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Originally Posted by Kin Hell
How on earth did you manage to insert the Chips the wrong way?
All Amiga Custom Chips which fit in Sockets are Keyed on one corner & only go in one way....
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No, they're not - at least not on the A500. Paula, Denise and Gary are all in identical 48-pin DIP packages, and there's no mechanical reason you can't swap them. They also fit perfectly when rotated 180 degrees. So you only have the visual indicators to determine both orientation and location.
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These sockets become very brittle with age & will now have hair line fractures for incorrect insertion & will probably need replacing.
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I think you're seriously confusing the chips with some other chips. Nothing was inserted incorrectly, mechanically at least, so the sockets won't have been damaged any more than if the correct chips were inserted. On the A500 there's only one PLCC custom chip, so that can't be confused.