Amiga 500 Fast RAM expansion card question

monty359 · 10 January 2021, 06:57

hey all,
i got hold of an amiga 500 recently and it works but i have realised the 512k fast ram expansion card doesnt work so im looking to get a replacement (if anyone has one in uk for sale or trade please let me know)

what im wondering though is, should i look for another 512k card only, or has tech moved on now and i could/should get more memory eg. 1mb ram expansion? (or perhaps the amiga 500 only supports 512k fast ram in the expansion slot?)
thanks

cugar124 · 10 January 2021, 07:21

Hi bud boobip i think thats right offer a very cheap card good support too at the min he only has the 512k ones. Now the good bit is depending on your Agnus chip and board rev with this card u can get thst mega important fast ram expansion. Which will give you 1mb of fast ram.

As for others there are 2mb to i think 8mb expansions but you would need to research if with the same cut at jumper 2 they would share 512kb to fast and leave the rest. The 1mb is important as it allows you to run wbload games.. Hope this helps

monty359 · 10 January 2021, 15:13

hey thanks i will send him a message now

10 January 2021, 06:57	#1
monty359 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: cornwall uk Posts: 31	Amiga 500 Fast RAM expansion card question hey all, i got hold of an amiga 500 recently and it works but i have realised the 512k fast ram expansion card doesnt work so im looking to get a replacement (if anyone has one in uk for sale or trade please let me know) what im wondering though is, should i look for another 512k card only, or has tech moved on now and i could/should get more memory eg. 1mb ram expansion? (or perhaps the amiga 500 only supports 512k fast ram in the expansion slot?) thanks

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10 January 2021, 07:21	#2
cugar124 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Belfast Posts: 82	Hi bud boobip i think thats right offer a very cheap card good support too at the min he only has the 512k ones. Now the good bit is depending on your Agnus chip and board rev with this card u can get thst mega important fast ram expansion. Which will give you 1mb of fast ram. As for others there are 2mb to i think 8mb expansions but you would need to research if with the same cut at jumper 2 they would share 512kb to fast and leave the rest. The 1mb is important as it allows you to run wbload games.. Hope this helps

10 January 2021, 15:13	#3
monty359 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: cornwall uk Posts: 31	hey thanks i will send him a message now

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