farrier@Apple.COM (Cary Farrier) (05/03/91)
Does anyone know if a SupraDrive 500XP with 2Mb of 256kx4 DRAMS could cause a sufficient enough power drain on the Amiga 500's power supply to cause an incredibly large amount of system crashes? I am using the stock power supply only. I have a modem and printer connected, but they both have their own power supplies. What happens is I get an unusual number of Guru's while doing routine operations from the CLI or AmigaShell, usualy bus errors or address errors. The reason I say unusual is because I don't use alot of odd pieces of software, just the c: commands and some commercial products. Any input would be appreciated. --Cary.
blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Blaine Gardner) (05/03/91)
farrier@Apple.COM (Cary Farrier) writes: >Does anyone know if a SupraDrive 500XP with 2Mb of 256kx4 DRAMS could >cause a sufficient enough power drain on the Amiga 500's power >supply to cause an incredibly large amount of system crashes? >I am using the stock power supply only. I have a modem >and printer connected, but they both have their own power supplies. Absolutely! The power budget for the A500's expansion bus is 300 mA of +5 volts and 50 mA of +12 volts. The Supra far exceeds this spec. A friend had the same setup, and his system was completely unreliable until he added a seperate power supply for the Supra. (This is where I usually say something like "Supra should be put in stocks, and publicly flogged for selling an unpowered hard drive & RAM expansion for the A500." but I've said that several times before, so I won't bother.) -- Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland 580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com BIX: blaine_g DoD #46 My other motorcycle is a Quadracer. FJ1200 Safety at any cost! Support the new national 0 mph speed limit.
mmoore@ux.acs.umn.edu (Malcolm Diallo Moore) (05/04/91)
In article <52350@apple.Apple.COM> farrier@Apple.COM (Cary Farrier) writes: >Does anyone know if a SupraDrive 500XP with 2Mb of 256kx4 DRAMS could >cause a sufficient enough power drain on the Amiga 500's power >supply to cause an incredibly large amount of system crashes? >I am using the stock power supply only. I have a modem >and printer connected, but they both have their own power supplies. > The stock A500 power supply was made to only handle a df0:, a df1: and the A501 expansion board, according to several people I have talked to. Anything more is pushing it, jack. Speaking of which, I need to find one myself. Are all these power supplies advertised in Amiga World Amiga-specific? Malcolm "The Capital MD" Moore ----------Amiga: The One and Only. All the Rest Can Get the Bozack.----------- "I ain't never got gaffled like that, I used to do the gaffilin'-- McDonald's was my spot." "Man, what you used to do??" "Jack them motherfuckers for them Nissan Trucks. Right in the drive thru."