Homebrew HDD adapter for Gamecube Tutorial

[Hucklebuck]

I will definately take 1, or 2.

[Nukee]

Id be more than happy to contribute to the project.

[andzlay]

Just letting everyone know that I'm looking into producing 100 of these (ready to go - plug and play basically).

Thats nice! I will take some of them too

[emu_kidid]

Cool, it's good to know there's some interest!

So, I'll be constructing an adapter to test it out/code a better loader/etc, I'll let you guys know how it goes, but someone else has already made an adapter too

[tglaria]

I'm trying to find the components, but can't find them (specially not cheap :S)

Until then, I'll keep on wainting.

[darkzero]

me 2

[emu_kidid]

Going to build my first prototype tonight, here goes nothing :p

[OhBaze]

This is absolutely amazing, looking forward to follow the process, until then I'll keep my fingers crossed for this to work!

[emu_kidid]

I've wired up about 90% of it, but I decided to wait until my xilinx USB programmer arrives instead of trying to hack together the parallel port version (since my PC doesn't have a parallel port). I'll post pictures of the entire process when it's done with a description.

[zoomx]

The link
http://warmcat.com/milksop/cheaptag.html
of the cheap jtag in the tutorial doesn't work anymore. I get 404 error. The author blocked search engines and Internet Archive via robots.txt. I searched in is blog but found nothing.

[linkerm]

Woa man you are incredible! I have a question. Modbo chips works? I have a modbo 750 chip for ps2. Or i can buy a apple 75k chip or matrix infinity chip. Anyone of these works? Thanks bro and congratulatios for this incredible mod for GC.

[gtmtnbiker]

Which modchip did you end up using?

[emu_kidid]

Bluechip v9. I bought two and one turned out to be a clone which had different components placed randomly on connections - hence the delays I've been having..

[linkerm]

Hello, Is the based xilins chips the only works in this mod? In my country is very dificult obtain a chip of these class. In the market exits the matrix infinity 1.93, matrix 900, modbo 750 and 4.0, apple75k. Anione of these chips works? Thanks a lot.

[antalpromille]

Hello, Is the based xilins chips the only works in this mod? In my country is very dificult obtain a chip of these class. In the market exits the matrix infinity 1.93, matrix 900, modbo 750 and 4.0, apple75k. Anione of these chips works? Thanks a lot.

if you can´t port the code to some other chip then no, it has to be XC95144. this can also be found at other chips like chillifix. and if you are good at soldering, why dont buy only the XC95144 and solder directly to the legs?

[Dampro]

Hello ! I don't have internet at home and my english is poor, sorry for that ... so I answer quickly.
@linkerm: the reason of use of PS2 based in xilinx chip is only because is the only source of CPLDs that I have. Also, they comes in a complete PCB, that only need some simply modifications in the worst case.
custom PCB and use of another CPLD is of course possible .... like altera, actel, or other xilinx.
but XC95144XL is cheap, only 5$ in digikey... and custom PC for this adapter is simple and with required tools can be done in some hours.
modbo and others clones of matrix use custom IC and can't be used for this.

I have build another prototype, using new bluechip and works great. Only simply modifications needed... this bluechip not exactly the same version sell at eurasia shop, but differences are minimal.

many thanks to emu_kidid for support, this site and great SDBoot !

[emu_kidid]

^^ the author

I'll post up a guide with mine once I have completed constructing it.

[gtmtnbiker]

@Dampro, your english is pretty good, I can understand you fine. Many thanks for your contributions to the GC scene.

[emu_kidid]

status update:

I've built my adapter but I must've screwed up someplace, I'm going to re-check connections and try again tonight

[emu_kidid]

Got it working

Time to implement it into the new SD-Boot.

I had too many pins on the IDE grounded (pin 28) and I also had cpld pin not connected. I'll post up a guide on how it was built later this week.

[antalpromille]

Got it working

Time to implement it into the new SD-Boot.

I had too many pins on the IDE grounded (pin 28) and I also had cpld pin not connected. I'll post up a guide on how it was built later this week.

my pin 28 is also connected to ground, is it used for something in this or could i just cut the pin? might be why mine doesnt work.

[emu_kidid]

Nope, it's not used for anything, feel free to cut it.

[antalpromille]

Nope, it's not used for anything, feel free to cut it.

i did but got the same fault anyway. my act led does light up as soon as i start the hdd-loader, but just lights up, no blinking or something like that.
could you maybe upload a video of yout hdd-adapter in work?

[emu_kidid]

yeah, I'll do that in the next few days, busy week coming up.

[gtmtnbiker]

Nice work putting the adapter together. I admired the photos.