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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: motrucker on November 30, 2008, 11:18:54 PM

Title: A500 RAM in A1000?
Post by: motrucker on November 30, 2008, 11:18:54 PM

Any one know if it's possible to shoe horn a Progressive Peripherals EXP 1000, 1 Mb RAM expansion card into an A1000?
I don't have the card yet, I am just trying to see options I have.
btw - the EXP 1000 is supposed to go into an A500 - plugs into the CPU socket.

Title: Re: A500 RAM in A1000?
Post by: adz on December 01, 2008, 01:34:13 AM

From a hardware perspective, I don't see why it wouldn't work, however it all depends on the size and orientation of the board. It's quite cramped inside an A1000.

Title: Re: A500 RAM in A1000?
Post by: Zac67 on December 01, 2008, 07:33:00 AM

BBoAH says it might be for the trapdoor slot, hopefully that's not true.

Title: Re: A500 RAM in A1000?
Post by: zipper on December 01, 2008, 08:50:55 AM

http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/search.pl?product=+EXP+&company=Progressive+Peripherals

says 68000 socket, but it's big.

Title: Re: A500 RAM in A1000?
Post by: motrucker on December 01, 2008, 07:31:01 PM

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Zac67 wrote:
BBoAH says it might be for the trapdoor slot, hopefully that's not true.

I still haven't received it, but it goes in the CPU socket. From the photo I have seen, it is rather large though.
I was hoping an older member may had tried this before...

Title: Re: A500 RAM in A1000?
Post by: adz on December 02, 2008, 02:41:40 AM

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motrucker wrote:

I still haven't received it, but it goes in the CPU socket. From the photo I have seen, it is rather large though.
I was hoping an older member may had tried this before...

Don't know what you mean by "older"? However, I had no luck with an M-tec 68020i (http://bboah.amiga-resistance.info/cgi-bin/showhardware_en.cgi?HARDID=80) going into an A1000 without the use of some sort of adapter board. I know there is a member here who has done it, perhaps their adaptor board will do the trick?

Title: Re: A500 RAM in A1000?
Post by: motrucker on December 04, 2008, 06:59:44 PM

adz wrote:

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Don't know what you mean by "older"? However, I had no luck with an M-tec 68020i (http://bboah.amiga-resistance.info/cgi-bin/showhardware_en.cgi?HARDID=80) going into an A1000 without the use of some sort of adapter board. I know there is a member here who has done it, perhaps their adaptor board will do the trick?

Didn't mean to offend anyone. I meant users who have been using Amigas since the beginning, 1985 or so - That's all.
I have the board now, and it is so large, I doubt it will fit in the A1000. If I do manage to shoe horn it in and get it working, I'll post progress here.