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- From: Skipper@skipper.interlog.com (David Mulligan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: A3000 CHIPS...
- Date: 7 Jan 1996 20:20:32 GMT
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- In article <dalec.03ua@zorro.amitrix.com> dalec@zorro.amitrix.com (Dale Currie) writes:
- > Oops! Sorry, slight case of brain fade, I must have been thinking about
- > Buster when I wrote that. They only need to be upgraded to bring
- > the Fast Slot up to full spec., but most accelerators will work fine
- > with the original chips providing the cooling is adequate. However, a new
- > Ramsey will allow you to use SC ram with 2.04 KS roms.
-
- Are you sure about that? I've heard they didn't fix that bug in the
- ramsey! If they have, I think I might be upgrading for the increase in
- performance! Wait, does the new Ramsey just use the chips in PAGE mode?
- If so there will be no change. :-(
-
- > > Also, would you know if the rumours I heard about DMAC-02 being very heat
- > > sensitive are true? Does upgrading help?
- >
- > Yes, that is the other reason for upgrading, older DMAC's are less heat
- > tolerant than the new one, which can be a problem with an '040 installed.
- > In some cases, it can even be a problem if the room temp gets too high.
- > Hope that clears it up, <sigh> now to get some more sleep and maybe I won't
- > make so many mistrakes! ;-)
-
- You even misspelt mistakes! Hehe
-
- I was having heat problems, until I covered up the hole in my drive
- platform that I had made to let my 040 cool better. Seems I was allowing
- too much airflow on top of the drive platform, and none under. (The 040
- fan pushes the air up) Therefor DMAC was not getting the required
- circulation... It appears to be okay now...
-
- David Mulligan
- skipper@interlog.com
-