A1200 wont work stable if 030 card is removed?

ElectroBlaster · 09 November 2003, 20:50

Guys I fished out an a1200 from storage! it was mainly a spare that i kept in case anything went wrong, bought it yonks ago!

I fitted an hard drive to it and an 8meg ram card/clock fpu etc... everything works great for a while and then the amiga will go nuts! lots of wacky things happen! If i fit an Apollo 030 card the amiga will become stable as a rock and will work for hours on end no problem?

The thing is i think this 1200 came with the apollo card and maybe the person who owned it did some modifcation? is there anyway i can check as i dont know what too look for...

the board is a Rev2B with 3.1roms.

Severin · 10 November 2003, 00:02

Hmmm, sounds like either a naffed 020 that's overheating (unscrew the cover but leave it on until the problem starts, quickly lift the cover and stick your finger on the 020, If there's a frying sound and you start leaping around the room, screaming your head off at the layer of skin left behind, and there's a nice roasting smell, Then i'd say the 020 is the problem) or it could be dry joints around the 020 or the oscilator...

09 November 2003, 20:50	#1
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,705	A1200 wont work stable if 030 card is removed? Guys I fished out an a1200 from storage! it was mainly a spare that i kept in case anything went wrong, bought it yonks ago! I fitted an hard drive to it and an 8meg ram card/clock fpu etc... everything works great for a while and then the amiga will go nuts! lots of wacky things happen! If i fit an Apollo 030 card the amiga will become stable as a rock and will work for hours on end no problem? The thing is i think this 1200 came with the apollo card and maybe the person who owned it did some modifcation? is there anyway i can check as i dont know what too look for... the board is a Rev2B with 3.1roms.

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10 November 2003, 00:02	#2
Severin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gloucester / UK Posts: 700	Hmmm, sounds like either a naffed 020 that's overheating (unscrew the cover but leave it on until the problem starts, quickly lift the cover and stick your finger on the 020, If there's a frying sound and you start leaping around the room, screaming your head off at the layer of skin left behind, and there's a nice roasting smell, Then i'd say the 020 is the problem) or it could be dry joints around the 020 or the oscilator...

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