A590 | 054550

A590

Company

Commodore, USA

Date

1989

Amiga

A500

Interface

side expansion port

Autoconfig 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

 

  • fully recapped with Rubycon brand 105° capacitors
  • PSU recapped