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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Retro_71 on December 29, 2007, 04:13:19 AM

Title: A1200 Rev 1b VS Rev 2D Boards
Post by: Retro_71 on December 29, 2007, 04:13:19 AM

Does anyone know of the difference between the 2 boards?
Which is the prefered board?

Thanks

Title: Re: A1200 Rev 1b VS Rev 2D Boards
Post by: rkauer on December 29, 2007, 04:41:54 AM

 I prefer the 1D1, personally...

Title: Re: A1200 Rev 1b VS Rev 2D Boards
Post by: Retro_71 on December 29, 2007, 06:11:35 AM

Any reason? More stable? Better upgrades?
Sorry to be a pain but i would like to know.  :-D

Title: Re: A1200 Rev 1b VS Rev 2D Boards
Post by: meega on December 29, 2007, 07:36:06 AM

Have you got some? Look at the ram chips on the mobo... see if you can detect any differences... There might well be other things different...

Title: Re: A1200 Rev 1b VS Rev 2D Boards
Post by: Retro_71 on December 29, 2007, 07:53:17 AM

I have one of each the 1b PCIMCA slot has 2 broken pins the other i just bought from amigakit. Just want to know which is the best and why i know that rev 2b boards had some probs so i want to know if the others had probs or not.
And the ram chip are shorter in rev 2d.
 :-D

Title: Re: A1200 Rev 1b VS Rev 2D Boards
Post by: lionstorm on December 29, 2007, 10:29:44 AM

have a look here :
http://amiga.resource.cx/mod/a1200.html

Title: Re: A1200 Rev 1b VS Rev 2D Boards
Post by: Retro_71 on December 29, 2007, 01:17:53 PM

Thanks for that and i made a mistake its a Rev2B .. not rev 2D  :-o  :-?  :-D

Title: Re: A1200 Rev 1b VS Rev 2D Boards
Post by: rockape on December 30, 2007, 06:31:57 PM

Hi,

See http://www.ianstedman.co.uk/Amiga/amiga_hacks/A1200_Mobo_fix/a1200_mobo_fix.html

Kind Regards, Michael

aka rockape