Hardware

2. The Hardware
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   The A570 CDRom unit is an external expansion box for the Amiga 500 series
of computers.  It attaches on the left side through the 86pin expansion
slot, and does not pass through.  The drive matches the styling of the A500
quite well, it has the same putty colour and vent styling as the back of the
computer.

   Power is supplied via a special power adapter box, much like the
A500/600/1200 power supplies, except it has a special device inside that
watches for the A500's boot.  The idea is you first turn on the CDRom power
supply and then the A500.  The power supply for the A570 will twitch if the
A500 is not powered up while the CDRom is. "That's the clicking noise, BTW."

   The front panel has a large eject button for the disc drive, a volume
switch with a disable function, a CD Access and Power LED and a 1/4"
headphone jack.  The drive itself is a single speed, 150KBps CDRom unit,
without XA or MPC capabilities.  It does not support PhotoCD, nor does it
support doublespin transfer rates.