Dream IDE Reborn - 88AS8040 Sata chip

Hi. First post here.
A few months ago i developed one pcb called Dream IDe Reborn and
(thanks to SWAT and your team, because if was not for Dreamshell, this job never was out of paper. :D )

v1
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh6 ... p6nqew.jpg

actually v2 with some improvments:
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh6 ... 7hy3la.jpg

Second because i want to share something.
Another day Me and Alexsandro Silva (Dreamshell2016 FB fanpage) was talking about SATA adapters compatibility.

The simple green adapter has a small chip and i dont understand why this same adapter dont works if you just connect it with a ide cable, but works if you solder short wires.
Even in my pcb, without wires, this same adapter didnt works.

So, later i was looking a schematics of Startech´s adapter because it basically works if any console without problems. Works like a charm includes with my pcb:

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpwb3UqALJw[/video]

So, i was looking for chip diagram to try to understand things and i found one scheme in a ps3devwiki site:

http://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/88SA8040-TBC1

My job here is fix consoles and when i look that i jump from my chair and get a dead ps3 board in my shelf.

Take out original chip from an ide2sata bidirectional (this is NOT work in any console, because it haven´t master/slave selector - just "ide2sata" or "sata2ide") and soldered ps3 chip in place:

http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh6 ... s4vzwx.jpg


http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh6 ... qvojki.jpg


http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh6 ... ahylfn.jpg

http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh6 ... 9u9nro.jpg


And it works like a charm!
PS3 chip code is 88A08040, Startech´s Adapter is 88AS8052. But both is same family, i checked pins before solder and runs ok.
Tested with 3,5" Western Digital 500gb Sata and 1,5", without any problem!

So i believe its a solution if you got a cheap ps3 dead board and already have ide mod installed. :)

Cheers!
Andrews
Andrews2kx escribió:Hi. First post here.
A few months ago i developed one pcb called Dream IDe Reborn and
(thanks to SWAT and your team, because if was not for Dreamshell, this job never was out of paper. :D )

v1
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actually v2 with some improvments:
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Second because i want to share something.
Another day Me and Alexsandro Silva (Dreamshell2016 FB fanpage) was talking about SATA adapters compatibility.

The simple green adapter has a small chip and i dont understand why this same adapter dont works if you just connect it with a ide cable, but works if you solder short wires.
Even in my pcb, without wires, this same adapter didnt works.

So, later i was looking a schematics of Startech´s adapter because it basically works if any console without problems. Works like a charm includes with my pcb:

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpwb3UqALJw[/video]

So, i was looking for chip diagram to try to understand things and i found one scheme in a ps3devwiki site:

http://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/88SA8040-TBC1

My job here is fix consoles and when i look that i jump from my chair and get a dead ps3 board in my shelf.

Take out original chip from an ide2sata bidirectional (this is NOT work in any console, because it haven´t master/slave selector - just "ide2sata" or "sata2ide") and soldered ps3 chip in place:

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And it works like a charm!
PS3 chip code is 88A08040, Startech´s Adapter is 88AS8052. But both is same family, i checked pins before solder and runs ok.
Tested with 3,5" Western Digital 500gb Sata and 1,5", without any problem!

So i believe its a solution if you got a cheap ps3 dead board and already have ide mod installed. :)

Cheers!
Andrews




your welcome , thanks for your job, ¿how much pcb?

congratulations on the discovery

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Andrews2kx escribió:Thank you! Costs $35. Info how to buy here: http://www.gametrackssite.wordpress.com


thx

It includes shipping?
PIRATO escribió:para que sirve


Es una pcb para soldar a la placa y tener el mod del hd, asi facilita la faena de soldar cables y demas...
¿Que cuesta y donde se puede comprar?
Hola.
¿De casualidad incluye el envio?


Saludos :)
Hi @Andrews2kx,

Why not convert IDE to ESATA in order to avoid further casing modification? I dislike the idea of use the ventilation holes.

I mean, using one of this adapters inside the console:

http://www.dynamode.com/english/pages/p ... TA-SI.html

And then one of this cables as a ESATA port:

https://sgcdn.startech.com/005329/media ... 2.Main.jpg

The result should be more appealing to the fans of the Dreamcast aesthetics, one small port instead of the ugly (and antiquated) IDE port.
@altbrian Hi!
Yes, thats a good idea.
I drawed this model just for use keep gd rom in place. Dreamcast have few internal space to alocate things.
Thanks for the hint. I think next year i will have time to draw some sata solution. I´m looking some safe solution plug and play, with no solder.
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