Upgrading The Worlds Newest Amiga - The A500++ (3/4)
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Part 3: Upgrading the A500++: • Upgrading The Worlds N...
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The Commodore Amiga is a computer close to the hearts of many retro computer fans, but as time goes on the Amigas are dying, not least because of the dreaded Varta battery leak so common in the A500+. Today we upgrade the A500++ with some modern upgrades fitting of the build including the Vampire V2 FPGA board, USB keyboard and SD Card storage.
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Update: CD is now working thanks to your suggestions. Updating from Kickstart 3.10 to 3.1.4 was the key!
You need to pin this response to the top or else you're going to get heaps more CD connection suggestions :-) (like mine)
so those of us who don't have that version, then what? Something in the upgrade of 3.1.4 fixes or automatically configures something right? If we knew what it did, could do manually in other versions I assume
Interested in your findings!!!
This is great to hear. I appear to be one step behind you new with my build and the CD was my next step. Are you using it with the Buddha and which IDE to SATA do you recommend or does it not make much difference?
@@jakedeeboy I'm using it with the final adapter shown (with the two black capacitors on it) and the jumper set to slave. This is then on a two channel cable direct to the Vampire IDE port. In the longer term I might experiment with the Buddha as you can get more speed out of your CF or SD card if it's the only thing on the channel, but it's plenty fast enough for me as is for now.
WOW, my old Sysinfo program from a very long time ago is still being used. Seeing this put a huge smile on my face :)
This is amazing. The kind of dream Amiga that every Amiga kid wanted back in the day.
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🛠 Kai's red RAM board and other projects can be found here: github.com/kr239
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Neil - RMC
This is the first time since the early 90s that A. I wanted an Amiga more than anything I could think about and B. I'd thought about taking a soldering iron out to realise what you could achieve by modifying the Amiga. Things have seriously moved on in massive strides since the standard mods. Thank you for making this series of videos, they're a breath of fresh air 👍
Loving this series so far, I've never had the pleasure of actually using or even seeing an Amiga but to see a pretty much brand new one been built here is amazing!
This looks brilliant - hopefully you get the CD issues sorted for the next episode!
I'm glad RMC is here to make these projects. If I tried anything like this I'd end up with a bin full of expensive components!
Hahaha hahaha ha me too 😂😂😂
Wow. This is the Amiga of dreams. I can’t wait for part 4. Incredible stuff Neil. Even the music at 16:00 evokes memories of something rising like a phoenix from the ashes of the past
RMC: 2 different screws pair.
Every subscriber: Amiga keyboard clicking intensifies.
Fantastic! My Vampire should be here in a few months, and I am very excited to make my A500 a modern machine in my Checkmate.
If you've ordered it from the main Apollo site, try 2 years, if at all.
@@tiannaumann I have generally heard just a few months once you express interest. Thousands have been sold and it has only been out a bit over two years
Amazing what you are doing here!
Looking back to the old Amiga years, no one could ever imagine that this was possible and that ever a group of people would reach such a high level of customization. Especially in terms of the quality of everything.
From my point of view, this is not only a typical diy thing. This is like real development here.
Furthermore, this Amiga deserves the same kind of care regarding the operating system.
That would be the next logical step.
You would be the person who should take care of the project. If not you, who else?
For the CDROM drive use a slot loader one from an old CRT imac or an old G4 powerbook. Theyre already IDE and in the same form factor.
Now that's a GREAT idea.
I'm a retro PC gal. I've never owned nor even used an Amiga, but I can tell this creation is truly a thing of beauty! Slotting modern daughter boards into CPU, RAM, and keyboard controller sockets - how cool is that!! The eclectic mix of old and new tech is right up my alley, and I'm really impressed with how many mods are available for these machines - using modern technology. Amigas must have really been something special to have this kind of community following today!
Brilliant series this one *RMC* . Already looking forward to the next part.
Would be interested in a build series using a stand-alone Vampire (or similar) for us less extravagant cave dwellers.
Is that out yet?
@@IanC14 My understanding is that some were released at Amiga34, but it's effectively in "public beta".
Your channel is so fun to watch here at work.
I could watch this series all day long Neil, absolutely fantastic. Take care. Steve
I had the same problem with IDE to Sata boards with my Amiga 2000, Buddha IDE and a SSD drive. I got it all to work using AmigaOS 3.1.4 (ROM + OS). You can also write the AmigaOS 3.1.4 ROM into the Vampire using tools available on their web-site. Use the A500 version of the "unsplit_unswapped" ROM available with your 3.1.4 licence from the Hyperion web-site. I would try that first to get the CD drive to work.
Hmmmm interesting thank you. I have a 3.1.4 ROM here so I can legally slap that on the Vampire and see what happens. Thank you for the tip!
This is the answer right here, vanilla AmigaOS 3.1 only supports SCSI CD drives because it lacks an ATAPI driver.
@@yukisaitou5004 Just use IdeFix.
Great stuff! The Vampire is amazing! I've used the exact same wireless keyboard adapter in the A2000 upgrades I've done.
Epic work Neil... I especially liked the double sided Velcro to reduce vibrations from the SD card platen when it spins up! :)
That's my top tip Howard. Gotta dampen those SD spins!
Around 1990 my father wanted to buy me my first computer so he could not decide what to do: Buy me a cheaper Amiga or to go the more expensive PC route. At the end the PC won but I always asked myself what it would happen if he bought me an Amiga instead 😀 And now after watching your videos I decided to build my first Amiga almost 30 years later! Great video series by the way.
You made me laugh when you said about absorbing vibrations when the SD Card spins up :).
This has been an amazing journey. It is more than just a build. Looking forward to part 4.
You may have started with a Vampire card, but you ended up building quite the monster--congratulations Dr Frankenstein!
Thanks very much for your Amiga videos and also for clarifying Vampire card purpose. I was HUGE Amiga fan over many years back in the days, my last one was quite decent A1200 config in tower case with Blizzard IV card, multiple HDDs, genlock, sampler, ISDN modem with Internet, but that was looong time ago and I'm certainly not up to date with the latest stuff despite taking occasional look at Amiga news (when I'm bored). Vampire was one of those that always puzzled me! ps. that A500++ board is amazing and your work ins very inspiring. Congrats and keep it up! :-)
Ah, ISDN, and how the Baby Bells totally screwed it up over here in 'Murica. To think my Atari 1040STf was compatible with ISDN in 1986 - and was even a selectable option for configuring the RS232 port - but PacBell didn't even start getting serious with rolling out residential ISDN service until about 1998 when most of the industry was already promoting DSL and cable modem services as superior - and cheaper - successors arriving "shortly".
Almost dropped my tea at the sight of mismatched screws
Careful now
This is why I love the Amiga. Watching these videos is just mesmerizing. Love them
*Amiga:* how much ram can I have?
*RMC:* yes
Great! Finding a new video of RMC after coming home, ready to be watched!
Brilliant video, can't wait for next one in the series.
Wish they did a version of that Vampire card for my Atari STe.
It does just plug into the 68000 socket...
Words can't express how much I love this case. I know that it used to be somewhat of a thing to towerize an A1200, but I never liked the look of them as they all looked like a regular PC after. All the Amiga style was gone. This looks like an Amiga. The A3000 design basis is clear, and the A1000 garage is a nice finishing touch, call back to my A1000, my first computer ever.
Never owned an Amiga yet can't wait for pt 4
I love it when a plan comes together.
I hate to fly... 😁
Hello, I've only really gotten into the retro scene recently and I just wanted to say thank you! I love your videos :-) That's a fantastic project build, btw! Very inspiring!
Thank you that's really lovely to hear. Good luck in your own retro adventures
This channel never ceases to impress. I decided to become a Patreon to help support future videos.
Thank you so much for your support!
Lovely!
On the HDD activity light front you can tap that directly off the IDE connector, especially as there's power on the 44pin version:
-Pin39 (/ACTIVITY) -> A suitable LED -> 150R Resistor (depends on LED type and required brightness) -> Pin41/42 (+5v)...and you're done.
-The 'CD' Drive is trickier and I have to admit I've had occasions where a particular combination of hardware just wouldn't work even though there should be no reason...
...my '060 A1200 has a working IDE slot-loading DVD-writer inside the case. Initially I couldn't get the darn thing to work and in the end traced the issue to my accelerated IDE interface. I replaced it with a passive motherboard IDE splitter that was much slower but allowed a CF adapter and said slot-loader to both work. (Boot drive eventually moved to the Blizzard 060's SCSI with yet another adapter...
...anyway I suspect the 'magic sauce' was to have as little conversion in the chain as possible as my slot-loader has a uIDE interface on it, so only needed a passive adapter to fit the 44pin cable. Um, I realise slimline slot-loaders that are IDE rather than SATA are going to be hard to find.
I hope that helps. :-)
PS
An Amithlon episode might be a fun, especially if you put it up against you lovely new A500++ for comparison.
PPS
See if you can find a (preferably boxed) Coleco ADAM to play with - a far, far better machine than history might suggest and these days it's quirks just make it all the more interesting - I imported one a couple of years back and it's still my favorite to tinker with among many machines.
I am always amazed at what new things people make old computers do. Like making new mods or new software or other addons etc.
This series has made me wish I still had my Amiga 1000. Great work.
Thanks for sharing this series! Also, I love that game three was Metal Slug!
Brilliant, inspiring video. Loved it. Thanks for doing this!
your A500++ become a real workstation, amazing
That workbench theme is unsettling
Love it man! I have a Vampire 1200 pre ordered which I'm really looking forward to getting at some point. Re the optical drive... I went through no less than 9 cd ROM drives when I built my Checkmate build, before I found a compatible drive. Though mine were IDE drives, the point is the same, they can be really fussy about make and model of drive... so it's possible another drive may do the job. I look forward to part 4!
Pure computational magic on this project!
17:10 I believe that all of those games (Doom, Quake, Alone in the Dark) were originally designed as software-rendered only products, without support for any 3D hardware acceleration.
Quake was right at the cusp of the GPU era, and quickly got support for OpenGL and 3DFX's Glide API. Hell, even Half-Life can be run in software mode. The Quake series didn't require a GPU until Quake3 i think.
Wow I am in Awe, what an amazing build sir .... I need to clean up my drool.
Your shock and awe reminds me of of the first time I setup and ran Windows 3.1 on DosBox
This is incredible! Thank you very much!
Cool background music, and great video as always!
I had similar issues when I upgraded my a1200 years a go with a £3 parallel cd rom drive I took out the parallel socket and just run a IDE cable thro the whole in the CD caddy . the amiga would see the drive but couldn't use it. think I mounted the cdfs in DEVS startup folder but it was years ago I done it. hope you get the CD issue sorted
I don't know much about Amigas but I love seeing people like you expanding on the original hardware.
I'd probably grab my breadbin C64 that's equipped with a keyrah V2H and a Raspberry Pi 3B+ to use it as USB keyboard.
OH AND VERY IMPORTANT - trying to get a gray screen.
For the cd issue it boils down to these areas:
1. CD Drive is faulty.
2. SATA Slim to SATA is faulty.
3. SATA to IDE is faulty.
Test each stage to see what is wrong.
You should've used Audacity on the intro. ;) Thanks for the Vampire card section - it's something I've always heard about but no one's ever given a nice summary like that before.
I need a vampire ! Really enjoying this series
Here Italy, this new case for Amiga 500 remember the "Micronik case for Amiga 1200 and 4000" ESCOM time year 1996 !!!
"This build required many skills..." yeah well Cable Management wasn't one of 'em. (I kid, I kid, this is really a great project to follow, Neil!)
He's Neil ;D
A little disappointed with some of the workarounds; velcro'd SD card readers, lack of biege monitor or use of the fullsize biege keyboard - but a truly incredible project nonetheless. But why no Floppy Drive? To me as an A500 owner back in the day, this is sacrilage... surely booting from a floppy as an option is a stretch goal? C'mon Simon, sorry, Neil you know we want you to ;)
@@aeiouxs Ack, I realized that a few minutes ago and meant to come back and make the change. I blame a sleep deprived brain. :)
@@dazaspc If you really want, you can also properly bundle and manage cables lile IDE ones, there are also round bundled variants that you don't have that large flat ribbon hanging around
@@dazaspc 300 bucks, what? We're talking about IDE cables and "if you really want"
Very very cool man. Had a 500 as a kid, loved it so much, yellowed and knackered but so so awesome, none of my friends had one though which sucked.
Brilliant video, congrats with the vampire.
Would have been great if that ramboard was 2MB instead of 1MB.
2MB chipram is the best part of the A500plus board/chips😉
Awesome, i love Your Amiga-Videos - please more Next Gen Amiga-Stuff!
I would made some mounting/holder for SD-Adapter, instead of velcro.
For your problem with CD/DVD check if your adapter has slave/master/cable select jumper at IDE side.
You can try to use SATA to USB adapter and connect it to Vampire.
Wow, that machine is worth more then my car..haha. Nice work man..i'm interested in part 2. I LOVE that you used that SD extender...I used one on a C64 Raspberry PI build and I'm a big fan...I do wish the actual card slot was more mount-ready. BTW, on that DVD, I assume you messed with the master/slave jumper. I'd also wonder if you tried any other dvd or cd roms out with any success.
Fantastic build! I'm excited about the standalone Vampire. I've been waiting to see how the FPGA boards develop over time before getting one, since it is very difficult indeed to find an original Amiga in the United States, much less one in working condition for a reasonable price. I've only had the Amiga experience through emulation, and I'd love to finally explore the whole Amiga world.
Being a ex Amiga owner from '88 and fanboy this looks to me like Amiga heaven in a box! Great vid Neil, been following this, yeah you deffo need one of those Simulant KB, that would look the bollocks! oh and a 1084 monitor, maybe? If yer gonna show off the new card wirh some games in the next episode, please show us a bit of Frontier, cheers :)
The hdmi cut out was kinda arghhhh but then you did the screws differently and I nearly died :S, but you fixed it few!!!!, great work by the way :).
I use a hand nibbler tool. Much easier and neater than sawing and filing.
This is a dream machine.
Way to go!
Well done on your improved manual reading skills :D
Thank you sir
Neil, love the project.
Can you use that lovely late 80s trinitron you always have on the table?
If I'm not mistaken as I sell crt monitors for a living that trinitron has a full rgb scart?
Thanks
Thanks! I've actually been playing with a scart adapter on my Amstrad 664 CRT. It works but the colour is nowhere near as vibrant as I get from the CPC. I'll fetch the Sony
Was never an Amiga person but so want this !
You've built a thing of beauty Neil. Amazing build. Mentioned you in my latest video by the way. Interested to know if you've ever found "creatures" in a machine you've been restoring lol.
Thanks I'll check it out! And yes.... there was a spiders exoskeleton in a CPC I was working on just this week!
Great video, nice build 😀!
This is pretty awesome. And speaking of 3D printing 10:25 my local library has a 3D printing service. Which was news to me. I found it slipped inside the book I checked out today
Looks great!
Btw, most folk don't realise this and it's handy as hell - that logitech keyboard will run on one battery. It loses range slightly but that's it.
Excellent vid. My thoughts are that the CD drive itself is faulty, perhaps the laser is dead? If you plug the keyboard dongle into the USB port on the internal adapter, then you will have a free usb port to use on the Amiga!! Finally you should add a cheap ethernet port to the Vampire and get online!!!
Neil, I'm really enjoying this series you've got going here! I never had any of the Amiga line of computers, but I did have a 68k Mac (a Mac II ci) that did use a similar chip as the Vampire FPGA board there tries and succeeds at simulating. Did I read the sysinfo output right? Was that running at over 100 MHz? Holy crap. The Mac II ci I had back in the day I think only ran at like 20-30 MHz at best, and the triple digits were reserved for the PowerPC machines released later on. I'm sure you'll show this working in Part 4, but I'm sort of not surprised that you're able to emulate an era Mac with the Vampire, since it's basically the same chipset as what the Amigas had at around the same time. I can't wait for part 4. Keep up the great work overall on everything you post as well!
Thank you I'm glad you're enjoying it. I'm working on part 4 right now, and it includes some Mac emulation which I think you'll enjoy!
@@RMCRetro I'm looking forward to its release!
The Rock Lobster is Proud of You!!!👍👌
Also the vampire was a excellent upgrade we also did the sd adapter exstention to our 500 case we wanna move it to a checkmate case on day. Just remember vampire doesn't work with some auto config card i was surprised the Buda worked
As usual, your video has made my day. Thanks for sharing this!
An A500 with a CPU much faster than any 68060? That's pure madness. I love it.
Not sure if it's already been mentioned, but I'd suggest wiring the HDD LED between 5V(+) and 39(-) of the IDE connector via a 220 ohm resistor. Assuming the SD adapter drives the LED pin this should work.
The screws, THE SCREWS!!! Greetings from the states. Suggestion, check the DVD drive in a different machine, I.E. make sure the drive actually works. Get to a new know good, break the problem in half. Great series of videos.
nice link to skillshare..
have you tried a different cdrom drive with the controllers? to rule out the drive itself as the issue
how much have you spent on it so far Neil? i'm guessing somewhere near £800? it looks amazing I have to say.. but how do you play the AGA games? does Vampyre let you do that with the model you have?
And for your hard drive LED, pin 39 of IDE port going to ground: You may solve this issue with a pair of 1N4148 diode. Anode of Led left alone from +5V with a resistor. One 1N4148 to the motherboard led activity. One 1N4148 to the IDE pin 39. I added hd leds to a sun blade 100 with this information.
Excellent thank you for the tip
This is stunning!
Check another optical drive, maybe it´s an issue with that specific drive
Or settings in the mount file.
Can you have 2meg chip ram and would an ide cdrw with out the need for an sata connector say an old cdrw from a laptop work as a slave on the ide port or on the zorro card as master or cable select using idefix 99 software?
I love the Vampire card, hands down the best new Amiga development in years. I totally agree, ver2 core is where I like to run it. It lets me run the Video Toaster, which is VERY fussy about using the Amiga's custom chips and timings etc.
What a nice Amiga you have built :)
Very fascinating video.
Fantastic video, love the new Amiga build
That’s cool it doesn’t even seem like it’s old looks very modern os I like it
Wow that is amazing. I was really young when the amiga was about my older sister had one, I remember she used to let me play street fighter on it.... I must say you have done a fantastic job.
Thanks Ben
Excellent video! Very good job!
I love this series!
Aren't quite a few of the interesting effects you can do with the copper and blitter and all that stuff tied in with following the scanlines of the output? How does that work with the hdmi output of the vampire?
This is something we can explore in the final part. With the V2 core classic Amiga software still comes out of the RGB so that remains unchanged. Quite how it works in V3 when its merged I don't know. There's a lot to explore, and I hope we will see a lot more also now V4 has been released
it's emulation (ducks dramatically...).
Great video !!
I am happy user of working DVD in my A500 original case with Vampire500 :)
Vampire IDE PROVIDES power to the DVD-Rom.
Use IDE ribbon cable for 2 drives.
Set IDE to SATA converter into slave mode, put jumper on.
In CD0 device add tooltypes:
ACTIVATE=1
Unit=1
DEVICE=scsi.device
Use L:CacheCDFS and original CD0 device from WB3.9.
Use IDEfix software for eg. Ejecting CDs.
Set FastIDE to 1.
Enjoy DVD in Amiga :) !
Very nice indeed, would love to see real3d do a render on that baby.
Holy cow, never thought I'd see Quake running on an Amiga 500, that's weird.
I seem to remember from when we were trying to cobble an IDE device onto SATA at work the adapters were very finicky indeed but perhaps some of them were designed to go "the other way" on the conversion (i.e. IDE drive onto SATA ports) and some had a jumper where you decided which way you were going
Nice, great one Neil. Did you say two months concerning Skillshare of two weeks?
i think with those adapter cards you need to set the board to slave i believe the startek ones have that option
Great video Neil, I have Amiga 500 ++ motherboard just got to build it now. Looking forward for the next video, has for the cd rom drive could be a master slave problem