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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: LoadWB on August 05, 2006, 06:34:40 AM

Title: Amiga 4000D Kickstart boot sound?
Post by: LoadWB on August 05, 2006, 06:34:40 AM
The Amiga 1000 had a boot "song" it played.  My 4000D also had a boot sound -- a low-toned Mac-like chime sound, which it no longer has.

Since I only ever had it with a WarpEngine 4040, the question is, did the bare-nekkid Amiga 4000D have a Kickstart sound, or is it something the 4040 added?  If it is native to the system, my CyberStorm MkIII appears to prevent it from playing.
Title: Re: Amiga 4000D Kickstart boot sound?
Post by: pierre on August 05, 2006, 06:40:01 AM
i don't think there is a sound... mine does not make a sound.  I think I installed something once the gave it a chime....
Title: Re: Amiga 4000D Kickstart boot sound?
Post by: LoadWB on August 05, 2006, 06:43:11 AM
To be more specific, the sound happened before the system actually booted, after the hardware self-tests.  It would chime before I could get into the Early Startup menu.
Title: Re: Amiga 4000D Kickstart boot sound?
Post by: TjLaZer on August 05, 2006, 06:43:52 AM
No other Amiga had a sound from the factory at all, some CPU cards enabled that feature by updating firmware.  My Cyberstorm MKII has the A1000 jingle tune.
Title: Re: Amiga 4000D Kickstart boot sound?
Post by: bigdan on August 05, 2006, 08:32:35 AM

The excellent "boiiiiiiing" sound is only available with Warpengine 040 turbocards (or very rare 060) models from MacroSystem.
Title: Re: Amiga 4000D Kickstart boot sound?
Post by: Jose on August 05, 2006, 12:26:48 PM
@bigdan
"The excellent "boiiiiiiing" sound is only available with Warpengine 040 turbocards (or very rare 060) models from MacroSystem."

Wow! Hang on in there, there were actually 060 WarpEngines produced ? Never heard of this, AFAIK they were planned, along with some kit to upgrade 040 versions, but it was never released.
Title: Re: Amiga 4000D Kickstart boot sound?
Post by: LoadWB on August 05, 2006, 01:19:15 PM
Case solved!  It was a pretty neat sound, even if a little Mac-ish :-)
Title: Re: Amiga 4000D Kickstart boot sound?
Post by: irishmike on August 05, 2006, 01:46:14 PM
This really makes me want the WarpEngine :-)
Title: Re: Amiga 4000D Kickstart boot sound?
Post by: chris on August 05, 2006, 06:19:51 PM
@TjLaZer

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No other Amiga had a sound from the factory at all


Except the CD32 of course :-)

Chris