akerman@qucis.queensu.CA (Richard Akerman) (10/16/90)
I have an Amiga A2000 that I got in the Fall of 1987. It has the short video slot and the 512K of FAST memory is on a half-populated board in the CPU slot. I have a number of questions about my upgrading options: 1. Can I use a flickerFixer if I get the Denise Extender Board (DEB)? 2. Since the board in the CPU is only half-populated (it has empty chip sockets) and in fact says "Commodore 1 MB RAM Expansion on it" can I get 1 MB of chip RAM by plugging the appropriate RAM chips in? Will this new memory be recognized automatically? 3. Can I upgrade to the new Enhanced Chip Set? Workbench 2.0? 4. Can I use a 68020/30 board in my CPU slot? If so, what so I do with the FAST RAM expansion card already there? Are their other RAM boards that I could populate with the chips from the FAST RAM board? 5. Can I have 1 MB of CHIP RAM? How? 6. If I can't upgrade, can I trade up to an A3000? Thanking you in advance... \|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||/ = Richard J. Akerman | BitNet: Akerman@QUCdnAst * | = = Incompetent Physics | INet: Akerman@Bill.Phy.QueensU.Ca * | "I will go = = Grad Student | INet: Akerman@RadOpt.Phy.QueensU.Ca | mad!" = = Queen's University | INet: Akerman@Iris1.Phy.QueensU.Ca | = = Kingston, Ontario | INet: Akerman@QUCIS.QueensU.Ca |- Arthur Dent = = Canada | * preferred | = /|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||\
jhc00614@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (10/17/90)
I believe if you purchase the A2630 card f/ CBM, included in the price
is a motherboard of a rev. higher than ver 4.5 which is nec. for the A2630
card.
This was told to me from a friend who upgraded, so I don't know if it's
CBM policy or not. But the dealer in our area did it for him this way.
If you can, go for a new motherboard if you plan on expanding your
computer.
Jason