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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: doctorq on December 07, 2005, 10:05:41 PM
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Not really Amiga on ebay, but only thing related to buying...
My current BPPC is a bit flakey, and I can't be bothered to mess around with it to get it stable. Therefore I'm looking for a fully functional BPPC board with SCSI controller.
PM me with offers. I can pay with PayPal.
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I guess some owners would like to know how much you want to spend to such a card :lol:
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As always, price depends on specs of the card.
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I have an 040 BlizzardPPC SCSI and and 060 BlizzardPPC with SCSI that hasn't yet been listed on the shop.
I also have a used Spider USB card (from a test Amiga) which is on your list of wanted items.
Edit: oh and the Mediator TV & Radio card with Remote Control (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=378)
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Just checked, the 040 BlizzardPPC has SCSI (just edited the post above)
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@doctorq
what blizzppc do u have & set-up.
NOTE: BlizzardPPC has two miner flaws..HEAT & getting enough POWER to the board..
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@delshay
The BlizzardPPC setup is a 040/160/SCSI. Heat isn't an issue and the board get's enough power; the motherboard is fed through the original power plug connector by a 350W ATX PSU, power is going to the floppy power connector, and the BPPC is fed through the PPC fan connector.
The PPC board seems to work, ram is recognised, but the SCSI controller doesn't work, as it searches for drives for 2 minutes and finding none. SCSI settings are set correct, and the setup worked before with a different BPPC board.
I'm thinking the problems is due to some electronic parts missing on the board or a problem with the motherboard, but I'm to lazy to find a solution, so I'm taking the easy and expensive way out :-)
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@doctorq
i had the same problem,then found the scsi lead that goes blizzPPC does not alway make a connection..
i used switch cleaner..
also check break in the cable near the connector..
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The cable is brand new, bought from AmigaKit less than two weeks ago. Haven't tried cleaning the connector though, but it's worth a try of course.
Still looking for a different board though...
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@doctorq
i also bent a couple of leg on the SCSI chip got bent when inserting the board..u may want to check this as well..
if it searching but cant find the unit this may also be a set-up problem..
look in HD-SET under blizzppc & see if its in the menu..
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@doctorq
i also bent a couple of leg on the SCSI chip got bent when inserting the board..u may want to check this as well..
if it searching but cant find the unit this may also be a set-up problem..
look in HD-SET under blizzppc & see if the unit is in the menu..
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Here is a picture of the card. (http://home1.stofanet.dk/amiga/PPC.jpg) The circles mark where there is missing components.
In the lower left corner there is a component missing, and the solder pads and traces is gone as well, so my solder capabilities will not be enough there. In the upper left corner the two components at the left needed to be resoldered, as the outmost was approx 0.3 cm above the board, and the component left to it wasn't making good contact. The upper right corner is missing some components as well, but solder pads are there, so should be repairable.
With the board inserted, the computer can't find any SCSI devices as mentioned, and can crash after half a minute or 2 minutes. When playing around in the BPPC menu it often crashes rather quickly, changing two or three setting and the computer locks up.
It is certainly not a setup problem, that side has been checked many times, and is set exactly the same as my old board. No bend leds on the SCSI chip aswell.
I'm guessing the missing components are to blame for the instability problems and the problems with the SCSI chain, or the rev 1D1 motherboard is causing the problems.
I'd rather save the money I would have to spend on getting it repaired, and get a different board without any issues. During the christmas holiday I will try the board in a rev. 1D4 and 2B motherboard with a 450W ATX PSU. If it still acts up, it's going to the bin.
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@amigakit
How much is the 060 PPC?
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@doctorq : I know the solution about your SCSI problem.
Mine had the same too, and it cost me about 100e (mine is a 210e@224 + 060/50 + SCSI)...
In fact, it was some dead soldering joint on the 060 side.
So Check that ! 8-)
If you prefer, ask to http://www.amigacenter.com/
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@CLS2086
Thanks for the heads up, but I can't do it myself, and 100 EURO would already be half the price or more of a replacement BlizzardPPC board without problems.
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doctorq wrote:
100 EURO would already be half the price or more of a replacement BlizzardPPC board without problems.
"Without problems" - thats in fact not so easy to achieve. I would say that at least 30% of the BPPC which you can buy from Ebay have at least some minor flaws or stability issues.
The ones "sold as is", or "was running 3 years ago when I sold the rest of my Amiga" are in most cases simply broken. Still, people are paying a fortune for them.
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@humppa
You might be right, but have gotten some offers through this board where the 100 EURO is more or less half the price I would have to pay, and I'm still considering those offers. I have also bought BPPCs through ebay which haven't had any problems.
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As a side note; I decided to put up the A1200 this evening, and made some adjustments. I replaced the PSU with a 450W one, and installed a 2.5" laptop drive. The computer now runs more or less stable if I press S during boot to disable the SCSI controller, and everything else seems to work (PPC demos work, ram is seen and used and of course the 68k works)
If I boot without pressing S, the actual loading of Workbench takes up till 45 seconds as oposed to 8 seconds without SCSI enabled (and the time searching for SCSI drives has been deducted). If I boot with SCSI I also get a wierd requestor now and then
Fatal error
Unit -1 (or something absurd like 1854354)
Illegal script instruction exception
Serial or OK
Any ideas? Or does anybody know if I can make the SCSI controller invisable to the card by removing just one component other than the SCSI chip? Then I could at least use it as a BPPC board with no SCSI....
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Still looking for a Blizzard PPC with SCSI controller, and in addition to that I could use one of the following accelerators as well
CyberStormPPC, more or less any spec
Blizzard 1230 MK4, preferably with SCSI controller
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