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- From: kanep@mcs.com (Kane Peterson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: A2620 and A2630
- Date: 14 Mar 1996 06:23:00 GMT
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- >I have a chance to get an A2620 or A2630 for my 2000, but I have a few
- >questions...
-
- >First, I heard they have problems running with 2.0 + ROMS and software.
- >Is this true? If so, how can you fix this?
-
- You need to have the v7 ROMS on either of these card for them to operate
- correctly under WB2.x+
-
- I don't believe that any A2620 or A2630 ever shipped with these ROMs on them,
- so if they haven't been upgraded, you will have to do it. Luckly, these
- chips are EPROMS so you can have them reprogrammed.
-
- >Second, can the 32 bit RAM on those cards co-exist with the 16 bit RAM
- >and add to the total RAM on the system?
-
- The RAM of the A2620 and A2630 are in the 24-bit memory address space, so yes,
- it will use part of your 8mb of autoconfig RAM. With the A2630 you can get
- the DKB RAM card that will let you add more memory above autoconfig. The
- A2620 has no expansion bus on it, so you are stuck with the 4mb that it can
- hold.
-
- >Thanks!
-
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