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- From: aa783@ccn.cs.dal.ca (David Oakes)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: 3.1 Kickstart in Rev. 5 A500
- Date: 21 Jan 1996 16:17:38 GMT
- Organization: Chebucto Community Net
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- Mark Kummerer (kummerer@ionews.io.org) wrote:
-
- : I've been having the same problems. Connected the jumpers, but it will not
- : boot. Haven't had a chance to work it out yet, but thought you'd like to
- : know that this is not an isolated occurrence.
-
- : >
- : >By the way, the tech at De Vine Computer Sales where I purchased the
- : >3.1 ROM says that I need to get a Multistart adapter (DKB) and that
- : >will solve the problem. Is that true? I hate to invest another $35
- : >to try that experiment...
- : >
- : I have heard from other people that some kickstart switching boards will work
- : with 3.1, without requiring the jumpers. Regretfully mine isn't one, but it
- : might be worth the investment (I don't have a DKB multistart btw). If it
- : doesn't work, you can always return it.
-
- Put a jumper wire between pins 1 and 31 of the ROM SOCKET. Solder
- another jumper wire between pins 21 and 31 of the ROM. There was a
- mistake in the original installation instructions which was supposed to
- have been corrected over a year ago. You will notice that the 21 to 31
- wire is drawn in on your instruction sheet but there is nothing to say
- what you are supposed to do there.
-
- Any dealer which tells someone that they *have* to buy a Multistart to
- get everything to work is IMO just looking to unload excess stock, the
- proper procedure has been widely spread for over 14 months now.
-
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