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- From: Remi Lenoir <remi@dvsystems.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
- Subject: Re: 386BB Help?
- Date: Sun, 03 Mar 1996 17:29:05 -0800
- Organization: Digital Video Systems
- Message-ID: <313A4761.254F@dvsystems.com>
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- Bruce A. Rothwell wrote:
- >
- > --------------
- >
- > What happens if I have some or all of my BB memory as static column?
- >
- > When the BB boots up, it goes thru a memory check, and finds all the memory
- > available, but if it's partially SC, would this prevent it from booting
- > up?
- >
- > BTW... what is the trick to getting a NEW BB installation to boot up the
- > first time?
- >
- > On mine, all I get is the line that says "press <CTRL-ALT-ESC> to run SETUP
- > or F1 to try reboot again"... over and over and over.
- >
- > What am I missing? Do I need to make a minimal boot floppy on a real
- > PC to do this?
-
- If part or all the chips are static column, you have to disable page mode.
-
- To disable page mode:
-
- 1 - Enter SETUP
- 2 - Set DRAM Wait States to 1
- 3 - Set Page Mode to DISABLED
- 4 - Exit with save (END key)
-
- This should allow you to use Static Column chips or a mix of page Mode and Static
- Column.
-
- Regards,
-
- Remi.
-