Elan Enterprise 64: Upgrade from scratch

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Sorry ... it's a long one. I wanted to document what I do, from start to finish in one video.

One major thing I do is add new A/V output jacks - in this case I've put RGBS + composite video onto a 6-pin mini-DIN and the stereo audio output on a 3.5mm socket.

[1] 00:38 Unpacking
[2] 02:55 Converting PSU plug to AU
[3] 08:05 Opening it up
[4] 13:27 Summarising the changes to be made
[5] 15:39 Removing the UHF modulator can
[7] 38:11 Replacing the twin 7805 linear regulators
[8] 39:03 Upgrading the ROM from 32KB to 64KB
[9] 52:25 Wire up the new mini-DIN video output
[10] 58:57 Installing the 4-pin mini-DIN and 3.5mm audio sockets
[11] 1:00:23 Creating a mini-DIN to RGBS cable
[12] 1:05:08 Build the 512KB RAM expansion daughter board
[13] 1:19:13 Test!

ROM upgrade:
https://archive.org/details/enterprise-64-rom-upgrade-gnd-patch

Pinouts:
http://ep.homeserver.hu/Dokumentacio/Konyvek/EXOS_2.1_technikal_information/hardware/pinout.html

User "elmer" designs for 512KB and 1.5MB RAM expansions:
https://enterpriseforever.com/interface/internal-memory-expansion/330/

Joystick adaptor:
https://enterpriseforever.com/input-devices/joystick-adapter/

SD card interface thread:
https://enterpriseforever.com/interface/sd-card-interface/495/



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