3.1 Install Disaster

3.1 Install Disaster

Post by Frank Laz » Fri, 09 Dec 1994 13:20:15



  I have 2 A3000's one with a rev 7 motherboard and one with rev9 (first
one has rom tower, 2nd one doesn't.  I just tried to install 3.1 roms
(A330 kit) into the latter beast.  I found that the socket  under 2.04
rom 1 was labeled rom 0 and so on.  After various attempts which resulted
in yellow and blue screens (not simultaneously) I attempted to reinstall
my 2.04 roms.   Now I get a grey screen and nothing else.

   System has 2 chip/4 fast SCZ.

 
 
 

3.1 Install Disaster

Post by Barry Einste » Sun, 11 Dec 1994 09:55:44


:   I have 2 A3000's one with a rev 7 motherboard and one with rev9 (first
: one has rom tower, 2nd one doesn't.  I just tried to install 3.1 roms
: (A330 kit) into the latter beast.  I found that the socket  under 2.04
: rom 1 was labeled rom 0 and so on.  After various attempts which resulted
: in yellow and blue screens (not simultaneously) I attempted to reinstall
: my 2.04 roms.   Now I get a grey screen and nothing else.

:    System has 2 chip/4 fast SCZ.

Do NOT trust the labeling under the ROM Sockets on the A3000!

They are INCORRECT!

They labeled ROM 0 as ROM 1 and vice versa!

Use the docs supplied with the ROM upgrades and check the U181 & U180
labels on the motherboard.

(and of course, make SURE you don't put them in backwards or bend pins!)

BTW- on the Rom Tower unit- place the chips on the ROM Tower and replace
the Tower as originally installed.

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3.1 Install Disaster

Post by Frank Laz » Mon, 12 Dec 1994 16:20:22



: Do NOT trust the labeling under the ROM Sockets on the A3000!

: They are INCORRECT!

: They labeled ROM 0 as ROM 1 and vice versa!

: Use the docs supplied with the ROM upgrades and check the U181 & U180
: labels on the motherboard.

: (and of course, make SURE you don't put them in backwards or bend pins!)

  Unfortunately, I've already done both and by the stopped when I got the
faint whiff of electronics raised to a temperature beyond the original
specs. I have a strong feeling that the 3000's going to the shop and the
roms are toast at this point.

: BTW- on the Rom Tower unit- place the chips on the ROM Tower and replace
: the Tower as originally installed.

  How should the roms face, using the label as a guide?

 
 
 

3.1 Install Disaster

Post by Udo K Schuerma » Tue, 13 Dec 1994 08:23:42






>: Do NOT trust the labeling under the ROM Sockets on the A3000!
>: They are INCORRECT!
>: They labeled ROM 0 as ROM 1 and vice versa!
>: Use the docs supplied with the ROM upgrades and check the U181 & U180
>: labels on the motherboard.

>: (and of course, make SURE you don't put them in backwards or bend pins!)

>  Unfortunately, I've already done both and by the stopped when I got the
>faint whiff of electronics raised to a temperature beyond the original
>specs. I have a strong feeling that the 3000's going to the shop and the
>roms are toast at this point.

>: BTW- on the Rom Tower unit- place the chips on the ROM Tower and replace
>: the Tower as originally installed.

>  How should the roms face, using the label as a guide?

Do NOT use the label as a guide to orientation.  I helped a friend install the
ROMs (Hi Roger!) and one of the ROMs had the label upside down.  Each ROM has
a little notch at one end which identifies its orientation.  Use the original
one's as a guide for the new ones.

 ._.  Udo Schuermann

 
 
 

3.1 Install Disaster

Post by DAVID BALAZ » Tue, 13 Dec 1994 21:03:05



>   I have 2 A3000's one with a rev 7 motherboard and one with rev9 (first
> one has rom tower, 2nd one doesn't.  I just tried to install 3.1 roms
> (A330 kit) into the latter beast.  I found that the socket  under 2.04
> rom 1 was labeled rom 0 and so on.  After various attempts which resulted
> in yellow and blue screens (not simultaneously) I attempted to reinstall
> my 2.04 roms.   Now I get a grey screen and nothing else.

>    System has 2 chip/4 fast SCZ.

There are some A3000's that have the labels on the motherboard swithed !!
Try installing ROM-0 in socket 1 and ROM-1 in socket 0.
( no U can't blow Your Amiga this way :)

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1. 3.1 Install Disaster

->   I have 2 A3000's one with a rev 7 motherboard and one with rev9 (fi
-> one has rom tower, 2nd one doesn't.  I just tried to install 3.1 roms
-> (A330 kit) into the latter beast.  I found that the socket  under 2.0
-> rom 1 was labeled rom 0 and so on.  After various attempts which resu
-> in yellow and blue screens (not simultaneously) I attempted to reinst
-> my 2.04 roms.   Now I get a grey screen and nothing else.

This is exactly what happened to me, only in my case it was an early
soft-rom A3000.  To make a long story short, I never did get the A3000
going and ended up buying a friend's A3000T that already had 3.1
installed.  Wish I had something more cheerful for you...

BTW - the 3.1 ROMs turned out to be okay so I really don't know what
happened.  Let me know if you figure out what frew, okay?

Best of luck to you, Frank.

Steve

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