The SIO2IDE is a simple interface that allows you to attach any IDE Disk Drive or
CF Card 1) to your 8-bit Atari computer. Latest interface version has the
following main features:
- ATARI side:
- uses standard Atari SIO at a speed of 19200
baud
- works with Atari High Speed SIO (US and
Happy) at a speed of 52000 baud
- emulates Atari disks D1: to D8: disk D1:
can be swapped with Common disk D1: (HD1_ZW jumper, drive D9: in config
file)
- can be used with any Atari DOS and OS
- can be used without any problems with other
SIO devices (disk drivers, printers, modems, SIO2PC, second SIO2IDE etc)
- can be easy installed inside your Atari
with 2.5' laptop HD or CF card
- is easy to configure via special fdisk.com
utility software (changing disks sequence and active directory)
- it use ATR files to emulate real floppy
disk or hard drive
1) You have to use CF2IDE adapter to be able to connect CF card to SIO2IDE
- IDE device side:
- all IDE ATA/ATAPI devices can be used: Disk
Drives (2.5' and 3.5'), Compact Flash cards etc.
- supports PC file systems, FAT16 and FAT32
- supports CD file system, ISO9660
- supports ATR disk images (SD, DD up to 16MB)
- supports directory change (multiconfig)
- is easy to configure, many text
configuration files (sio2ide.cfg) can be stored in different directories
- disk configuration can be checked by
special checkfs.exe PC utility
NOTE: checkfs.exe does NOT work with HDD connected via USB port
- standard system disk utilities can be used
(defrag.exe, scandisk.exe etc)
- Long File Name (LFN) support for HDD
- TEST mode for checking HDD initializations
- supports Master/Slave IDE devices
- disk defragmentation is not required
- USB port side:
- interface works as Mass Storage Class
device (removable drive)
- no drivers are needed for Windows 2K, ME, XP
- driver for Win98 is included in this
SIO2IDE package
- SIO2IDE in USB mode is not working with Linux !!!
What is included in
SIO2IDE kit:
- SIO2IDE interface
with or without USB controller
- DVD
rom with software (almost 4GB ATR
files with games, programs and demos) and documentation.
The SIO2IDE interface is original invention of
Polish electronics engineer and programmer Marek Mikolajewski.
My personal advice about SIO2IDE:
- SIO2IDE with USB is nice but works only with Windows and is slow so better buy it without USB especialy if you using SIO2IDE with CF card
- Use only good brand CF cards (most people use Kingston)
- Don't use big disk drive or CF cards, becasue it's no point
- Don't forget about Support section, there is few good documents about SIO2IDE
- I can offer fully run SIO2IDE with CF card and CF2IDE adapter. Please contact with me if you are interested.
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I have a few SIO2IDE with SIO PLUGS for Sale. Price is $80 + S&H
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CF card with CF2IDE adapter are not included !!!
This is short
presentation how SIO2IDE works in practice
If you are interested to buy this device please use PayPal shopping cart located below. All devices presented in this store are made-to-order so please allow up to 3 weeks for build, test and deliver it to you (shipping time depend on shipping address). All our devices will be send to you by Post.
I'm not offering any enclosure for this device. This is not serial production so order to build custom design enclosure will drastically increase final price. You can buy and adjust plastic enclosure yourself at your favor electronic store or manufactures like this one http://www.pactecenclosures.com |
