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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: webhead on October 21, 2005, 01:51:27 PM
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hi i just got a dce 68060 240mhz ppc card stuck it in ,nice black screen and fan dont spin great.
is there anything i can do to test this board out and try and get it working ,would the card still run with no memory in it just to see if its memory /
ohh well is there anything i got to do before boot up?
thanks in advance.
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If the fan does not spin the card does not sit correctly or is completely dead. Try to push it into its place strongly.
Bye,
Thomas
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If it's dead/damaged then Amiga Repair Centre in France seems to be the people to contact.
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The card needs memory to work.
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I agree with odin. If it's broken, send it to Jean-Jaques at Amiga Repair Centre.
It's a total waste with a broken ppc card knowing an Amiga out there would be so happy to run it.
Although I would test it with some memory attached before sending it away.
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hi everyone thanks for the help i installed disk without card in,then i put memory in and it flickers the screen like its going to boot but then flickers stop and dont boot maybe the ppc is getting to hot?
and there is to memory slots 1 that sits the card at an angle and 1 that sits flat which 1 do i put it in.
and is there a bypass button on keyboard just to see if that works or any other keys i can use has it got a bios.
i will now try and slam it in place see if that works gulp
it says on the board blizzard ppc 2000 dce?
many thanks keep them ideas coming ifi exhaust them then i will sed it to france to get it fixed i hope it dont come to that though lol.
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nope she still not doing bugger all anyone got any ideas pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Hi,
If this is an 060 ppc, then you need the 060 libraries installed first. It wont boot without them. Hope your luck is in.;-)
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What other hardware have you got connected to your A1200?
Plug in a RAM module (I don't think it matters which slot, but try the slot which is flush to the PPC card first) and turn on the A1200 with nothing else attached - just the A1200 mobo and the BPPC. Try another RAM module if possible just in case the RAM is bad.
What I don't understand is why the fan doesn't spin. Even on a dead PPC card the fan would still run as long as it's getting the correct voltage. Ty a different PSU? Is your A1200 towered? You can splice a cable from the PSU directly to the PPC fan instead of using the little power cable that plugs into the PPC card.
If you hold down both mouse buttons when turning on the Amiga, can you see the early startup menu? If so does the BPPC show up as working in Expansion board diagnostic?
You can try to hold down the Escape key instead of both bouse buttons after powering on and see if you can get to the BPPC menu. Try altering the RAM settings.
How is the motherboard powered? If it's in a tower and you have an ATX or AT PSU, try powering the motherboard from the original power connector at the back, and plug a 3.5" power connector from the PSU into the floppy power connector from the motherboard at the same time. It could be that the PPC card is just not getting enough power to work.
Try removing the heatsink from the PPC and check if there's any dust under there. It gets dirty quite easily. Clean it, apply some Artic Silver paste (just a small amount) and replace the heatsink.
If you still get a black screen after this then it's 99% certain that your PPC is f***ed. If you're a gambling man then you could send it to DCE, but otherwise, the guy in France seems to be "The Man".
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@m1screant
If this is an 060 ppc, then you need the 060 libraries installed first.
No you don't. The libraries are in flash.
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@Piru
Whoops, i stand corrected. Sorry.
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hi yes i got a micronik infiniti 4 tower thing.
are these power supplys any good i dont think its atx it has its own weird connector.has it got enough power for the card to run i only got ppc card and a powerflyer ide.
i have nothing else in it apart from hd,cdrom.
i dont know its a weird 1.
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hi everyone whilst i have had no success with the 060 board i decided to upgrade my ppc 040 board to the 060 cip it now works as an 060 ppc cool or what take ages desoldering the 040 chip but not loang to install the 060 socket im happy to report the upgrade from 040 to 060 is possible with ease it shes fast as hell now so i did et my 060 in the end cheers.
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WHEN IT COMES TO BLIZZARD PPCBOARD/OVERCLOCKING I **MAY** BE ABLLE TO HELP MOST OF YOU..
1: . the fan should be working,if the fan is not working then..
THE FAN IS FAULTY/DAMAGE OR
2: 1 OF 2 RESISTOR/S ( OR BOTH ) IS DAMAGE/BLOWN DUE TO POWER ISSUE..( FAN RESISTOR/S )..
3: BURNT OUT TRACKS ON PPC BOARD.
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hi thanks for that but i swapped my 060 over to my 040 ppc card,all works noe no i have throen my dce board in the bin.
it was real easy job but time consuming ,so i have me 060 working lovly now ,it seems to me the boards are the same for the 040 and the 060 or why would they have the jumper settings on so you can change it all over???
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@ webhead
Hi webhead
Glad to here that you were easily able to swop over the 040 for an 060. Something I was asking people if it was possible as im looking at buying a 200MHz PPc with 040 and swopping that out gfor my 060 66.
I was wondering what you are no planning to do with the rest of the PPB board now that you have removed the 68K CPU? Will you be willing to sell it?
Please let me know!
Thanks,
AmiBoy
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webhead wrote:
hi thanks for that but i swapped my 060 over to my 040 ppc card,all works noe no i have throen my dce board in the bin.
After trying to decode this, I conclude that you have thrown one BlizPPC in the bin after removing the 060?
How about you send it to Amiga Repair Centre? It might still be possible to reanimate the dead card....
(Just seems such a waste to let Amiga hardware end up with the trash, especially such valuable hardware..).