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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: mikeymike on August 21, 2009, 04:37:15 PM
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Considering that I am planning to use my A1200 / 040 just for games now, and I think some aren't working because of the accelerator.
Should I just unplug the accelerator card and use it as a stock A1200? It's a Blizzard 1240. There is a jumper on the accelerator card, but I have no idea what it does. I wondered whether it might disable the card as a compatibility measure. Is there any other way of disabling the accelerator in a convenient fashion?
Most of the games date back to my A500, but then, Settlers 1 is apparently 1993, so I would have thought that would be more aware of other processors.
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Is there any other way of disabling the accelerator in a convenient fashion?
Press '2' on boot. Easy as that.
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Blimey. So press '2' at around the time that one might hold down both mouse buttons to get to the early startup menu?
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Blimey. So press '2' at around the time that one might hold down both mouse buttons to get to the early startup menu?
Yep ... easy as that :)
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Nope, it didn't work (tried booting into Workbench and doing ShowConfig).
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If you wanna play old games, why not use whdload ? This way it's much easier.
x303 :D :D :D
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Nope, it didn't work (tried booting into Workbench and doing ShowConfig).
Hold down the 2 key when switching on miggy ... NOT the 2 key on the numerical keypad!
See page 2 - http://amiga.resource.cx/manual/Blizzard1240.pdf
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I'll try again, but that's what I did.
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Nope, no different. I assume by the time it is attempting to boot from hard disk or floppy that holding down the '2' key would make no further difference?
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In fairness the "holding down 2 to disable it" feature never worked for me on my Blizzard 1260, but works on my Blizzard 1230 in the same machine - perhaps certain versions of the board have buggy firmware?
It disables it very early on in the startup, as in before the early startup would even show up. I can confirm however that Settlers does indeed run on my 1260 without problems so should run fine on the 1240.
I'd recommend WHDLoad too, it lets older games work that don't normally work even on the bare A1200, it lets you install them on the hard drive to save them from being lost on fragile floppies, it gives faster loading times, and often offer bugfixes, trainers and other improvements/mods. It's free to try so give it a shot!
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Considering that I am planning to use my A1200 / 040 just for games now, and I think some aren't working because of the accelerator.
Should I just unplug the accelerator card and use it as a stock A1200? It's a Blizzard 1240. There is a jumper on the accelerator card, but I have no idea what it does. I wondered whether it might disable the card as a compatibility measure. Is there any other way of disabling the accelerator in a convenient fashion?
Most of the games date back to my A500, but then, Settlers 1 is apparently 1993, so I would have thought that would be more aware of other processors.
Although you can run some old games on a stock 1200 you might want to instead consider WHDLOAD which are HD installed and patched to work with an expanded 1200. Most people find an unexpanded 1200 very limited and get sick of feeding it floppy disks.
Even though WHDLOAD makes games more compatible you'll prob still have probs with the 040, better to either sell it and buy and 030 or upgrade it to an 060.
You should also consider getting an IndivsionAGA if you want to keep your eyesight ;)
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First of all I suspect the internal floppy drive isn't throwing straight dice, as some disks work in the external drive that don't work in the internal, so I'm buying a floppy drive cleaner, then see where it goes from there.
IndivisionAGA? Keep my eyesight? Huh? - edit - that's an expensive piece of hardware... while I like the idea of 1024x768, I don't have any spare (decent) monitors anyway.
I'm planning on getting an RGB -> SCART adapter as this A1200 always had a routine of flipping from colour to B+W then back again (it works with the RGB -> VGA adapter I have fine).
How much am I likely to get for the 040, and how much for an 060?
One other thing - the cooler on the 040 has come loose. It was apparently held on with a thin layer of glue previously, and currently the modified trapdoor is holding it in place without obstructing the fan. Any suggestions for replacement glue or another HSF?
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One other thing - the cooler on the 040 has come loose. It was apparently held on with a thin layer of glue previously, and currently the modified trapdoor is holding it in place without obstructing the fan. Any suggestions for replacement glue or another HSF?
Hot glue it in place but mind your fingers :)
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As in, with a hot glue gun that I used in craft classes at school?
Would superglue melt the processor?
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As in, with a hot glue gun that I used in craft classes at school?
Would superglue melt the processor?
Like this ...
(http://store.wpiinc.com/assets/images/labsupplies/Glue-Gun.jpg)
superglue is okay to use on CPU's but it's a bugger to remove if the fan stops working later on
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As in, with a hot glue gun that I used in craft classes at school?
Would superglue melt the processor?
I think you are supposed to use CPU cement, which acts to draw heat away from the CPU.
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I think you are supposed to use CPU cement, which acts to draw heat away from the CPU.
you could use CPU glue but all you need to keep the fan in place over the cpu is a couple of blobs of hot glue on the four corners of the CPU then press the fan in place
the glue then forms a good solid bond once cooled
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Yep, it's the gun I expected to see :)
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Even though WHDLOAD makes games more compatible you'll prob still have probs with the 040, better to either sell it and buy and 030 or upgrade it to an 060.
Please explain. I'm running an Apollo'40 in my 1200 that I'm setting up in my livingroom attached to the TV for games. Haven't tried WHDload yet. Getting files onto this unit from the internet is a multi step process.
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Please explain. I'm running an Apollo'40 in my 1200 that I'm setting up in my livingroom attached to the TV for games. Haven't tried WHDload yet. Getting files onto this unit from the internet is a multi step process.
040 is the most incompatible cpu for games. Strangely enough even the 060 is more compatible although it's newer.
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I have heatsink paste for when I'm doing normal PC CPUs and HSFs, but I doubt that bonds in quite the way I would need this to...?
Are any 060 accelerators on sale these days? How much could I get for an 040 do you think?
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I sold mine a few years ago for around 85 euros on eBay. Not much but maybe when you are lucky you could get a bit more for it...