Apollo 1200 Ram board

cosmicfrog · 22 August 2008, 16:49

ok guys finally have some hardware for zetro and in need of some help and advice from all you good ppl first lets see if i can get the pic`s up

yay done that bit now first sorry for quality of pics but had to use cam on me phone. as you can see i have an apollo ram board (8 meg) wish it was fully populated but well its better than none.

right to the questions
1 is that round silver thing a battery and if so you already know what i`m going to do to it

2 anyone know if this board interferes with the pcmia 4meg ram limit thingy

thats it for now but will be back soon as seem to have a keyboard problem but will save that for later thanks in advance and all that

just found this
http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/apollo1200
so i persum that answers question 2

alexh · 22 August 2008, 17:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

is that round silver thing a battery and if so you already know what i`m going to do to it

Yes but it's not a regular barrel battery so it has less chance of leaking. If you do not need the battery backed up clock it would be wise to safely remove it. I cannot tell but that card looks like it might be CR2032 compatible.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

2 anyone know if this board interferes with the pcmia 4meg ram limit thingy

Yes it does. Any A1200 RAM card that is not an accelerator is not PCMCIA safe.

cosmicfrog · 22 August 2008, 17:39

cheers thought it was but it always best to have a second opinion

the top of it is lose and could bend it off, in other words it looks/is knackerd
have a clock on the er clock port so time is taken care of, well if battery on that is`t knackerd that is.

so thanks again now I`m of to warm the old soldering iron up

Zetr0 · 22 August 2008, 17:44

@Cosmicfrog

Ahhh thankies for the Hardware Pr0n

mmm the Apollo 1200 Ram Board, a quick way to add SCSI yummyness to ones A1200

AND 8MB Fast.

Now as Alexh points out the Button Cell battery is a better make and is Less likely to Leak.... however... mind did on my 060 card....

I had no choice but to send it to JJB to get it repaired.... thats how bad it got! personally i felt the guy performed a miracle had one of seen the damage.

You can replace it with a rechargeable 3.5 volt battery, like the ones Davideo and Chiark found... infact if you sweet talk Chiark nicely and promise him some beer tokens and hardware pr0n he may have a compatible one spare

cosmicfrog · 22 August 2008, 18:13

thanks guys got it out hehehehheheheh now waving it about for all to see

yep seems like it was a button battery, a fairy poorly 1 at that

zeto this is just a ram board no scsi, but as i picked up a scsi squirrel lastweekend and i have 1 in a box some where

lookin at the photo in amiga hardware link looks like its just a few chips short and a rom, few caps nd resitor to add scsi 2 this card

I realy need a 03 or a 04 or core bilimy a 06 would be nice still where would we be if we could`t dream

Zetr0 · 22 August 2008, 18:36

YAY!!!!

die crappy battery!!!!!

Ahhh the non-scsi version.

I believe not only do you need the logic IC's and resistor networks, but maybe you will need an updated MACH chip.

cosmicfrog · 22 August 2008, 19:05

alex and zetro thanks

ok heart attack is over now, just put board back in a1200 only to have 2meg chip and no fast

, so in to the house hold laboratry (kitchen) out with the ispropsy alcohol and the cotton buds for a quick clean.

and with fingers,toes and everything else crossed i jently slid it back into place

and and it worked, yippe

now whos a happy froggie

alexh · 22 August 2008, 19:55

I suspect it was the removing it and putting it back rather than the cleaning.

22 August 2008, 16:49	#1
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	Apollo 1200 Ram board ok guys finally have some hardware for zetro and in need of some help and advice from all you good ppl first lets see if i can get the pic`s up yay done that bit now first sorry for quality of pics but had to use cam on me phone. as you can see i have an apollo ram board (8 meg) wish it was fully populated but well its better than none. right to the questions 1 is that round silver thing a battery and if so you already know what i`m going to do to it 2 anyone know if this board interferes with the pcmia 4meg ram limit thingy thats it for now but will be back soon as seem to have a keyboard problem but will save that for later thanks in advance and all that just found this http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/apollo1200 so i persum that answers question 2 Last edited by cosmicfrog; 23 January 2012 at 07:00.

22 August 2008, 18:13	#5
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	thanks guys got it out hehehehheheheh now waving it about for all to see yep seems like it was a button battery, a fairy poorly 1 at that zeto this is just a ram board no scsi, but as i picked up a scsi squirrel lastweekend and i have 1 in a box some where lookin at the photo in amiga hardware link looks like its just a few chips short and a rom, few caps nd resitor to add scsi 2 this card I realy need a 03 or a 04 or core bilimy a 06 would be nice still where would we be if we could`t dream Last edited by cosmicfrog; 23 January 2012 at 07:00.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
MBX 1200 Dead Ram board	cosmicfrog	support.Hardware	16	20 September 2009 01:32
For Sale: Amiga 1200 system with Ram board, monitor etc	davideo	MarketPlace	4	18 June 2009 22:39
Use a Zorro 2 ram board on 1200?	Lips2k8	support.Hardware	4	30 April 2008 13:58
Magnum Amiga 1200 8Mb RAM EXPANSION BOARD & CLOCK A1200	Sid	MarketPlace	5	12 October 2005 13:43
Elbox 1200/0-8 ram expansion board	oldpx	support.Hardware	2	13 February 2003 02:21

22 August 2008, 17:39	#3
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	cheers thought it was but it always best to have a second opinion the top of it is lose and could bend it off, in other words it looks/is knackerd have a clock on the er clock port so time is taken care of, well if battery on that is`t knackerd that is. so thanks again now I`m of to warm the old soldering iron up

22 August 2008, 17:44	#4
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@Cosmicfrog Ahhh thankies for the Hardware Pr0n mmm the Apollo 1200 Ram Board, a quick way to add SCSI yummyness to ones A1200 AND 8MB Fast. Now as Alexh points out the Button Cell battery is a better make and is Less likely to Leak.... however... mind did on my 060 card.... I had no choice but to send it to JJB to get it repaired.... thats how bad it got! personally i felt the guy performed a miracle had one of seen the damage. You can replace it with a rechargeable 3.5 volt battery, like the ones Davideo and Chiark found... infact if you sweet talk Chiark nicely and promise him some beer tokens and hardware pr0n he may have a compatible one spare

22 August 2008, 18:36	#6
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	YAY!!!! die crappy battery!!!!! Ahhh the non-scsi version. I believe not only do you need the logic IC's and resistor networks, but maybe you will need an updated MACH chip.

22 August 2008, 19:05	#7
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	alex and zetro thanks ok heart attack is over now, just put board back in a1200 only to have 2meg chip and no fast , so in to the house hold laboratry (kitchen) out with the ispropsy alcohol and the cotton buds for a quick clean. and with fingers,toes and everything else crossed i jently slid it back into place and and it worked, yippe now whos a happy froggie

22 August 2008, 19:55	#8
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	I suspect it was the removing it and putting it back rather than the cleaning.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)