Installing a Blizzard 1230 IV - Page 2

DoogUK · 15 January 2009, 15:12

I'd bend that flap on the metal shielding up to fit flat, they have been known to scratch tracks on the cards...also it can help with the fit...... it looks to me as thats stopping your blizz going all the way in.

JACK98 · 15 January 2009, 15:26

i did that too.infact i got a shears one day and cut the flap off.you would want to bend it fully up ways i did to do that lol.

AmigaFan · 15 January 2009, 15:47

Thank you, I got it in and it seems to be working!
It rquired rather more force than I expected. And now for some testing.

meega · 15 January 2009, 15:50

/me waits for :big_grins:

AmigaFan · 15 January 2009, 16:03

There you go!

It's awesome! That was totally worth it. All whdload games are loading much faster now. Tested it with Lionheart, and it's running fine (didn't work with only 2MB).

JACK98 · 15 January 2009, 16:04

how was it amigafan?.i assume you got it of amibay/ebay ?

DoogUK · 15 January 2009, 16:26

How much ram does it have on it? looks like a small sized simm to me.

AmigaFan · 15 January 2009, 19:32

Yes, I bought it on ebay, it cost me roughly 130 EUR. It doesn't have much RAM, so I guess I'll get 64MB of EDO Ram next.

DoogUK · 15 January 2009, 19:41

They are cheap enough on ebay....i've just bought some for my 1230 card.

AmigaFan · 15 January 2009, 20:56

Hmm, after exiting a whdload game and closing the folder (window), my workbench sometimes freezes now (soft resetting still works). Happened 3 times since I installed the accelerator. However, It doesn't freeze while a game is loaded; I've had one run for over an hour. Maybe some issue with the RAM? Is there a diagnostic tool for accelerators/RAM?

twizzle · 15 January 2009, 21:07

memtest here you go

http://aminet.net/util/moni/MemTest.lha

Yoto · 15 January 2009, 21:21

Some of our 1230 no longer have a capable power cell, most likely this will also happen to you in the future.When it does, you may consider to add a coin battery holder at the back of your Blizzard.

AmigaFan · 15 January 2009, 21:26

Could the battery have something to do with the workbench-freezes? Doesn't sound likely...

However, when I try to run that memtest program (the one for 68020 or higher), it looks like the Amiga resets, and then I get a guru!

JACK98 · 15 January 2009, 21:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmigaFan

Hmm, after exiting a whdload game and closing the folder (window), my workbench sometimes freezes now (soft resetting still works). Happened 3 times since I installed the accelerator. However, It doesn't freeze while a game is loaded; I've had one run for over an hour. Maybe some issue with the RAM? Is there a diagnostic tool for accelerators/RAM?

Hardly a motherboard issue?.I remember amiga format did a guide before about buying an A1200 and some of the compatibility issues it had depending on motherboard revisions.Try jumper settings on board? *i had an amuseing incident earlier that whd woundnt run properly until i adjusted amount of ram by setting it on jumpers

JACK98 · 15 January 2009, 21:28

you could email the seller and ask nicely,he might be able to help you a small bit?

AmigaFan · 15 January 2009, 21:34

Which jumpers would that be? I've got an original 1200 by Commodore, kickstart 3.0. I don't know which motherboard revision; I'll have to open it up again.

twizzle · 15 January 2009, 21:36

the jumper setting pins are on the ecellerator board

meega · 15 January 2009, 21:39

There are only two jumpers, usually neither has a jumper as standard. One is for disabling the MapROM function (open = MapROM is enabled), the other sets RAM access speed (open = 70ns, closed = 60ns). The card is otherwise entirely automatic.

AmigaFan · 15 January 2009, 21:42

I just ran memtest from CLI, and got LOADS of errors; then it said "defective memory". So it's defective? Or maybe the jumpers are set in the wrong way?
EDIT: I'm going to pull out the ram and clean the contacts, maybe that'll help.

@meega: Which setting should I use? MapROM is good to have, I guess, so maybe it's the wrong speed?

twizzle · 15 January 2009, 21:46

set your maprom to 60ns even for 70ns simms

remove the simm and give it clean, might be just dirty contacts

15 January 2009, 15:26	#22
JACK98 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: N/A Posts: 420	i did that too.infact i got a shears one day and cut the flap off.you would want to bend it fully up ways i did to do that lol. Last edited by JACK98; 15 November 2013 at 19:58.

15 January 2009, 16:04	#26
JACK98 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: N/A Posts: 420	how was it amigafan?.i assume you got it of amibay/ebay ? Last edited by JACK98; 15 November 2013 at 19:56.

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15 January 2009, 15:12	#21
DoogUK Doogster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 1,069	I'd bend that flap on the metal shielding up to fit flat, they have been known to scratch tracks on the cards...also it can help with the fit...... it looks to me as thats stopping your blizz going all the way in.

15 January 2009, 15:47	#23
AmigaFan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 62	Thank you, I got it in and it seems to be working! It rquired rather more force than I expected. And now for some testing.

15 January 2009, 15:50	#24
meega Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oooh what a feeling yeaaah dancing on the ceiling Posts: 314	/me waits for :big_grins:

15 January 2009, 16:03	#25
AmigaFan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 62	There you go! It's awesome! That was totally worth it. All whdload games are loading much faster now. Tested it with Lionheart, and it's running fine (didn't work with only 2MB).

15 January 2009, 16:26	#27
DoogUK Doogster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 1,069	How much ram does it have on it? looks like a small sized simm to me.

15 January 2009, 19:32	#28
AmigaFan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 62	Yes, I bought it on ebay, it cost me roughly 130 EUR. It doesn't have much RAM, so I guess I'll get 64MB of EDO Ram next.

15 January 2009, 19:41	#29
DoogUK Doogster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 1,069	They are cheap enough on ebay....i've just bought some for my 1230 card.

15 January 2009, 20:56	#30
AmigaFan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 62	Hmm, after exiting a whdload game and closing the folder (window), my workbench sometimes freezes now (soft resetting still works). Happened 3 times since I installed the accelerator. However, It doesn't freeze while a game is loaded; I've had one run for over an hour. Maybe some issue with the RAM? Is there a diagnostic tool for accelerators/RAM?

15 January 2009, 21:07	#31
twizzle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: taunton.som.uk Age: 73 Posts: 681	memtest here you go http://aminet.net/util/moni/MemTest.lha

15 January 2009, 21:21	#32
Yoto 1 Potato to Spam´em all! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lost in a Wine Country Age: 48 Posts: 572	Some of our 1230 no longer have a capable power cell, most likely this will also happen to you in the future.When it does, you may consider to add a coin battery holder at the back of your Blizzard.

15 January 2009, 21:26	#33
AmigaFan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 62	Could the battery have something to do with the workbench-freezes? Doesn't sound likely... However, when I try to run that memtest program (the one for 68020 or higher), it looks like the Amiga resets, and then I get a guru!

15 January 2009, 21:28	#35
JACK98 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: N/A Posts: 420	you could email the seller and ask nicely,he might be able to help you a small bit?

15 January 2009, 21:34	#36
AmigaFan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 62	Which jumpers would that be? I've got an original 1200 by Commodore, kickstart 3.0. I don't know which motherboard revision; I'll have to open it up again.

15 January 2009, 21:36	#37
twizzle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: taunton.som.uk Age: 73 Posts: 681	the jumper setting pins are on the ecellerator board

15 January 2009, 21:39	#38
meega Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oooh what a feeling yeaaah dancing on the ceiling Posts: 314	There are only two jumpers, usually neither has a jumper as standard. One is for disabling the MapROM function (open = MapROM is enabled), the other sets RAM access speed (open = 70ns, closed = 60ns). The card is otherwise entirely automatic.

15 January 2009, 21:42	#39
AmigaFan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 62	I just ran memtest from CLI, and got LOADS of errors; then it said "defective memory". So it's defective? Or maybe the jumpers are set in the wrong way? EDIT: I'm going to pull out the ram and clean the contacts, maybe that'll help. @meega: Which setting should I use? MapROM is good to have, I guess, so maybe it's the wrong speed?

15 January 2009, 21:46	#40
twizzle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: taunton.som.uk Age: 73 Posts: 681	set your maprom to 60ns even for 70ns simms remove the simm and give it clean, might be just dirty contacts

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