500+ Memory Expansion boards

Mike UK · 29 November 2006, 09:03

Hiya all just got myself an amiga 500+ for the grand total of £9 (Boxed!)

Just wondering what memory expansion boards i can use for this can i use A500 ones?
would any of these be any good?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...0634&rd=1&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...5021&rd=1&rd=1

Cheers

Mike

alexh · 29 November 2006, 09:59

You dont want either of those, you want a 1Meg upgrade (not a 512k upgrade) to bring the total chip RAM of your A500+ to 2Mbytes.

Remember that A500+ computers have a battery inside them. After 15 years this battery is prone to leaking and destroying the entire motherboard. As soon as you can, open it up and remove the battery.

Mike UK · 29 November 2006, 10:18

Very good advice first thing i did was power it up play on superfrog for ..2 hours then open it up and remove the battery (wasnt leaking but was flat)

dont suppose you can find any examples of what i need?

Thanks

Mike

alexh · 29 November 2006, 10:56

Usually they are called A501+ or A502

http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showha...cgi?HARDID=969
http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showha...cgi?HARDID=994
http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showha...gi?HARDID=1091

Mike UK · 29 November 2006, 18:58

Ah cool just had a look around ebay looks like its an entry for the wanted list as they seem rarer than the hard drives

alexh · 29 November 2006, 19:21

They sell for £17 + postage from Vesalia in Germany

Search for "ramcard amiga 500 plus" and it will come top.

Vesalia are a good company, ship to the UK no problem and they accept pay-pal

Mike UK · 29 November 2006, 19:35

its £24.90 excluding postage ill keep a look out for something slightly cheaper

wouldnt it be worth getting a 512k one just so i would have enough ram to move an adf image over?

Secret Vampire · 29 November 2006, 20:09

512k would work fine, and be really cheap compared to a 1MB one.
That's the route I'd take, you're unlikely to be pushing the limits of chip RAM on an otherwise unexpanded A500 anyway, and it would make more sense to use the money towards a hard drive or accelerator with fast RAM if you did want an upgraded machine.

29 November 2006, 09:03	#1
Mike UK Motorollin Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Huddersfield UK Age: 42 Posts: 249	500+ Memory Expansion boards Hiya all just got myself an amiga 500+ for the grand total of £9 (Boxed!) Just wondering what memory expansion boards i can use for this can i use A500 ones? would any of these be any good? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...0634&rd=1&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...5021&rd=1&rd=1 Cheers Mike

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29 November 2006, 09:59	#2
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	You dont want either of those, you want a 1Meg upgrade (not a 512k upgrade) to bring the total chip RAM of your A500+ to 2Mbytes. Remember that A500+ computers have a battery inside them. After 15 years this battery is prone to leaking and destroying the entire motherboard. As soon as you can, open it up and remove the battery.

29 November 2006, 10:18	#3
Mike UK Motorollin Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Huddersfield UK Age: 42 Posts: 249	Very good advice first thing i did was power it up play on superfrog for ..2 hours then open it up and remove the battery (wasnt leaking but was flat) dont suppose you can find any examples of what i need? Thanks Mike

29 November 2006, 10:56	#4
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	Usually they are called A501+ or A502 http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showha...cgi?HARDID=969 http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showha...cgi?HARDID=994 http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showha...gi?HARDID=1091

29 November 2006, 18:58	#5
Mike UK Motorollin Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Huddersfield UK Age: 42 Posts: 249	Ah cool just had a look around ebay looks like its an entry for the wanted list as they seem rarer than the hard drives

29 November 2006, 19:21	#6
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	They sell for £17 + postage from Vesalia in Germany Search for "ramcard amiga 500 plus" and it will come top. Vesalia are a good company, ship to the UK no problem and they accept pay-pal

29 November 2006, 19:35	#7
Mike UK Motorollin Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Huddersfield UK Age: 42 Posts: 249	its £24.90 excluding postage ill keep a look out for something slightly cheaper wouldnt it be worth getting a 512k one just so i would have enough ram to move an adf image over?

29 November 2006, 20:09	#8
Secret Vampire Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Birmingham UK Age: 43 Posts: 214	512k would work fine, and be really cheap compared to a 1MB one. That's the route I'd take, you're unlikely to be pushing the limits of chip RAM on an otherwise unexpanded A500 anyway, and it would make more sense to use the money towards a hard drive or accelerator with fast RAM if you did want an upgraded machine.

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