XTSD ISA 8 bits (Low Profile) - Only PCB

Name: XTSD ISA 8 bits (Low Profile) - Only PCB
SKU: 29165
Price: 6.95 USD
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Replace an old or dead hard drive in a vintage PC with a hassle-free, reliable SD card!

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Replace an old or dead hard drive in a vintage PC with a hassle-free, reliable SD card!

What is it? This bootable expansion card provides a SD card interface to 8-bit ISA systems such as PC/XT, via an IDE interface and an SD adapter board. It is typically paired with a 64MB to 1GB SD ca…

What is it?

This bootable expansion card provides a SD card interface to 8-bit ISA systems such as PC/XT, via an IDE interface and an SD adapter board. It is typically paired with a 64MB to 1GB SD card, or MicroSD with adapter. Silent, and more reliable than an old mechanical hard drive.

This is only the PCB without components, if you want it fully assembled click on the following URL.

The SD adapter board with IDE 2.0mm male connector can be easily found in online shops like Aliexpress.

Due to the complexity of the routing being low profile and the positions of the components, also close together, the design of both is 4-layer, the two internal layers being GND and VCC.

A fault has been identified and corrected by cutting the track and a small bridge, as shown in the pictures. It is now working correctly.

Available in HASL finish or ENIG finish + Gold Fingers, if you do not intend to extract and insert the card many times (dozens of times), HASL could be is more than enough. Therefore, I offer it cheaper too.

The HASL version corresponds to the first prototype of the card, fully functional, but only valid for 8-bit ISA connectors, as I put the SD connector too low.

Why did you make it?

There is an Open Source version developed by Monotech-PCs. Which, in turn, is based on the schematic from XT-IDE Rev2 and Glitchworks.

For me, it is an evolution of my previous MicroXTCF project, which I have retired because I don't have any more inverted CF connectors.

What makes it special?

The version which I publish further reduces the size of the board developed by Monotech-PCs and combines most of the logic in an SPLD ATF16V8B, from which addressing of the IC 28C64B, as well I/O port of the XTSD interface, are established.

Access to the ROM can be enabled and disabled using a jumper. In the same way, write access to it can be enabled and disabled with another jumper, but it is recommended to keep it empty once it is configured.

BIOS

By default the XT-IDE BIOS comes configured for:

XT(and higher)-compatible BIOS.
Boot first hard drive unless user presses A for floppy.

Any of the above can be changed on purchase, or in your own time with the simple DOS utility and built-in jumpers. I recommend using the 186-compatible BIOS instead if you have an 80186 or NEC V20/V30, or higher, as the performance is better.