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SIG X68000 / Re: SxSI-SCSI HDD Image v2.20
Last post by spectreman - Today at 05:44:33 AM
Knight Arms crashes on loading screen when setting XVI system to 16MHz or 10MHz.

I would like to know from those who use HENKAN BANCHO PRO, what size of clusters do you set for formatting?

Tests carried out on the X68000 XVI, 12MB RAM (TSR brand) on HENKAN BANCHO PRO.
#2
SIG X68000 / Re: Need Help Identifying this...
Last post by bobrocks95 - Today at 04:10:54 AM
If the chips are 1MBit each and there's 16, that should be a 2MByte RAM board I think?
#3
X68000 Software / Re: Sharp X68000 MASTER DISK ...
Last post by incrediblehark - May 02, 2024, 08:34:41 PM
I can send you one for free if you're in the US
#4
X68000 Software / Re: Sharp X68000 MASTER DISK ...
Last post by z964 - May 02, 2024, 07:25:57 PM
There are a few people selling them on ebay.
#5
SIG X68000 / Re: Need Help Identifying this...
Last post by z964 - May 02, 2024, 03:06:17 PM
Those TC511000P-10 chips are DRAM, and the YAMASHITA MCC-1 is a DRAM controller, so it's definitely a ram board.  Here's a data sheet for the ram chips: https://datasheetspdf.com/mobile/1091318/Toshiba/TC511000P-10/1

Beyond that, my searching hasn't turned up anything useful.
#6
SIG X68000 / Need Help Identifying this Car...
Last post by spuci278 - May 02, 2024, 10:54:43 AM
I got this along with a recent Sharp X68000 ACE HD I picked up. 
I think its memory but not sure and I can't find anything about it online. 

https://imgur.com/a/IRgflpG

Any guesses?

Thanks so much!
#7
SIG FM-Towns / Re: FM Towns II-HR went from w...
Last post by hiker - May 01, 2024, 11:39:07 PM
I think you can assume that the power button pin is floating when it's not grounded.

When I recently rebuilt the PSU of FM towns tower I used Cyo's Arduino script (https://github.com/cyo-the-vile/FM-TOWNS-TOWER-POWER-SUPPLY/blob/main/TownsPSU_script.ino) as a reference. I did use a 74HC74 flip flop and NAND gates.
#8
SIG FM-Towns / Re: FM Towns II-HR went from w...
Last post by kamiboy - May 01, 2024, 09:57:43 PM
Quote from: Cyothevile on April 24, 2024, 12:23:00 PM
Quote from: solidpro on April 24, 2024, 02:38:17 AMI've found this mod https://nfggames.com/forum2/index.php?topic=6499.0 to turn an ATX power supply into a compatible one for the FM Towns. I wondered if, like on ATX you can ground the GREEN pin with a BLACK to auto-power-on, there is a similar pin on the FM Towns PSU....?

Here is how all towns power supplies work:

Power on signal switch goes to GND. Kicks on and off PSU with discrete logic on PSU.

Towns OS off pin goes to GND. PSU turns off.

You can wire an ATX directly to the connector on mainboard if you know the pinout which is trivial to solve. Just desolder wiring harness from dead PSU and find what pins are GND, 12v, -12V and 5V. Then wire an ATX to it. When ATX switch is turned on, the pc will turn on. Only downside is the PSU can only be controlled by ATX on and off switch, and not the towns OS OFF or original power switch.

This is all assuming you cant troubleshoot whats wrong on the original.

Trying to understand the ON/OFF logic better, so correct me if I have reached the wrong conclusion from your writeup.

The signal from the power button: a momentary grounding of the signal causes the flip flop of power ON / power OFF status of the PSU.

The signal from the OS power pin: A momentary grounding of the signal causes the power ON to go to power OFF status.

What is the voltage on the OS and power button pin prior to grounding? +12V or +5V?
#9
BST / FS 2 F68000 Games
Last post by mez - May 01, 2024, 04:54:15 PM
Hi,
For sale these two games, tested OK
120 each + shipping cost from France

Parodius Da !







Detana Twinbee







merci
#10
SIG X68000 / PicoPSU floppy drive power
Last post by bobrocks95 - May 01, 2024, 02:54:58 PM
Think I'm almost fully sorted on getting all my X68k ducks in a row, but one thing I wanted to check on- some older threads recommended not powering the floppy drives via the ATX connector from a PicoPSU? One person selling units on another forum recommended not using a PicoPSU if you're using floppies since LEDs would start to flicker on disk read?

I'm not sure how the power rails are built on a PicoPSU, but I have a 120W one with a 4-pin molex, SATA power, and 4-pin floppy drive connector pre-attached. I could pull out a multimeter to check for continuity, but I guess I should ask, is the 4-pin floppy connector (which should be +5V, GND, GND, +12V) actually different than just using those pins from the ATX connector?

Since my drives have the 3-pin +5V, GND, +12V connectors I was going to splice the original wires to the PicoPSU either way, it's just a matter of where to connect them.

Thanks!