ray@stevie.cs.unlv.edu (Ray Tripamer) (11/19/88)
Hello, I want to install the 1.3 ROM upgrade on my 2000 myself and forego the dealer's fee of 30+ dollars. What I would like to do is verify the location of the ROM on the motherboard: ------ | Power Supply | | | ----------------------| I believe that it is the | | | | | large chip immediatly to | Is | | | | the left of the drive bays. |this| | | | |the | | Drive | Drive | Am I Right? | KS | | 1 | 0 | |ROM?| | Bay | Bay | ------ | | | ----------------------| ------------------+++-----+++--+++-- Keydb Mouse Joy If it is not there, then where is it? Underneath the bays? If so, then I think I'll just have the dealer do it after all. Also, if anyone has run across any problems or tricks changing their ROMs, I would appreciate your comments. Thanks. -- Ray Tripamer ray@jimi.cs.unlv.edu
sterling@cbmvax.UUCP (Rick Sterling QA) (11/21/88)
In article <984@jimi.cs.unlv.edu> ray@jimi.cs.unlv.edu (Ray Tripamer) writes: > Hello, > > I want to install the 1.3 ROM upgrade on my 2000 myself and forego > the dealer's fee of 30+ dollars. What I would like to do is verify > the location of the ROM on the motherboard: > > ------ | Power Supply | > | | ----------------------| I believe that it is the > | | | | | large chip immediatly to > | Is | | | | the left of the drive bays. > |this| | | | > |the | | Drive | Drive | Am I Right? NOPE!!! > | KS | | 1 | 0 | > |ROM?| | Bay | Bay | > ------ | | | > ----------------------| > ------------------+++-----+++--+++-- > Keydb Mouse Joy > ^ ^ | | 68000 CPU ! | +-- ROM is to right of CPU under drive bay. Better have your dealer do it. ;-) -- ============================================================================= Rick Sterling COMMODORE AMIGA TEST ENGINEERING N2CGI UUCP {allegra,rutgers}!cbmvax!sterling =============================================================================
jdow@gryphon.COM (J. Dow) (11/28/88)
In article <5275@cbmvax.UUCP> sterling@cbmvax.UUCP (Rick Sterling QA) writes: >In article <984@jimi.cs.unlv.edu> ray@jimi.cs.unlv.edu (Ray Tripamer) writes: >> Hello, >> >> I want to install the 1.3 ROM upgrade on my 2000 myself and forego >> the dealer's fee of 30+ dollars. What I would like to do is verify >> the location of the ROM on the motherboard: > ^ ^ > | | > 68000 CPU ! | > +-- ROM is to right of CPU under drive bay. > > Better have your dealer do it. ;-) Gee Rick, you're nicer than I am. I'da said, "If you cannot tell the 68000 CPU from a ROM chip you are far far better off having a competant dealer replace the ROM. (On another paw, though, I might be a bit nervous about most dealers; but, that is another issue, nie? Perhaps a good solution is to find a local hardware hacker to do the job if the local dealer is not adequate.) -- Sometimes a bird in the hand leaves a sticky deposit. Perhaps it were best it remain there in the bush with the other one. {@_@} jdow@bix (where else?) Sometimes the dragon wins. Sometimes jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM the knight. Does the fair maiden ever {backbone}!gryphon!jdow win? Surely both the knight and dragon stink. Maybe the maiden should suicide? Better yet - she should get an Amiga and quit playing with dragons and knights.