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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: da9000 on March 03, 2006, 01:40:01 PM
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Simple question.. would an Elbox Mediator 4000Di (destined for A4000 desktop machines) function in an A3000 desktop? Yes, no, maybe?
NOTE: I mean electrically, NOT physically.
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I think the answer is BOOM. Look at the schematics and you'll see they are not the same.
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No chance. The A3000 daughterboard has electronics on it that the A4000 doesn't, hence the 4000 boots without it, but the 3000 doesn't.
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Exactly. Best case you'd get a yellow screen. Worst case you'd get a strange smell and you'd let the smoke out. :-D
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ok, thanks guys. I guess I was thinking of the Prometheus, which plugs into a ZoroIII slot, and NOT the "backplane" slot of the migy.. Which sucks if you have an A3000 and A4000 and you want to swap between the two. Although I hear that the performance of the Mediator is higher (possibly due to this difference?).
OK, I believe I was thinking of this:
http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=1377
Discontinued :( I wonder if anyone has any of these..