| From: | Philip Corner |
| Date: | 29 May 2000 at 12:47:16 |
| Subject: | Installation of new BVision |
Hi guys!
I've finally got my BVision graphics card after having waited eight months for
it (who says things move slowly in the Amiga world?). Now, I haven't tried to
fit it yet because I don't have an SVGA monitor for it. What I'd likr to know
is, is it okay to buy any old SVGA monitor for use on a BVision, or are
certain models required? I only ask because you often see letters in
magazines complaining their display doesn't quite fill the whole screen, etc.
I presume the the main problem is for scandoublers, though. I have my eye on
a Samsung Syncmaster 3 (second hand). Despite its name, I don't think it is a
multisync. Of course, once I make sure the card is working, I'll go out and
get a proper monitor.
I've just has a look at the instructions at it continally talks about VGA
monitors. I'm confused. I thought I already had a VGA monitor (TV resolution
style. The classic Philips CM8833-II) and it was a SVGA I would be able to
use, with nice high screenmodes. Is this a typo in the instructions? Can
somebody please explain to me, simply, what I have and what I need!
Also, I see in the "manual" that it may be necessary to plug power from the
PSU into the old connector for the floppy drive. Not only does this sound a
bit dodgy, but it also appears to be impossible as my Powertower plugs into
that set of pins in order to supply the indicator lights. If it doesn't
actually use the power, it certainly obscures the pins. The Power Tower
manual says there is a connector for a floppy drive on it, but I can't see
one (not on the top surface at least; I'm somewhat loathed to remove the PCB
when it took me so long to put it in all those months ago). The picture is
badly photocopied. If I do need to plug power into those pins, which way does
it go? Does anyone with a PowerTower have a solution to using indicator
lights and adding power at the same time?
Finally, how do I check the version of the firmware installed on my blizzard
card? I issued the command "version ppc.library" and got back 46.19 . This
seems unusually high given the board's age (jan 99, though it did go back for
repairs and not come back for months). I'm surprised it is higher than the
45.6 the manual recommends. Is this the right way to find out the boards
firmware revision? The instructions for updates are filled with dire warnings
about screwing up your falsh rom. Has anyone ever done this?
Thanks everybody for your time. I hope these questions have not been asked too
recently, but I'm itching to give my board a go as soon as possible (not
least because, given DCE's past record, it could easily be defective and need
to go back. My Blizzard accelerator certainly was!)
Bye!
Philip
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