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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: TjLaZer on January 27, 2006, 04:55:44 PM
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I got a RCS Fusion Forty rev 2.0 card from ebay and it came without a CPU. I finally got a 040 chip and was about to install it but do now know how to orient it! There is no key or any information on the card! Any pics I see online show a heatsync on the card so I don't know how to orient it! Anyone able to help? Thanks!
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Look for a marking on the PCB that says pin 1 or someting. See if the printed square on the PCB where the CPU socket is has one corner cut off a little, which may indicate orientation of pin 1.
Other than that, someone needs to remove their heatsink from their FusionForty card and let you know.
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The socket should have a missing contact in one corner and the '040 the same. The socket's inner corner is irregular on that side, too.
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Nope the socket has all the pins and no markings! Arrghhh.. Nothing as to how chip needs to be installed. Well I am not going to try it as I will surely fry the chip or card (if it is not already dead)
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Hi TjLaZer, I just submitted a pic of my rev.2.0 Fusion Forty's CPU to Images/Hardware/Assorted Hardware and Monitors area. My CPU is a XC68040HRC33M. My CPU seems to have the orientation of the chip clearly marked. Maybe you have a different 040 ? Hope this helps anyhow...
T.
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Hey thanks, I have the same card, rev 2.0, is the image in your gallery? I will keep a look out for it. Hopefully it gets "approved" quickly so I can try this while I am at work.
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Pic has not posted yet, how long does it take to get a pic posted?
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I'm not sure where the photo went to, maybe it wasn't good enough for the image gallery ? or something happend to my upload ? I dunno.
I am glad to hear you got it working anyhow because its a pretty decent board for an 040 :)
Have fun
T.
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Thanks for the email with pics, it seems I installed it correctly! Yay. But it doesn't seem to work, when I boot up it says it has a 68000. Thats without running the RCS Fusion 40 software. When I tested it at work I did not have the drivers, I did finally find them. I know you need it to get the RAM mapped, but shouldn't the 040 show up even w/o the 68040.library? I tried the switch in both positions too. I tried the CBM one and it seemed to boot up to WB but shows as a '00. I also tried to startup w/o startup-sequence and ran SysInfo and shows as a '00. Something must be wrong with it. I will try the drivers tomorrow. Thanks again!
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OK I got it working, seems it was my GVP Series II HC with 4MB RAM that was causing the problem! I installed a Supra WordSync and it booted right up and autoconfiged the RAM too! WOW this thing flies!! It is running at 28MHz. I wonder if I can overclock it to 33MHz as I have other 25MHz 040 chips. That is a later project...
Now the next issue. I have Plug'N Go ROMs 2.1 and I need 3.4 before I can install my Kickstart 3.1 ROM inside my Toaster 2000. Anyone have the 3.4 Plug'N Go ROMs? Use Checkboard from the install disk to see what version you have.
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I have the same issue of having old Plug'N Go ROMs (Version 2.5) in my Fusion Forty. I also have the GVP Series II HC with 0MB RAM so I am probably going to have the same problems that you had. What revison of code was in your EPROM on your GVP Series II HC ?
I did check this link out for some Fusion Forty software updates including a request for updated EPROMS:
http://www.lundblad.net/mattias/f40.html
:-)
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OK I emailed him asking if he has the image files, if he does I will hook everyone up that needs the latest Plug'n Go ROMs!!!
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A couple of days ago, I also sent Mattias a similar request for the updated Fusion Forty Plug'n Go EPROM image files. I still have not heard back from him.
:nervous:
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Hey would anyone know how to make an image file from the card without removing the chips and reading them? That way someone can simply make a image file and email it to us and we can then burn the file! Same fashion as reading kickstart roms, but more legal!