Roydea6 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Thanks Simius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 It's an absolutely amazing device. I am so happy with it! There is no other device available in this size that can run so many titles of games on an unmodified atari! Today I spent hours playing Johny's Trouble disk version which does only run from PBI (or SIO ofcourse) on a Stock 800XE. Amazing! That is a no go with MyIDE or other popular interfaces. (It runs very well on Blackbox too btw.) Yes, IDE+ 2.0 is a keeper! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 "Yes, IDE+ 2.0 is a keeper!" Good to know since you "backed up the truck..." -Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Received mine today -- thanks! -Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogden Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Got mine in yesterday! Seems to be working great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Power connector have now a one pin more. This pin is for external toggle switch because of the concerns about vibrations when pressing the buttons onboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Hi Simius, Could you be a little more specific about that. I don't understand what the use is of that Toggle Switch pin, and what it does. Which onboard buttons are the same as this toggle switch pin? Thanks M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Both buttons and additional pin are connected together and have the same function - change of partition "on the fly". For example: for multi-disk games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Firedawg Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Received mine today! As always, professional packed, shipped and received in working order. Thanks Simius! -Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 And received mine today. Thank you Simius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 At last. I don't know, why the parcels to Canada are going so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I got mine the other day. Works great. A thousand thank yous. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 Probably a useless comment, but I would like to say one more time that I am very happy with these interfaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 At last. I don't know, why the parcels to Canada are going so long. I keep wondering about that too!. It is fast within Canada, so it must be something to do with the customs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogden Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Probably a useless comment, but I would like to say one more time that I am very happy with these interfaces. I'm real happy with mine so far too. Very nice. 1 question though.... when using a real IDE HDD with the interface, is it necessary to use external power? When it accesses the disk on my 130XE I notice some interference with video display. I haven't plugged it into my 800XL yet to see if it does the same thing. I need to stick an internal RAM expansion in there. Can't use the RAM 320XL and IDE+ simultaneously unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 It is definitely advisable to use external power with any spinning platter HD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 1 question though.... when using a real IDE HDD with the interface, is it necessary to use external power? When it accesses the disk on my 130XE I notice some interference with video display. External power is not necessary but can be helpful. Some interferences (eg. color shift) may appear. It depend on the PSU stability, power connectors resistance and current load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) As long as you have a decent PSU, theres nothing wrong with powering the HDD off the atari.. However, you must realize that when the drive accesses, it is likely to cause a slight voltage drop on the main power circuits of the machine, and since there are no regulators in the atari, it effects the input voltage level to the analog voltage doubler circuit that drives the CADJ signal input (the color adjustment pot. circuit) on the GTIA, and you will see an overall "tint" change in the screen when this happens. If you have VBXE, it doesnt effect it's RGB output in the slightest.. Edited July 14, 2013 by MEtalGuy66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Has anybody compiled a list of working CF cards/adaptors with IDE Plus 2 yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogden Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Has anybody compiled a list of working CF cards/adaptors with IDE Plus 2 yet? I haven't seen one but so far I haven't had any real issues with most drives I've tried. This dual CF adapter works just fine but I had to flip the brackets and shave down the spacers to get it to mount right. There's better out there. It DOES support microdrives as well. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 310406225456 So far I've tried IDE Plus with: - 1GB IBM 2.5" IDE drive from '96 - 40GB Fujitsu 2.5" IDE drive - the above CF adapter w/ a 128MB Sandisk CF card. The hard drives worked great but really need external power. The CF card works flawlessly. I grabbed a couple 4GB Seagate ST1 Microdrives to try out for $3/ea on eBay. Might work out pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogden Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Seagate ST1 MicroDrives work w/ CF adapter. They are fairly power hungry but not as bad as a 2.5" drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Great, I bought this will see if it will work. I would be amazed if it did at this price point but who knows . Also, how large a capacity can I go with these CF cards? Sorry I am pretty high on C2H6O tonight, so excuse me if I am asking questions with obvious answers all over the place, but I am in no shape to do the simplest search tonight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Great, I bought this will see if it will work. I would be amazed if it did at this price point but who knows . Also, how large a capacity can I go with these CF cards? Sorry I am pretty high on C2H6O tonight, so excuse me if I am asking questions with obvious answers all over the place, but I am in no shape to do the simplest search tonight... You will need a cable to connect the adapter you linked, since it has a male header connector. I have the same dual-CF adapter as Kogden and have a couple of generic 8GB CFcards that pass the diagnostics, although a couple of 4GB cards didn't I haven't tried any larger CF cards because 8GB are large enough, especially with the ability to connect 2 cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogden Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Great, I bought this will see if it will work. I would be amazed if it did at this price point but who knows . It'll probably work.... CF is really close to IDE.... not much to the adapter. Whether it supports both 5v and 3.3v might be a different story. MicroDrives might be out. Mounting it securely might be a pain. Also, how large a capacity can I go with these CF cards? Probably really big but you're likely wasting your time/money with larger cards. SDX can only deal with 32MB partitions. A little 512MB-4GB CF card would probably be more than enough. In my dual-slot adapter I have a 128MB CF I had in a drawer and a 4GB CF MicroDrive (real spinning disk) I got for $3. Smaller microdrives are usually really cheap on eBay. Sorry I am pretty high on C2H6O tonight, so excuse me if I am asking questions with obvious answers all over the place, but I am in no shape to do the simplest search tonight... The NSA took chemistry in high school too :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogden Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 You will need a cable to connect the adapter you linked, since it has a male header connector. So do 2.5" IDE drives.... IDE Plus has a female socket. He should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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