[comp.sys.amiga.hardware] How much FAST RAM in A3000??

rsn@ndmath.UUCP (Ross Niebergall) (07/01/90)

How much fast ram should there be showing in an A3000 (with no memory added).
Mine says that the maximum fast ram available is 0.5 Meg.  If this a problem wih
my computer, or is the other 0.5 Meg being used for ROM storage (kickstart 2.0)?

All help would be greatly appreciated!!


Ross Niebergall, Department of Mathematics, University of Notre Dame
rsn@ndmath.math.nd.edu	rsn@cartan.math.nd.edu

schur@venera.ISI.EDU (Sean Schur) (07/02/90)

In article <1891@ndmath.UUCP> rsn@ndmath.UUCP (Ross Niebergall) writes:
>
>How much fast ram should there be showing in an A3000 (with no memory added).
>Mine says that the maximum fast ram available is 0.5 Meg.  If this a problem wih
>my computer, or is the other 0.5 Meg being used for ROM storage (kickstart 2.0

You got it right. The 3000 comes with 2MB ram installed. 1MB fast, 1MB chip. 
Until they get a solid working 2.0, as you are well aware, the operating system
is on your hard drive. When you boot 2.0 is loaded into fast ram and takes
(you guessed it) 0.5 Meg. As soon as 2.0 is complete, you will take you machine
back to the dealer who will install the operating system as a ROM chip. Then
you will have your other 0.5 Meg fast ram back for use.

>
>All help would be greatly appreciated!!
>

Your welcome.

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