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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Jeff on November 23, 2005, 04:30:01 AM

Title: G-Force 040
Post by: Jeff on November 23, 2005, 04:30:01 AM

I just picked up an A3000D-16 (2/16 MB ram) with a G-Force 040 installed. It's populated with (4) 1 meg GVP simms, although it has 8 simm slots on the accelerator.

Does anyone know the maximum amount of ram this board supports?  I assume it is just 8 megs, but I thought GVP had some larger modules later on. I wonder if expanding the memory on this board is worth the cost, if it's even still possible?

Title: Re: G-Force 040
Post by: Crusher on November 23, 2005, 09:32:56 AM

I can answer the first question: 8MB (http://amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=227)

 :-)

Title: Re: G-Force 040
Post by: Jeff on November 23, 2005, 05:08:22 PM

I did see that, however I was wondering if anyone has tried the 4 meg or larger GVP simms.

Thank You:-)

Title: Re: G-Force 040
Post by: patrik on November 23, 2005, 05:25:23 PM

@Jeff:

This (http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/search.pl?product=G-Force+040&company=GVP&amiga=3000&intf=&mid=&base=dec&pid=) page says it only supports special 68-pin 1MB non-multiplexed 40ns simms. I do wonder about the 68-pin part though, do you have the possibility to count the pin-number on a simm on it? The reason I am wondering is that "regular" gvp-simms had 64 pins.

(edit):

No need to count on the real thing, I just counted the number of pins on the photo on the page I linked too and it is indeed 68-pin simms. Thus a "regular" gvp-simm wont even fit physically.


/Patrik

Title: Re: G-Force 040
Post by: Jeff on November 23, 2005, 06:03:07 PM

Thank You, that answers it then.

Title: Re: G-Force 040
Post by: Vincent on November 23, 2005, 10:11:52 PM

"Four, uniting as one..."

Oh wait, sorry, wrong G-Force (http://www.totalimagespecialists.com/Gatchaman/) :-D

(aka Battle of the Planets, Eagle Riders or Science Ninja Team Gatchaman)