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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: darkage on January 24, 2011, 09:54:19 AM

Title: Blizzard 030 IV 50mHZ Setup
Post by: darkage on January 24, 2011, 09:54:19 AM

Hi All,

I've just placed my Blizzard card into my a1200 for the first time..

Its detected as a Unknown card.  I guess I need to add the Blizz drivers to startup sequence or something like that?

Using WB 3.1 fresh install.

Quick point in the right direction very much appreciated.

Title: Re: Blizzard 030 IV 50mHZ Setup
Post by: fishy_fiz on January 24, 2011, 10:06:37 AM

It shouldnt require any drivers. Should be as simple as plugging it it. It's been a loooong time since I had my blizz mk4 '030 though (although coincidently Im hoping to get one again very shortly), so I cant really offer any advice. Does it work though, despite the card being detected as unknown ?

Title: Re: Blizzard 030 IV 50mHZ Setup
Post by: mingle on January 24, 2011, 10:13:28 AM

When you say "detected as a Unknown card", how/where are you 'looking' at the card within Workbench?

If you have a copy of good old SysInfo, you can run that and let us know what it says...

It should show that you're running a 68030...

Cheers,

Mike.

Quote from: darkage;608610

Hi All,

I've just placed my Blizzard card into my a1200 for the first time..

Its detected as a Unknown card.  I guess I need to add the Blizz drivers to startup sequence or something like that?

Using WB 3.1 fresh install.

Quick point in the right direction very much appreciated.

Title: Re: Blizzard 030 IV 50mHZ Setup
Post by: darkage on January 24, 2011, 10:17:16 AM

Opps realised now it says 030.

It does have a line of

"Board + RAM (HD?) (unidentified)  Prod 8512/  (some system addresses etc..) "

Title: Re: Blizzard 030 IV 50mHZ Setup
Post by: mingle on January 24, 2011, 10:24:05 AM

I think that's fine... It's not like Windows, where the system 'knows' just about every manufacturer or product ID :-)

I suggest making sure the RAM is showing up correctly in Workbench and that the system is running correctly (no strange lock-ups or such things).

Sounds like it's okay so far...

Cheers,

Mike.

Quote from: darkage;608614

Opps realised now it says 030.

It does have a line of

"Board + RAM (HD?) (unidentified)  Prod 8512/  (some system addresses etc..) "

Title: Re: Blizzard 030 IV 50mHZ Setup
Post by: darkage on January 24, 2011, 10:56:18 AM

Quote from: mingle;608615

I think that's fine... It's not like Windows, where the system 'knows' just about every manufacturer or product ID :-)

I suggest making sure the RAM is showing up correctly in Workbench and that the system is running correctly (no strange lock-ups or such things).

Sounds like it's okay so far...

Cheers,

Mike.

Cool yeah Free Mem is reading correctly, so far got 7.5MB.  Hunting around the house for bigger simms around some where :)  

Thanks for helping with confirming :)

Title: Re: Blizzard 030 IV 50mHZ Setup
Post by: zipper on January 24, 2011, 02:32:43 PM

Quote from: darkage;608614

"Board + RAM (HD?) (unidentified)  Prod 8512/  (some system addresses etc..) "

8512 is Phase5.

Title: Re: Blizzard 030 IV 50mHZ Setup
Post by: Buzzfuzz on January 24, 2011, 05:59:36 PM

Just use Showconfig within Workbench or just grab Sysinfo from Aminet and load that.
Sysinfo will show you everything, including speed of the FPU, if that is present on the card.

Title: Re: Blizzard 030 IV 50mHZ Setup
Post by: zipper on January 24, 2011, 06:06:02 PM

Quote from: Buzzfuzz;608683

Just use Showconfig within Workbench or just grab Sysinfo from Aminet and load that.
Sysinfo will show you everything, including speed of the FPU, if that is present on the card.

And enhanced with Batsi it recognizes some expansion boards,too.