apollo 1230 mkIII question

T_hairy_bootson · 30 March 2005, 20:00

Anyone know if this card would fit in a standard desktop A1200 if it had both memory sticks installed?

Apollo 1230mkIII

Martin_L · 30 March 2005, 21:22

I was under the impression that it will fit, coz thats what i plan to do, but maybe someone else can confirm this

Peanutuk · 30 March 2005, 21:41

It'll fit but beware of software compatiabilities.

What do you mean by both sticks?

killergorilla · 30 March 2005, 23:43

He means 2 ram sticks.

The pic he gave only shows one simm slot but you can have 2 on it. They are not flush with the board and are fitted at an angle so there may be issues with them fitting in a desktop a1200's trapdoor slot without protruding.

I've not got one so I don't know, my blizzard's ram sits flush but it's still a tight fit, I'm not sure if this will stick out or not, someone here must know

ant512 · 30 March 2005, 23:47

Yep, it's possible to fit RAM to both slots and still put inside the A1200. I should know, I had two.

The first one burnt itself out within an hour. The second one was so unreliable that I didn't use it, and eventually off-loaded it with my sorely-missed pair of 600s and dozens of Amiga mags.

Apollo: The Microsoft of Amiga hardware.

Martin_L · 31 March 2005, 00:23

thanks for the warming ant

T_hairy_bootson · 31 March 2005, 03:53

Indeed thanks for the warning.

Peanutuk · 31 March 2005, 12:15

I see i was wonderign abotu the two slots. I can't remember if the one i had , had two slots or not, but do knwo that APollo boards are utter crap and should best be avoided.

DopPie · 31 March 2005, 12:31

My apollo board is fine and I'm glad I did not avoid it.

Peanutuk · 31 March 2005, 16:03

Good for you. Do you run lots of WHDload games on it?

DopPie · 31 March 2005, 20:03

I have not tried too many games with it yet. But are apollo's really that bad? I thought all 060 were unstable untill you applied timing patches to the A1200's mobo.

Edit: this tread is about the 030 so I think my apollo 060 has nothing to do with this afterall. My 030 is a so called taifun and is unrelated.

Slayer · 01 April 2005, 07:35

This A4000 apollo 060 is fine... the memory however is picky even when I used 4 identical 32 meg simms! The A1200 across the room has a blizz 060 with a scsi expansion and a 128 meg simm plugged into that and it has no problems with heat or whatnot... so I'm sure you'll get your two simms in there

good luck!

follow this link for some interesting Apollo reading

http://www.canit.se/~glenn/apollo.html

also, I've run whdload games and ordinary games galore on this desktop and never had any premature endings... I'm a legit registered user if that makes any difference...adios

ant512 · 01 April 2005, 09:42

The A1200 Apollo 060 was an abomination.

Slayer · 01 April 2005, 10:58

snds painful ant512

Peanutuk · 01 April 2005, 12:22

Yes maybe it's just the 030 version we are discussing.

30 March 2005, 20:00	#1
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30 March 2005, 21:22	#2
Martin_L Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 41 Posts: 97	I was under the impression that it will fit, coz thats what i plan to do, but maybe someone else can confirm this

30 March 2005, 21:41	#3
Peanutuk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The North, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,082	It'll fit but beware of software compatiabilities. What do you mean by both sticks?

30 March 2005, 23:43	#4
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	He means 2 ram sticks. The pic he gave only shows one simm slot but you can have 2 on it. They are not flush with the board and are fitted at an angle so there may be issues with them fitting in a desktop a1200's trapdoor slot without protruding. I've not got one so I don't know, my blizzard's ram sits flush but it's still a tight fit, I'm not sure if this will stick out or not, someone here must know

30 March 2005, 23:47	#5
ant512 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 965	Yep, it's possible to fit RAM to both slots and still put inside the A1200. I should know, I had two. The first one burnt itself out within an hour. The second one was so unreliable that I didn't use it, and eventually off-loaded it with my sorely-missed pair of 600s and dozens of Amiga mags. Apollo: The Microsoft of Amiga hardware.

31 March 2005, 00:23	#6
Martin_L Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 41 Posts: 97	thanks for the warming ant

31 March 2005, 03:53	#7
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	Indeed thanks for the warning.

31 March 2005, 12:15	#8
Peanutuk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The North, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,082	I see i was wonderign abotu the two slots. I can't remember if the one i had , had two slots or not, but do knwo that APollo boards are utter crap and should best be avoided.

31 March 2005, 12:31	#9
DopPie Zone Friend Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Den Hoorn, NL Age: 45 Posts: 259	My apollo board is fine and I'm glad I did not avoid it.

31 March 2005, 16:03	#10
Peanutuk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The North, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,082	Good for you. Do you run lots of WHDload games on it?

31 March 2005, 20:03	#11
DopPie Zone Friend Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Den Hoorn, NL Age: 45 Posts: 259	I have not tried too many games with it yet. But are apollo's really that bad? I thought all 060 were unstable untill you applied timing patches to the A1200's mobo. Edit: this tread is about the 030 so I think my apollo 060 has nothing to do with this afterall. My 030 is a so called taifun and is unrelated.

01 April 2005, 07:35	#12
Slayer Amiga Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New Zealand Age: 56 Posts: 695	This A4000 apollo 060 is fine... the memory however is picky even when I used 4 identical 32 meg simms! The A1200 across the room has a blizz 060 with a scsi expansion and a 128 meg simm plugged into that and it has no problems with heat or whatnot... so I'm sure you'll get your two simms in there good luck! follow this link for some interesting Apollo reading http://www.canit.se/~glenn/apollo.html also, I've run whdload games and ordinary games galore on this desktop and never had any premature endings... I'm a legit registered user if that makes any difference...adios

01 April 2005, 09:42	#13
ant512 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 965	The A1200 Apollo 060 was an abomination.

01 April 2005, 10:58	#14
Slayer Amiga Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New Zealand Age: 56 Posts: 695	snds painful ant512

01 April 2005, 12:22	#15
Peanutuk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The North, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,082	Yes maybe it's just the 030 version we are discussing.

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