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===Atari Chips===
===Atari Chips===
* [[Add a Blitter chip to your STFM]] - Procedure to add a Blitter chip to your STFM
* [[Add a Blitter chip to your STFM]] - Procedure to add a Blitter chip to your STFM
* [[DMA Fix]] - Procedure to potentially fix hard disk problems caused by a buggy DMA chip in STFM's and STE's
* [[Dallas RTC]] - Simple procedure to add a Real Time Clock internally to STE rom socket
* [[NVRAM]] - Battery mod for original Falcon NVRAM chip (without removing the chip)
* [[NVRAM by Maeslin]] - Battery mod for Falcon NVRAM (remove chip and replace with new circuit board with replaceable battery)
* [[NVRAM by Black Cat Hardware]] - Battery mod for Falcon NVRAM (remove chip and replace with socket and new circuit/chip board with replaceable battery)


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* [[Atari ST VGA Cable Procedures]] - by Techie Alison
* [[Atari ST VGA Cable Procedures]] - by Techie Alison
* [[Atari ST SCART Cable]] - Various ways to make your own ST SCART cable
* [[Atari ST SCART Cable]] - Various ways to make your own ST SCART cable
* [[Atari ST Composite Out]] - Add a video composite out socket
* [[Falcon to VGA Cable]] - Describes how to connect a Falcon to a VGA monitor
* [[Falcon to VGA Cable]] - Describes how to connect a Falcon to a VGA monitor
* [[Falcon Switchable Multisync Cable]] - How to connect an ST compatible multi-sync monitor to a Falcon (it will not enhance the use of a VGA monitor)
* [[ST Monitor Switcher]] - Switch between two connected monitors
* [[ST Monitor Switcher]] - Switch between two connected monitors
* [[Jaguar SCART/PHONO/SVHS cables]] - Make your own Jaguar SCART, PHONO and SVHS cables
* [[Jaguar SCART/PHONO/SVHS cables]] - Make your own Jaguar SCART, PHONO and SVHS cables
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* [https://sites.google.com/site/probehouse/atari-hardware-mods/scsi-ide-on-tt-falcon IDE-SCSI interface] on Atari Falcon/TT
* [https://sites.google.com/site/probehouse/atari-hardware-mods/scsi-ide-on-tt-falcon IDE-SCSI interface] on Atari Falcon/TT
* [https://sites.google.com/site/probehouse/atari-hardware-mods/sata-hdd-on-falcon SATA hard disk drive] on an Atari Falcon
* [https://sites.google.com/site/probehouse/atari-hardware-mods/sata-hdd-on-falcon SATA hard disk drive] on an Atari Falcon
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===Atari Power Supplies===
* [[Pico PSU Falcon]] - Replace the stock Falcon PSU with a Pico PSU
* [[Pico PSU Atari ST]] - Replace the stock Atari ST PSU with a Pico PSU


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===Atari Floppy disk interface===
===Atari Floppy disk interface===
* [[Drive Select Swap Mod]] - Swap Drive Select A/B signals to boot from internal or external floppy drive (or HxC Emulator)
* [[Drive Select Swap Mod]] - Swap Drive Select A/B signals to boot from internal or external floppy drive (or HxC Emulator)
* [[Connecting an HxC Floppy Emulator to an ST]] - How to case you HxC Floppy Emulator and wire a cable for it
* [[Connecting an HxC Floppy Emulator to an ST]] - How to case you HxC Floppy Emulator and wire a cable for it
* [[Replace internal 720k DD Floppy Drive with 1.44MB HD Floppy Drive]]
* [[Replace internal 720k DD Floppy Drive with 1.44MB HD Floppy Drive]] - Atari ST floppy drive replacement
* [[Floppy Drive Capacitor Fix]] - Capacitor repair on Sony drives by Gadget


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===Atari Input/Output Interfaces===
===Atari Input/Output Interfaces===
* [[ST Serial Port Upgrade]] - Upgrade the ST's serial port from 19,200bps to 38,400bps
* [[ST Serial Port Upgrade]] - Upgrade the ST's serial port from 19,200bps to 38,400bps
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===Atari Processor===
* [[Make a decelerator for your ST]] - Useful hardware hack for slowing down games and tracking down bugs


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* [[STF Stereo Modification]] - A modification to give stereo sound output on the pre-STE range
* [[STF Stereo Modification]] - A modification to give stereo sound output on the pre-STE range
* [[Stereo sound via printer port]] - A modification to give stereo sound output on the pre-STE range
* [[Stereo sound via printer port]] - A modification to give stereo sound output on the pre-STE range
* [[SDMA Patch]] - Fix crackling noise when recording large samples to hard disk on Falcon
* [[Cubase Mod]] - Various input and output sound mod improvements for Falcon


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* [[How to make a four player adapter]]
* [[How to make a four player adapter]]
* [[How to make a mouse/joystick switcher]]
* [[How to make a mouse/joystick switcher]]
* [[How to make an automatic mouse/joystick switcher]]
* [[How to make a lightgun for STE]]
* [[How to make a lightgun for STE]]
* [[Modify autofire on Quickshot 1 or 2]]
* [[Modify autofire on Quickshot 1 or 2]]
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===Disk Duplicating Hardware===
===Disk Duplicating Hardware===
* [[Synchro Express]] - Make your own!
* [[Synchro Express]] - Make your own!
===Cables===
* [[Null Modem Cable]] - Diagrams to connect your ST to another ST/E, Mega STE, Spectrum, Z88, Mac Plus, Apple 2, Amiga, 8-bit Atari, BBC-B or Mega to Mega


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Latest revision as of 04:27, 20 May 2016

DIY Stuff you can do your Atari hardware !!

Atari Chips

  • Add a Blitter chip to your STFM - Procedure to add a Blitter chip to your STFM
  • DMA Fix - Procedure to potentially fix hard disk problems caused by a buggy DMA chip in STFM's and STE's
  • Dallas RTC - Simple procedure to add a Real Time Clock internally to STE rom socket
  • NVRAM - Battery mod for original Falcon NVRAM chip (without removing the chip)
  • NVRAM by Maeslin - Battery mod for Falcon NVRAM (remove chip and replace with new circuit board with replaceable battery)
  • NVRAM by Black Cat Hardware - Battery mod for Falcon NVRAM (remove chip and replace with socket and new circuit/chip board with replaceable battery)


Atari Graphics


Atari Hard disk interface


Atari Power Supplies


Atari Floppy disk interface


Atari Input/Output Interfaces


Atari Processor


Atari Sound



Atari TOS

  • STE TOS Upgrade - Explains how to upgrade to TOS 2.06 and how to use have a dual or quad TOS ROM


Atari Memory


Atari Keyboard


Atari Joystick


Atari Clock


Mouse Adapters


Disk Duplicating Hardware

Cables

  • Null Modem Cable - Diagrams to connect your ST to another ST/E, Mega STE, Spectrum, Z88, Mac Plus, Apple 2, Amiga, 8-bit Atari, BBC-B or Mega to Mega




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