
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside
SCSI network sharing
hard disk activity and power LED
A-Max I and II drivers
supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
memory
eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
accepts SIMMs in groups of two giving 2, 4, 6, 8 MB RAM
notes
DB25 parallel port
connector for the optional external power supply (IVS Sourcer)
Exterior, front side
Exterior, front side
Exterior, rear side
Advert (US) 1991-06
SCSI 2 DMA controller
3.58 MB/s transfer speed
FaaasT ROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
RDB compatible
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
50 pin internal header
DB25 external connector
supported by Linux
A-Max II driver (gvpscsi.amhd)
memory
four 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
accepts 1 or 4 MB 120 ns SIMMs
supports 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations
the 4 MB configuration requires four 1 MB modules, a 4 MB module is not sufficient
fully autoconfiguring
notes
connects to the side expansion port
has no passthrough connector
stylish design matches the A500
disable switch
hard disk activity LED
external power supply
built in fan
mini expansion slot for the optional PC emulator card
problems may arise with the combination of A500, 8372A Agnus and an internal memory expansion with CPU or Gary adaptor - a trace has to be cut to solve the problem
jumper settings
J5 OFF OFF ON ON
J6 OFF ON OFF OFF
J7 ON OFF OFF OFF
J8 ON ON ON OFF
J9 OFF OFF OFF ON
J12 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3
- memory - 0 MB - 2 MB, CN9-CN10 - 4 MB, CN9-CN12 - 8 MB, CN9-CN10
Case opened, top side
Exterior, top side
Exterior, rear side
Exterior, right side
PCB Rev 3, front side
PCB Rev 6, front side
PCB Rev 3, back side
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SCSI 2 DMA controller
DMA to onboard 16 kB buffer
RDB compatible
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
50 pin internal header
DB25 external connector
Impact A500-2/X
optional autoboot / RAM board
2 MB zero wait-state RAM
sixteen 1M×1 DIPs
autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
notes
connects to the side expansion port
has no passthrough connector
hard disk activity LED
built in fan
external power supply
Autoboot / RAM module, front side
Case opened, right side
Exterior, front side
Exterior, back side
Exterior, right side
Exterior, left side
Advert (DE) 1989-04 Advert (US) 1988-05 Advert (US) 1988-08 Advert (US) 1988-11 Advert (US) 1988-12 Advert (US) 1989-01 Advert (US) 1989-02 Advert (US) 1989-06
SCSI 2 DMA controller
DMA to onboard 16 kB buffer
onboard autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
autoboot disable switch
RDB compatible
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
50 pin internal header
DB25 external connector
memory
four 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 4 MB RAM
accepts 1 MB SIMMs
supports 2 or 4 MB configurations
fully autoconfiguring
notes
connects to the side expansion port
has no passthrough connector
hard disk activity LED
built in fan
external power supply
front side
back side
Advert (US) 1989-12 Advert (US) 1990-03
Company
Spirit Technology, USA Date
1990Amiga
A500, A2000Interface
68000 socketAutoconfig ID
2034 / 8
processor
the board has its own CMOS 68000 processor installed
socket for an optional 68881 or 68882 PGA FPU
connects into the 68000 socket
SCSI controller
Adaptec AIC6250 controller IC
does not use DMA transfers
supports the RDB standard
autoboot ROM
50 pin internal SCSI header
memory
sixteen ZIP sockets accept up to 8 MB zero wait state RAM
accepts 256k×4 or 1M×4 ZIPs in groups of eight
supports 1, 2, 4 and 8 MB configurations
Advert (US) 1990-12 Advert (US) 1991-04
Company
Jürgen Kommos, Germany Date
1991Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion port
SCSI 2 controller
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
50 pin internal SCSI header
no external SCSI connector
autoboot ROM (jkscsi.device)
no RAM option
passthrough connector
front side
back side
Company
MacroSystem / Off Limits, Germany Date
1991 / 1993Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
18260 / 8
SCSI 2 controller
FAS216 controller IC
uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
autoboot ROM - autoboots even under Kickstart 1.2
version 2.2 and below does not support streamers and is not RDB compatible
50 pin internal header
DB25 external SCSI connector
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
disable switch
connects to side expansion port, no passthrough connector
A-Max II and Medusa drivers
MacroSystem version (1991)
two 30 pin SIP sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
accepts 1 or 4 MB SIPs in pair
jumper settings:
jumper towards EPROMs: sets eprom size, jumper is set by default
jumper towards front: limits maximum memory to 2MB if set (to allow other expansions to exist in 8MB address space), jumper is unset by default
Off Limits version (1993)
two 30 pin SIMM sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
accepts 1 or 4 MB SIMMs in pair
the same PCB is used for the Zorro II version
MacroSystem MultiEvolution Exterior, front side
MacroSystem MultiEvolution, Case opened, top side
MacroSystem MultiEvolution Board, front side
MacroSystem MultiEvolution Board, back side
Off Limits MultiEvolution, front side
Off Limits MultiEvolution, back side
Advert (DE) 1991-09 Advert (DE) 1991-12 Advert (DE) 1992-05 Advert (DE) 1992-08
Company
BSC / Alfa Data , Germany Date
1991 / 1993Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
2049 / 4 2092 / 4
SCSI 2 controller
does not use DMA but interrupt driven programmed I/O
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external SCSI connector
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
connects to the side expansion port
autoboot ROM (oktagon.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
ROM versions less than 6.5 may have problems with removable media devices
RDB compatible
delivered with A.L.F. driver software
A-Max II driver
supported by Linux
Oktagon 500:
passthrough connector
no memory expansion
Oktagon 508:
no passthrough connector
sixteen ZIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
supports either static column or page mode 1M×4 ZIPs
accepts ZIPs in groups of four giving 2, 4, 6, 8 MB configurations
RAM and hard disk can be disabled separately by switches at the back of the case
connector for the optional external power supply, though it can use power from the A500
Board, front side
BSC-HD.pdf
Controller Hardware and Software Installation Manual (english/german) 443 kB
Oktagon-32.dms
install disk v3.2 HDInstTools v3.2 (07.12.94), OktagonMount 6.8 (30.11.94), GigaMem 3.0 (06.12.92) 455 kB Oktagon-215.dms
install disk v2.15 HDInstTools v2.15 (23.9.93), OktagonMount 4.4 (17.05.93), GigaMem 3.0 (06.12.92) 377 kB Oktagon-13.dms
install disk v1.3 ALF.device v2.13, oktagon.device v3.20 369 kB BSC_GigaMem-20.dms
GigaMem v2.0 vmem.library v1.0 135 kB Oktagon_ROM-612.zip
ROM v6.12 for Oktagon 508/2008 14 kB oktapus.lha
Aminet OktaPussy v2.1 (24.11.98) 106 kB
Advert (DE) 1991-06 Advert (DE) 1991-11 Advert (DE) 1992-10
Company
Otronic, Austria Date
1988Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
2036 / 1
SCSI controller
AMD 5380 controller IC
supports the RDB standard
autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
autoboot disable jumper
50 pin external SCSI header
connects to the side expansion port
passthrough connector
Case opened, top side
Company
Mainhattan Data, Germany Date
1993Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
SCSI adapter
converts the parallel port signals to SCSI signals
a 5×4×1 cm box
connects to the parallel port and provides a DB25 SCSI connector - the parallel port is not passed through
some versions get power from the RGB port, others from the mouse/game port - in both cases the port is passed through
very slow - the parallel port limits the data transfer
can reboot, but cannot autoboot
RDB compatible
compatible with the A2088XT and A2286AT with BridgeBoard software from or after 23.11.88.
Case, top side
Board, front side
Board, back side
Company
Phoenix Electronics, USA Date
1989Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion port
SCSI controller
AMD 5380 controller IC
does not autoboot
50 pin external SCSI header
connects to the side expansion port
passthrough connector
Advert (US) 1988-04
Company
Protar, Germany Date
1991Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
4149 / 51,52
SCSI controller
uses polled I/O instead of DMA transfer
autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
not RDB compatible
supports SCSI Direct
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
hard disk activity LED
50 pin internal header
DB25 external connector
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accept up to 8 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4 and 8 MB configurations
supports only special Protar SIMMs
notes
connects to the side expansion port, has no passthrough connector
stylish design matches the A500
disable switch - turns off both RAM and hard disk
the connector of the optional external power supply has the same pinout as that of the A500
when a power supply is connected to the Protar, the A500 does not need its supply any longer, it gets its power from the Protar
Board, front side
Case, front side
Case, rear side
Case, front side
inside side
Board, back side
Advert (DE) 1991-05 Advert (DE) 1991-06 Advert (GB) 1991-09
Company
Evesham Micros, UK Date
1992Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion port
SCSI controller
autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
not RDB compatible
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case, originally supplied with a 40 or 100 MB unit
hard disk activity LED
50 pin internal header
DB25 external connector
memory
four 30 pin SIMM sockets
accepts 512 kB or 1 MB SIMMs in groups of four, giving 2 or 4 MB RAM
notes
connects to the side expansion port, has no passthrough connector
disable switch - turns off both RAM and hard disk
supplied with an external power supply
Company
Comspec Communications, Canada Date
1988Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
1006 /
SCSI controller
uses polled I/O transfers
autoboot ROM (CompspecSCSI.device) - can be disabled by software
does not support the RDB standard
DB25 external SCSI connector
A-Max II driver (comspechd.amhd)
front side
rear side
Company
Norman Jackson / MegaMicro, Australia Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
4096 / 3,4
SCSI + RAM for A500, a public domain kitware project
schematics, building instructions and driver software are all published
custom logic (GALs, PALs, etc.) are not published, these chips have to be ordered from the author
the four custom logic chips:
Bertie - controls the memory autoconfigure logic
Cyril - 8 bit SCSI autoboot controller chip
Griswold - master timing controller for the DRAMs
Humphrey - controls RAM operation
SCSI controller
National Semiconductor DP8490V SCSI controller IC - an enhanced version of NCR 53C80
autoboot ROM - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3
autoboot disable switch for older Kickstarts or for game compatibility
supports the Rigid Disk Block standard
external DB25 SCSI connector
SCSI access LED
termination power option - jumper selectable +5V on pin 25 for using passive terminator
non-DMA transfer
custom synchronising logic
memory
16 ZIP sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
takes 256k×4 or 1M×4 ZIPs
ZIP sizes cannot be mixed
possible configurations are 0, 2, 4 or 8 MB
static column ZIPs work, but not improve performance
zero wait state
RAM access LED
autoconfigure LED
notes
connects to the side expansion port
passthrough connector is optional
the case is wide enough for a companion board, the SCRAM-Jet - a 030 accelerator with 32 bit RAM, but it was never published
works with the A1000
SCRAM500.lzh
building instructions, schematics user manual driver software 676 kB
Advert (AU) 1991-12 Advert (AU) 1992-06
Company
AmiTrix Development, Canada Date
1994Amiga
A500, CDTV
SCSI controller
connects to the CDTV or A570 rear expansion port
place for a 2.5" hard disk (Quantum GO, GLS, Daytona drives)
SCSI-TV for the CDTV protrudes 1.75 inches out the back of the CDTV, and includes a black endcap for the unit
SCSI-TV/570 for the A570 extends 5 inches out the back of the A570, and includes a white endcap for the unit
50 pin internal header - an adapter is included to connect 2.5" drives
DB25 external connector
RDB compatible
supports SCSI Direct
autoboot capability - Workbench 1.3 is supplied which is required for autobooting
uses DMA transfers - the DMA circuit is already built in the CD controller of the CDTV or A570
disable switch - required for playing audio CDs
Company
Second Source Systems, USA Date
1987Amiga
A500, A1000, A2000Interface
parallel port
No description available.
Advert (US) 1988-01
Company
Microbotics, USA Date
1988Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
1010 / 0
the StarBoard 2 / 500 is a StarBoard 2 with a different case
Exterior, top side
Case opened, right side
Case opened, left side
Advert (US) 1988-02 Advert (GB) 1989-06
Company
Supra , USA Date
1987,1988Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
1056 / 5,8
SCSI controller
5380 controller IC
the 3.5" hard disk is housed in a separate case
DB37 external connector (SCSI and power in one cable)
1987:
optional autoboot ROM
optional battery backed up clock
1988: autoboot ROM (suprascsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
connects to the side expansion port
passthrough connector
optional memory expansion daughterboard
sixteen DIP sockets for 2 MB RAM
takes 1M×1 DIPs
Main board, front side
RAM daughterboard, front side
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Company
Supra , USA Date
1990Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
1056 / 9,13
SCSI controller
uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
autoboot ROM (suprascsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
automounts FFS volumes only
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
50 pin internal header
DB25 external connector
A-Max II driver (supra.amhd)
supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
series III:
RDB compatible
unlike former revisions this one automounts all volumes
ROM version AMAB6 corrects the problems with processor cards
memory
sixteen DIP sockets accept 0.5, 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
supports 256k×4 and 1M×4 DRAM chips - the latter are required above 2 MB
DIP sizes cannot be mixed
fully autoconfiguring
memory disable switch - leaves the hard disk on
notes
hard disk activity LED
hard disk disable switch - it leaves the memory enabled
connects to the side expansion port
expansion passthrough connector
connector for the optional external power supply
DIP switch settings
switch 1-3 - SCSI ID (connected with a cable to the hard disk's ID selector jumpers)
switch 4 - autobooting: ON - disabled
switch 5 - RAM: ON - enabled, OFF - test mode
jumper settings
J1 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON
J2 OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON ON
J3 OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON
RAM - 0 - 2 MB, 256k×4 - 1 MB - 512 kB - 4 MB - 2 MB, 1M×4 - reserved - 8 MB
J5, J6 - power source: ON - A500, OFF - external power supply
Main board, front side
Main board, back side
DIP to ZIP adapter, front side
DIP to ZIP adapter, back side
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Company
Hardital, Italy Date
1992Amiga
A500, A500+Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
2080 / 1
SCSI controller
Zilog Z0538010PSC controller IC
autoboot ROM (syndisk.device)
RDB compatible
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external SCSI connector
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
connects to the side expansion port
memory
sixteen ZIP sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
accepts 1M×4 ZIPs in groups of four
supports 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations
front side
case opened, top side
bottom side
Company
Memory and Storage Technology, Australia Date
1989Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
SCSI adapter
converts the parallel port signals to SCSI signals
connects to the parallel port and provides a DB25 SCSI connector - the parallel port is passed through
very slow - the parallel port limits the data transfer
cannot autoboot
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
DIP switches for write protection, automatic power-on and SCSI address
does not work with processor cards with 32 bit RAM or CPU caches turned on - turning them off is sufficent
Advert (DE) 1990-05
Company
ICD, USA Date
1993Amiga
A500 A2000, A3000, A4000 - -Interface
side expansion port Zorro IIAutoconfig ID
2071 / 35
Trifecta LX: SCSI 2 and IDE controllers
Trifecta EC: IDE controller only
ZIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
autoboot ROM (trifecta.device) - can be disabled with a switch
autoconfiguring of the memory can be disabled with a switch
50 pin external SCSI connector (LX)
A500 version:
connects to the side expansion port
GVP compatible mini slot for GVP's PC emulator board
own power supply
Zorro II version:
does not work in A3000 / A4000
front side
ICDPrepHD-42.dms
install disk v4.2 ICDPrepHD v4.2, adide.device v4.0r1, adscsi.device v4.0r1, icddisk.device v3.5r1, trifecta.device v4.0r1 117 kB ICDPrepHD-40.dms
install disk v4.0 ICDPrepHD v4.0, adide.device v4.0r1, adscsi.device v4.0r1, icddisk.device v3.5r1, trifecta.device v4.0r1 117 kB
Company
Interactive Video Systems, USA Date
1989 & 1990Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
2112 / 48,52
SCSI controller
connects to the side expansion port
the Trumpcard (Pro) 500 basically translates the side expansion port into two Zorro II slots - one of these slots hold the original Zorro II Trumpcard (Pro) 2000 while the other can accept any half length Zorro II board
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside
AMD 53C80
uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
50 pin internal header
under Kickstart 1.2 autobooting must be disabled by a jumper
additional features of Trumpcard Pro:
RDB compatible
SCSI share networking
A-Max I and II drivers (ivs_SCSIpro.amhd)
supported by NetBSD
optional memory expansion (connects to the second Zorro II slot) - Meta 4
hard disk activity and power LED
connector for the optional external power supply (IVS Sourcer) - activated only when the Meta 4 board is installed, otherwise the TrumpCard takes power from the A500
TrumpCard 500 Case, front side
TrumpCard 500 Case, rear side
TrumpCard 500 Zorro adapter, front side
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Company
HK-Computer, Germany Date
1994Amiga
A500
SCSI controller
connects to the A570 rear expansion port
DB25 external SCSI connector
uses DMA transfers - the DMA circuit is already built in the CD controller of the A570
disable jumper
front side
front side
back side
back side
Company
Power Computing, UK Date
1997Amiga
A500Interface
68000 socketAutoconfig ID
2192 / 33,36
the Viper 530 is a name variation of the E-Matrix 530 as used by Power Computing
Company
XEL, Australia Date
1990Amiga
A500, A1000Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
460 / 14
FastRAM expansion
8 DIP sockets accept up to 1 MB RAM
supports 256k×4 DIPs
accepts DIPs in groups of four, giving 512 kB or 1 MB configurations
connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
memory autoconfiguration
optional hard disk interface
to enable the hard disk interface, a PAL chip has to be installed on the board into the empty socket
proprietary 26 pin hard disk connector on the board, no external connector
separate HDD case with MFM controller is connected via ribbon cable
no autoboot capability
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