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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: P1nd-112 on July 01, 2008, 09:23:09 PM

Title: Micronik PCI A1200 Busboard
Post by: P1nd-112 on July 01, 2008, 09:23:09 PM: Hi all you sweet amiga fans :) i will recive Micronik PCI A1200 Busboard in a few days ! My question is, can i put an old Voodoo Banshee in to one of the two PCI slots, it got ?
Or will that not work ?

Thanks !
Title: Re: Micronik PCI A1200 Busboard
Post by: VooDoo on July 01, 2008, 09:48:08 PM: ..NO ..will not work..On this Bussboard you have support only for Zorro slot..and maybe for ISA..if you have this slot on your busboard revision!
Title: Re: Micronik PCI A1200 Busboard
Post by: P1nd-112 on July 02, 2008, 02:18:01 PM: okay, but why are the PCI slots there, if i can't use them ? :) Then i have no use for it, crap, waste of money ! :)
Title: Re: Micronik PCI A1200 Busboard
Post by: Matt_H on July 02, 2008, 02:22:47 PM: The PCI slots were to be used with an additional expansion that was never released. I imagine it would have been something like Elbox's Logic Card for the Mediator 4000.
Title: Re: Micronik PCI A1200 Busboard
Post by: P1nd-112 on July 02, 2008, 02:31:52 PM: crap, then it's useless ! :(

Or can i use an ISA Gfx card, i know they only have 2MB of memrory, but better then nothing ?
Title: Re: Micronik PCI A1200 Busboard
Post by: Matt_H on July 02, 2008, 04:43:04 PM: The ISA slots aren't "active", meaning they only provide electricity, not a data path.
An old Commodore bridgeboard would let you use an ISA graphics card, but only on the PC side. Drivers exist to use some ISA peripherals, like ethernet and serial cards, on the Amiga side, but not graphics cards.
Title: Re: Micronik PCI A1200 Busboard
Post by: P1nd-112 on July 02, 2008, 05:07:44 PM: This is just the worst day in my life :) But thanks for the help !

(Have to spare some money up, and go after the mediator card)
Title: Re: Micronik PCI A1200 Busboard
Post by: cv643d on July 02, 2008, 05:12:18 PM: Why not go for Zorro?

I dont know if you have a Z2 or Z3 bussboard, but if its Z3 just go for it!
Title: Re: Micronik PCI A1200 Busboard
Post by: doctorq on July 02, 2008, 05:19:32 PM: Hmm, even if it's the Z3 board, he needs a A4k style accelerator for using Z3, so in the end I guess it will be cheaper just to get a Mediator :-)