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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: orange on September 13, 2007, 10:02:54 PM

Title: PPC and BVision
Post by: orange on September 13, 2007, 10:02:54 PM

Does A1200 PPC card work at all without BVision and also without any RAM in slots?

Title: Re: PPC and BVision
Post by: keropi on September 13, 2007, 10:13:13 PM

the BPPC can work without the bvision, this is 100000000% certain, the bvision is just an extra upgrade hardware, not part of the bppc.

as for the ram, I am pretty sure you need some, even 8MB would be enough...

Title: Re: PPC and BVision
Post by: BinoX on September 13, 2007, 10:23:29 PM

The Blizzard PPC HAS to have some RAM in it... I think the minimum is 4MB, but I can't say for sure what the minimum is...

Title: Re: PPC and BVision
Post by: pyrre on September 13, 2007, 10:44:49 PM

I have started my BPPC without any ram at all.
The computer showed the early startupscreen. bot it did NOT boot WB. It did boot with no startup-sequence.

The BPPC needs at least four MB ram. if i remember the manual correct.

Title: Re: PPC and BVision
Post by: Matt_H on September 13, 2007, 10:47:49 PM

CyberstormMK3s and PPCs need 8MB to operate. Blizzards are probably similar.

Title: Re: PPC and BVision
Post by: DaMi on September 14, 2007, 06:12:39 AM

The Blizzard 603 manual sais you need min 4 MB of RAm. The manual is only in German.

http://amiga.resource.cx/manual/BlizzardPPC-de.pdf

Title: Re: PPC and BVision
Post by: Thomas on September 14, 2007, 07:35:41 AM

Manuals are available in english, too: http://phase5.a1k.org/index.php?id=2

AFAIK the RAM on the board is only needed for the PPC. The 68k should work without RAM. However, an accelerator without RAM does not accelerate. Chip-RAM access is as slow as with the 68020.

Bye,
Thomas