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- DISCLAIMER:
- ----------
- Use this information at your own risk!
- I assume no responsibility or liability for problems that occour by the use,
- modification, or existence of this information in any form.
- (I.E. If it makes your A600 melt down, tough luck)
-
- Using Kick3.1 ROM on the A600 WITH NO HACKS OR SOFTKICKING.
- First...
- You need...an A600
- And you'll want to buy kickstart 3.1 for the A500/2000/2500, make sure
- it's version 40.63.
- I don't know of any other 16-bit rom versions out there anywayz.
- (at least that are being sold)
-
- Installation
- Unplug everything from the computer.
- (it's generally easier this way)
-
- Flip the machine upside down.
- Take the 4 phillips screws out of the 600's case, and CAREFULLY
- open it up. There are a few VERY DELICATE (stupidly placed)
- plastic tab things holding the back of the case together, try not
- to break them or you will wind up holding the A600's case around
- the disk drive together with rubber bands. (like mine :< )
-
- Slowly lift the top of the case off, and disconnect the connector
- to the LED's on the right side (remember which end is up too).
- Flip the top of the case over the back so you don't pull out the
- keyboard "connector" because it sucks putting the damn thing back in!
-
- On the RF-shielding over the motherboard you will see a nice shiny
- gold (on my machine anywayz) sticker, peeling this off will reveal
- the only socketed chip on the motherboard...the kickstart
- (yours will probably be 37.299, 37.300 or if you have a HD, 37.350)
- CAREFULLY remove the old chip (remember which way the little mark
- on the end of the chip is facing when installing the new chip)
- and CAREFULLY place the new chip in place.
- Plaster the pretty gold sticker back over the chip on the RF shielding.
- Put the machine back together.
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- Plug everything back into the machine, and fire it up.
- If you have a PCMCIA ram card, IT WILL WORK
- If you have a harddrive, IT WILL WORK
- (in case you're wondering, I've had several Amiga dealers tell me
- that Kick 3.1 for the 500/2000/2500 won't work on a 600)
-
- Now most of you out there that already know this information are probably
- reading this doc saying "NO SH*T!", but for those of you A600 owners
- desperate to use the latest and greatest version of Amigados, but were
- afraid to get it can take comfort in knowing that YOU CAN UPGRADE!
-
- Oh, yea, BTW, you'll probably want to install Workbench 3.1 as well...
-
- My system:
- (and it all works)
- The Amiga 600 FROM HELL:
- A600HD/120 2M Chip, 4M Fast, Dataflyer SCSI+ 1200, 2x Speed SCSI Sony CD-ROM,
- DataFlyer XDS & Rodime 100M 3.5" IDE HD.
- and OS 3.1 (in ROM, version 40.63 to be exact, yes people, it works!)
-
- written by:
- Jess Sosnoski
-
- email:
- starblaz@postoffice.ptd.net
-
- Generic Olde Fashioned mail...
- Jess Sosnoski
- 651 Hillside Drive
- Mount Carmel, PA 17851-2463
- USA
-
- Telephone (if you're feeling really nuts)
- (717) 339-4796
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