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--- blog:x68_super [2021/03/29 16:40] – [SCSI2SD] john
+++ blog:x68_super [2021/03/29 19:12] (current) – [Results] john
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 It looks very clean, without any of the normal blemishes, and clearly some effort has been put in to refurbishing it. Fingers crossed that when it arrives it is actually as good as it appears.
+The X68000 Super is the last and newest of the original 10MHz 68000 machines. It was superceded by the XVI & XVI Compact running at 16MHz and the X68030 & X68030 Compact models with their 68030 processor. Unlike previous 10MHz models (the X68000, Ace, Pro and Expert) it has proper SCSI-1 bus support and 2MB of RAM onboard, rather than the earlier (and slightly incompatible) SASI bus just 1MB (though all those machines could be upgraded to 2MB).
+It uses the 'Manhattan' tower chassis of the X68000, Ace and Expert, but in the later titanium grey of the XVI, rather than solid black.
 ===== Arrival Pictures =====
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    * Floppy drive 2: working
    * Keyboard: working (via Aranet PS/2 adaptor, Belkin Omniview KVM and Sanwa JPN PS/2 keyboard)
-   * Mouse: untested
+   * Mouse: untested **[update 29/03/2021]** - connected up the ClassicPC Club mouse adapter and it works great, including the pointer and on-screen virtual keyboard)
    * Joystick: working (via included Megadrive 2-button adaptor)
-   * SCSI: untested
+   * SCSI: untested **[update 29/03/2021]** - SCSI works perfectly both internal and external
 One problem I did encounter was a very, very loud power supply fan; both a combination of a squealing noise and just a very-tired-bearings-are-shot noise. It will //definitely// need replacing.
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-Looking more closely, the two middle-side filter caps; C41 and C42, have been replaced with the original values (5600uF, 10v). //But//, the current recommended wisdom is to uprate these to 6800uF parts, which have been known to cut out PSU noises for several owners.... and this is exactly what I did:
+Looking more closely, the two middle-size filter caps; //C41// and //C42//, have been replaced with the original values (5600uF, 10v). //But//, the current recommended wisdom is to uprate these to 6800uF parts, which have been known to cut out PSU noises for several owners.... and this is exactly what I did:
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 That's audio taken with the covers off, and the recording made approx 8 inches from the rear of the power supply. Boosted by approx +15dB. There's a tiny bit of white noise from the turbulence from the fan, but it's otherwise silent. I am //very// happy. :-D
+**[Update 29/03/2021]** - With the case covers back on, and the fan now exhausting through the rear grill, there //is// a bit of fan noise that wasn't apparent with the case off, but it's very low level and nothing horrendous at all. It's likely that the grill on the case is causing turbulence from the fan exhaust, so there's not much I can do about that, short of cutting out the grill - which I am //not// going to do.
 ===== Upgrades =====
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+You can also access external SCSI drives on the X68000, using a utility called ''SUSIE.X''. I've detailed [[blog:x68_scsi_drives|how I use it with a SCSI Zip drive]].
 ==== Sharp CZ-6BM1 MIDI Card ====