Hello everyone,
I finally got around to installing my Incognito board with the help of a local hardware guru. I had purchased a refurbished Atari 800 from B&C a while back which worked great and was hoping to "upgrade" it with this board. However, we ran into two questions that I'm hoping someone here might be able to help me with.
#1 - It turns out I have a different CPU board than the one shown on Candle's install guide. Here it is:
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Does anybody know where to connect the two (yellow, green) wires shown in Candle's instructions on this version of the CPU board? I'm game to buy the version shown if I can be sure it will work with the rest of the computer. However, it seemed worth asking here first.
#2 - It looks like the ribbon cable I received has the connector that plugs into the motherboard mounted backwards as compared to Candle's photos. When aligned as shown in Candle's photos the red line is on the right and not the left. However, the connector that plugs into the Incognito board is aligned as shown . I can upload pictures if necessary, but this one seems very straightforward. My friend thought I could just rotate the connector with the pins 180 degrees when plugging it in but suggested checking first. Can I do this or do I need to find a way to reattach the connector? If the latter, any suggestions would be appreciated as my friend wasn't sure he had the right tools for this type of connector.
Many thanks in advance for any help. Also, a big thank you to Candle for making this board happen!
-Jason
I finally got around to installing my Incognito board with the help of a local hardware guru. I had purchased a refurbished Atari 800 from B&C a while back which worked great and was hoping to "upgrade" it with this board. However, we ran into two questions that I'm hoping someone here might be able to help me with.
#1 - It turns out I have a different CPU board than the one shown on Candle's install guide. Here it is:
and
Does anybody know where to connect the two (yellow, green) wires shown in Candle's instructions on this version of the CPU board? I'm game to buy the version shown if I can be sure it will work with the rest of the computer. However, it seemed worth asking here first.
#2 - It looks like the ribbon cable I received has the connector that plugs into the motherboard mounted backwards as compared to Candle's photos. When aligned as shown in Candle's photos the red line is on the right and not the left. However, the connector that plugs into the Incognito board is aligned as shown . I can upload pictures if necessary, but this one seems very straightforward. My friend thought I could just rotate the connector with the pins 180 degrees when plugging it in but suggested checking first. Can I do this or do I need to find a way to reattach the connector? If the latter, any suggestions would be appreciated as my friend wasn't sure he had the right tools for this type of connector.
Many thanks in advance for any help. Also, a big thank you to Candle for making this board happen!
-Jason