Commodore Amiga CD32 late Prototype

I bought a sx-32 now . Will see how it works with WHD and Workbench. Also order 8mb SIMM and a ide cf adapter for it.

 

^^ NICE! :smile-new:
happy you was able to score a grail-part (SX-32) PLEASE post a video/images of cd32 in action. thanks a lot!

 

I reconnect the two diods on the display board. Now the upper one (power on) has function, and the unit boots up.
But the lower one (cd-Drive) dont glow up. And the drive did not spinn up. When i disconnect the display board, unit and drive work. Can it be a resistor ? Cant be a big thing, that board is pretty simple but im not really talent in ...

 

^^ i could be wrong, but the ten-line of pads on the upper of the image, looks like pad three and four are bridged by the wire? :concern:
(wire soldered at pad three, but the wire itself look to be touching pad four)
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as for talent, you took the initiative, can't say i'm even as good as!
wiring up houses and mains sockets/fuseboxes is NOTHING compared to the work you're attempting.
if you have the slightest doubt, send it to a professional, the same man even? :smile-new: (only one of those boards, no second chances)
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stoked as hell this side, really wanting to see that puppy back on the grid...
all the best! nthego:

 

Yes, but the wire has isolation . I'm sure it's the display board. Without it anything is fine. I will wait for an answer from bad_ad84.

 

^^ fair enough. :smile-new:
had to download image and really zoom in to see the wire insulation...(it was hard to discern it given the insulation is transparent)
anyway, looking forward to positive results, come to far now!
:cocksure:

 

Ask around on the dedicated amiga boards - Amibay or EAB. The gurus there will certainly be able to point you in the right direction.

 

http://www.amibay.com/member.php?5358-Bad_Ad84

And I can have a look at the board, the only problem is - I do not have a CD32 of my own, so I couldnt test it without you sending the board again. But if you are happy for me to check all the parts/traces and patch up anything that needs it and take the risk I fix it "blind" then I am happy to do so.

 

i check R1 and c1 there is no volatge or ohm. other resistors looks good.

edit: Hm ok looks more on a short on the connection cable, shit i hate this... I will look for a spare display board.

 

I also can confirm that it playes Pal retail cd-32 games, i test microcosm.

 

:smile-new:
good stuff! get a redump/tosec set or back up your retails? cd32 never has much of a problem playing properly written backup disks, taiyo yuden disks are okay. (strangely, they seem to be the goto brand for dc's but i've been lucky and not had to use many of them, too expensive for mail order, they're RITEK on the sly)
progress.
if possible, get the WHDload installer scripts and install disk to hdd. (if you have hdd outfitted?)
cd32 have a really good laser assembly, but nothing lasts forever...
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shame about the shorted board, try for outsourced repairs if you can? :smile-new:

 

Things going on, i got my sx-32, also 8gig ram, external floppy, and a original workbench 3.1 . I also got a nice joypad adapter for a Dualshock2 i can emulate the mouse or a cd32 controller, really nice one!
I try to setup the cf adapter with the classic workbench (full Version), with this very nice tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd42RsKHm5Y
My problem is, the cf card is not compatible with my cd32. Its a Transcend 4gb industrial cf CF200I

Anyone know what cf i can buy?

A new display board is also on the way. Expensive shit! But will be awesome when im finished. RGB Cable will be the last part. Than i will post better pictures and a movie

 

great!
coming together after all the shit you went through.
didn't know of a dualshock to amiga converter existing, definitely worth a look into IF i can get a1200 back up to snuff. (or a fully furnished cd32, i'm easy)
okay, i've had a few transcend sm's, (2g sd) hadn't any issues bar the gba supercard, wouldn't work/recongnise in that...
all else that can take sd'd seem fine.
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from my own experience, sandisk, kingston and samsung sm's work the best. (sd card reader for dreamcast using dreamshell non-withstanding, old cards though)
kodak and fujitsu are good runners up, but a little more expensive my neck of the woods!
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i don't have a hd ide to compactflash converter, just ide hdd on a1200 (and the SX-32 is the same hdd motherboard pins there)
try the usual suspects.
perhaps somebody with the above mentioned converter on any 32 bit amiga can chip-in? :witless:

 

The cf works great with WinUAE (with the beta kickrom and workbench 3.1). When i connect it in the cd32 on the HDTools he scan for SCSI and stops there. Not sure what the problem...

Here a vid about the adapter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apd_H6gcgAs
Also docs: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3KcKvhuC9qvQmpLOVRjQ3BLLXpwQlBBejItbTFTa25rR2ZJ/edit works for any kind of Dsub9 I/Os

You can buy it here : http://www.ebay.de/itm/CD32-Amiga-playstation-controller-joystick-pad-/221476301720?pt=UK_Video_Games_Cables_and_Adaptors&hash=item3391042b98

 

^^ appreciate the link. :smile-new:
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not sure if this will work, but try two things: (back up and write off cf card contents for purposes)
1, format the cf on the cd32 via hdtools, or clishell on WB...failing that...
2, format the cf on another computer, should already be fat32 as the converter spoofs filesystem, it support fat32 formatted cards.
go for a trial of fat16, if that also fails, probably card incompatibility? (borrow anther card if possible? try for a 2g, and work up from there, i'm willing to bet card incompatibility. 4g afaik is the maximum capacity for those converters, if so that blows chunks)
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the emu (mus be for winuae mention) won't be using the cf fat32 filesystem, just the os's support of them, which win uae runs through...