SupraDrive 4x4


Image showing the SupraDrive 4x4 attached to the A1000


Image showing the controller PCB with clock


Image showing the rear of the controller PCB


Image showing the RAM PCB


Image showing the controller and RAM PCB sandwiched together


Image showing opposite side of controller and RAM PCB sandwiched together


Image showing inside the hard disk unit


Image showing the rear of the hard disk unit


Image showing the hard disk unit and controller

Hi Res Version of SupraDrive attached to A1000 (1054 x 1122)
Hi Res Version of Controller PCB (1368 x 634)
Hi Res Version of Controller PCB Rear (1326 x 602)
Hi Res Version of RAM PCB (1486 x 820)
Hi Res Version of the sandwich (1336 x 330)
Hi Res Version of the opposite side (1486 x 342)
Hi Res Version of inside the HD unit (1474 x 984)
Hi Res Version of HD & Controller unit rear (1328 x 1062)
Hi Res Version of HD & Controller unit (1468 x 898)

The SupraDrive 4x4 is a very similar device to the SupraDrive SCSI but is intended for use with the A1000. It consists of two units, the first attaches to the side expansion slot of the A1000 and contains the controller, clock and the RAM board. The second unit attaches to the first via a ribbon cable and actually contains the hard disk. The second unit also contains a power supply (110/220V) and requires its own power source. The hard drive itself may not be a true SCSI hard drive, but possibly one of the older ST/MFM/RLL drives. By default the system was not shipped with a clock battery, so in order for the clock to work, one needed to be fitted. The hard drive does not support auto-booting.

Thanks to Daniel Kraus