ADspeed CPu

04 September 2002, 01:52

I have an orginal ADSPEED CPu in my A2000, it does not have the IDE port. Sysinfo reports it running at 7 mzh. Anyone have an idea as to how to make it run at 14 mzh ? Or where i could find the orginal software? The icd website had no information.

thanks
Banana

Miggy2TheMax · 04 September 2002, 05:29

hi there, I have one of those, but I have yet to plug it in. I will have a go this weekend if I'm not too busy and post a report. I do recall that it came with a disk. So I'd bet that its software controlled.

RetroMan · 04 September 2002, 14:38

With the AdSpeed Accelerator you can change speed on-the-fly

You can use the software for it that comes with the board or you can use an optional switch (should connect to one of the Jumpers to the right on the board) .....

06 September 2002, 10:53

Ive messed with the jumpers. and cant seem to get it to boot after changing them. If anyone has a copy of the software that they could email me that could help.

thx
Nick

06 September 2002, 11:01

email = bananamuncie@comcast.net

08 September 2002, 04:39

FYI,

I got the 2000 to boot up by installing a hardware switch on the jumper. I have to boot in 7mhz mode and switch to 14 after startup. But it reports correctly in sys info. Its actually a 680000 chip with a 14mhz crystal. Im going to try an 010 chip just for the fun of it sence its socketed.

Shadowfire · 08 September 2002, 14:48

Does this board have any cache or full-speed fast ram? I think the ICD has a 16k cache right? Because if its just a 68000 w/o cache or fast ram, then it won't give you any kind of useful or noticeable increase in speed.

08 September 2002, 16:43

Im not entirely certain...

The board looks like it may have some ram on it but without the orinigal software i cant tell if its using it. Being that the chip is still a 68000 none of the software i found for other accerators with go farther then seeing it is a 68000 and assume their must be nothing else there.

Miggy2TheMax · 09 September 2002, 05:42

ok, just got the adspeed driver disk and copied off the controlling program. I've dumped it in the zone for ya. The disk does not contain any other files just the control program which you can use to control your accelerator, have fun.

edit: the icd accerator has 32k static ram: http://www.icd.com/amiga/index.html#adspeedide

'
AdSpeed/IDE2 delivers up to twice the performance of a stock
Amiga CPU, with its 14.3MHz 68000
and its 32K kilobytes of static RAM
(16K cache and 16K cache tags). Plus, you can change speeds using software or an
optional hardware switch-even in the middle of one or more programs!
'

09 September 2002, 16:34

was there anything on that disk that gives a speedtest, or static ram test ?
thanks for the control software!

Shadowfire · 10 September 2002, 00:18

if the static ram has *any* problems you'll know about it soon enough after you turn it on...

10 September 2002, 03:15

why does it explode into a ball of flames or somthing ?

Miggy2TheMax · 10 September 2002, 06:30

thats all the files the disk had... minus the trash info file. You can use sysinfo (look at aminet) to test the speed adspeed hardware. If the static ram did not work, it would be very unlikely that you would get to see the boot screen when you switch you amiga on.

10 September 2002, 16:36

I dont get to see the boot screen actually....

It boots in 7mzh mode (i wonder if it uses the static ram then?)

and i have to switch to 14mhz mode shortly after startup.
Of couse my motherboard has some interesting hacks on it so that could be part of the problem.

Miggy2TheMax · 11 September 2002, 03:15

Quote:

Originally posted by The Luney Bin
I dont get to see the boot screen actually....

It boots in 7mzh mode (i wonder if it uses the static ram then?)

and i have to switch to 14mhz mode shortly after startup.
Of couse my motherboard has some interesting hacks on it so that could be part of the problem.

well you don't get to see the boot screen not because there is anything wrong with your amiga but becuase you have a device connected that has bootable program on it, eg your harddrive! dunno if it uses the static ram at 7mhz good question. Looks like its meant to be software switched each time you want to run it at 14 mhz. I have yet to try out my adspeed to see.

11 September 2002, 17:40

heh sorry,
i meant it wont boot at all if i leave it in 14mhz mode.

Miggy2TheMax · 12 September 2002, 03:09

Quote:

Originally posted by The Luney Bin
heh sorry,
i meant it wont boot at all if i leave it in 14mhz mode.

Arg

.. that is no good... I'll have to try out my h/w .. things are bit hectic on my end .. will try it out on the weekend and see what happens to my 500.

Miggy2TheMax · 17 September 2002, 02:03

Hi,

Tried out my adspeed hardware, and I have to say it works no problem... great stuff. Just plugged it in switched it on and it worked. Ok here are the details:

amiga tested on:

Amiga 500: 512k chip, 512k slow, KS 1.3/2.04

The adspeed unit can be switched between 7mhz and 14mhz two ways, one way is using the software and the other way is using a jumper on the board. Both ways can be used to switch the speed while your machine is on. During my tests the machine had no worries switching speeds while it was on. Once you restart your machine either by soft or hard reset, the speed of the adspeed devices kicks to the speed that is set by the on board jumper.

There are two onboard jumpers, one of them has an 'A' printed right next to it. This is the jumper that controls the speed of the device, as follows:

Closed - 7Mhz
Open - 14Mhz

So to make the device run at 14Mhz continously just remove the jumper.

I used sysinfo for benchmarking and when the device was switched on I came out 1.02 times the speed of a stock 1200 .. woohoo

hope this helps

17 September 2002, 02:53

grin, mine says 2.17 times the speed of a normal amiga 2000

mine only works if you boot in 7 mhz mode and switch to 14 boot up

i have hard wired a switch on the jumper and attached it to the case to switch back and forth. One strange thing is that the software 7/14 mhz windows switches back anf forth (at least in the window) from 14 to 7 and back to 14 during floppy disk access.

I still searching for a 16mhz 600810 chip to pop in it just to see what happens. I find lots of 10mhz ones but i dont think it will overclock that far.

Miggy2TheMax · 17 September 2002, 06:33

Quote:

Originally posted by The Luney Bin
grin, mine says 2.17 times the speed of a normal amiga 2000

mine only works if you boot in 7 mhz mode and switch to 14 boot up

i have hard wired a switch on the jumper and attached it to the case to switch back and forth. One strange thing is that the software 7/14 mhz windows switches back anf forth (at least in the window) from 14 to 7 and back to 14 during floppy disk access.

I still searching for a 16mhz 600810 chip to pop in it just to see what happens. I find lots of 10mhz ones but i dont think it will overclock that far.

I didn't notice it the speed toggleing you talk about when there is floppy access... will have to check it out tonight, but I read on h/w hacks that loss of floppy access is a problem when you try to build your own "crude" 14mhz 68000 cpu kit.

10mhz 68010 is not good enough to be run at 14.. I've tried running a 10mhz 68000 at 14 and it didn't work. why bother with a 010, they just make the machine "incompatible" and don't really give you any advantage...

04 September 2002, 01:52	#1
Unregistered Posts: n/a	ADspeed CPu I have an orginal ADSPEED CPu in my A2000, it does not have the IDE port. Sysinfo reports it running at 7 mzh. Anyone have an idea as to how to make it run at 14 mzh ? Or where i could find the orginal software? The icd website had no information. thanks Banana

09 September 2002, 05:42	#9
Miggy2TheMax Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Australia Age: 45 Posts: 381	adspeed drivers disk. ok, just got the adspeed driver disk and copied off the controlling program. I've dumped it in the zone for ya. The disk does not contain any other files just the control program which you can use to control your accelerator, have fun. edit: the icd accerator has 32k static ram: http://www.icd.com/amiga/index.html#adspeedide ' AdSpeed/IDE2 delivers up to twice the performance of a stock Amiga CPU, with its 14.3MHz 68000 and its 32K kilobytes of static RAM (16K cache and 16K cache tags). Plus, you can change speeds using software or an optional hardware switch-even in the middle of one or more programs! ' Last edited by Miggy2TheMax; 09 September 2002 at 05:50.

17 September 2002, 02:03	#18
Miggy2TheMax Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Australia Age: 45 Posts: 381	Tried out my adspeed hw Hi, Tried out my adspeed hardware, and I have to say it works no problem... great stuff. Just plugged it in switched it on and it worked. Ok here are the details: amiga tested on: Amiga 500: 512k chip, 512k slow, KS 1.3/2.04 The adspeed unit can be switched between 7mhz and 14mhz two ways, one way is using the software and the other way is using a jumper on the board. Both ways can be used to switch the speed while your machine is on. During my tests the machine had no worries switching speeds while it was on. Once you restart your machine either by soft or hard reset, the speed of the adspeed devices kicks to the speed that is set by the on board jumper. There are two onboard jumpers, one of them has an 'A' printed right next to it. This is the jumper that controls the speed of the device, as follows: Closed - 7Mhz Open - 14Mhz So to make the device run at 14Mhz continously just remove the jumper. I used sysinfo for benchmarking and when the device was switched on I came out 1.02 times the speed of a stock 1200 .. woohoo hope this helps

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04 September 2002, 05:29	#2
Miggy2TheMax Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Australia Age: 45 Posts: 381	hi there, I have one of those, but I have yet to plug it in. I will have a go this weekend if I'm not too busy and post a report. I do recall that it came with a disk. So I'd bet that its software controlled.

04 September 2002, 14:38	#3
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	With the AdSpeed Accelerator you can change speed on-the-fly You can use the software for it that comes with the board or you can use an optional switch (should connect to one of the Jumpers to the right on the board) .....

06 September 2002, 10:53	#4
Unregistered Posts: n/a	Ive messed with the jumpers. and cant seem to get it to boot after changing them. If anyone has a copy of the software that they could email me that could help. thx Nick

06 September 2002, 11:01	#5
Unregistered Posts: n/a	email = bananamuncie@comcast.net

08 September 2002, 04:39	#6
The Luney Bin Posts: n/a	FYI, I got the 2000 to boot up by installing a hardware switch on the jumper. I have to boot in 7mhz mode and switch to 14 after startup. But it reports correctly in sys info. Its actually a 680000 chip with a 14mhz crystal. Im going to try an 010 chip just for the fun of it sence its socketed.

08 September 2002, 14:48	#7
Shadowfire Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Connecticut USA Posts: 617	Does this board have any cache or full-speed fast ram? I think the ICD has a 16k cache right? Because if its just a 68000 w/o cache or fast ram, then it won't give you any kind of useful or noticeable increase in speed.

08 September 2002, 16:43	#8
The Luney Bin Posts: n/a	Im not entirely certain... The board looks like it may have some ram on it but without the orinigal software i cant tell if its using it. Being that the chip is still a 68000 none of the software i found for other accerators with go farther then seeing it is a 68000 and assume their must be nothing else there.

09 September 2002, 16:34	#10
The Luney Bin Posts: n/a	was there anything on that disk that gives a speedtest, or static ram test ? thanks for the control software!

10 September 2002, 00:18	#11
Shadowfire Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Connecticut USA Posts: 617	if the static ram has any problems you'll know about it soon enough after you turn it on...

10 September 2002, 03:15	#12
The Luney Bin Posts: n/a	why does it explode into a ball of flames or somthing ?

10 September 2002, 06:30	#13
Miggy2TheMax Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Australia Age: 45 Posts: 381	thats all the files the disk had... minus the trash info file. You can use sysinfo (look at aminet) to test the speed adspeed hardware. If the static ram did not work, it would be very unlikely that you would get to see the boot screen when you switch you amiga on.

10 September 2002, 16:36	#14
The Luney Bin Posts: n/a	I dont get to see the boot screen actually.... It boots in 7mzh mode (i wonder if it uses the static ram then?) and i have to switch to 14mhz mode shortly after startup. Of couse my motherboard has some interesting hacks on it so that could be part of the problem.

11 September 2002, 17:40	#16
The Luney Bin Posts: n/a	heh sorry, i meant it wont boot at all if i leave it in 14mhz mode.

17 September 2002, 02:53	#19
The Luney Bin Posts: n/a	grin, mine says 2.17 times the speed of a normal amiga 2000 mine only works if you boot in 7 mhz mode and switch to 14 boot up i have hard wired a switch on the jumper and attached it to the case to switch back and forth. One strange thing is that the software 7/14 mhz windows switches back anf forth (at least in the window) from 14 to 7 and back to 14 during floppy disk access. I still searching for a 16mhz 600810 chip to pop in it just to see what happens. I find lots of 10mhz ones but i dont think it will overclock that far.

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