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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: lauri.lotvonen on May 17, 2011, 09:17:57 AM

Title: ACA 630/25 32mb+1mb chip with WHDload?
Post by: lauri.lotvonen on May 17, 2011, 09:17:57 AM
Should whdload work without issues if I get the ACA 630 card with 32mb ram for my A600  with only the basic 1 mb of chip ram?

Im used to having the full 2mb of chip ram because I mainly use my A1200 with whdload without any problems.

But now I wonder that do I really have to get the 1mb chip ram upgrade as well if I buy the ACA 630 card for my A600 ?

A600 would be great for WHDload, since it's so small and it fit's perfectly under my TV table.
Title: Re: ACA 630/25 32mb+1mb chip with WHDload?
Post by: Crumb on May 17, 2011, 10:24:29 AM
IIRC many loaders require 1MB of free chipram to work so an extra 1MB would help
Title: Re: ACA 630/25 32mb+1mb chip with WHDload?
Post by: lauri.lotvonen on May 17, 2011, 12:06:28 PM
Feel's a little crazy that I will have buy an accelerator with 32mb that costs me 160€ and a 1mb chip ram upgrade that cost me about 50€ :)...
Oh well, a (amiga) man's got to do, what a man's got to do :lol:...
Title: Re: ACA 630/25 32mb+1mb chip with WHDload?
Post by: Crumb on May 17, 2011, 12:17:43 PM
Quote from: lauri.lotvonen;638329
Feel's a little crazy that I will have buy an accelerator with 32mb that costs me 160€ and a 1mb chip ram upgrade that cost me about 50€ :)...
Oh well, a (amiga) man's got to do, what a man's got to do :lol:...


There are second hand expansions too (will cost you around ~20€) and DIY expansions wiring chips directly to the MB (and simm modules). But IMHO the 2nd hand option is less risky.
Title: Re: ACA 630/25 32mb+1mb chip with WHDload?
Post by: lauri.lotvonen on May 17, 2011, 01:34:51 PM
Just did a little testing using winuae I installed ClassicWB ADV pack, configured the WinUAE as following:

030 processor
ECS chipset
1 mb chipram
32 mb fast

All the WHDload games I tried ran just fine...
Title: Re: ACA 630/25 32mb+1mb chip with WHDload?
Post by: Crumb on May 17, 2011, 02:09:04 PM
Quote from: lauri.lotvonen;638350
Just did a little testing using winuae I installed ClassicWB ADV pack, configured the WinUAE as following:

030 processor
ECS chipset
1 mb chipram
32 mb fast

All the WHDload games I tried ran just fine...


And do you use exactly the same WHDLoad settings? You could take your HD/CF and use it directly on WinUAE to see if it's related to ACA630 configuration or just a general problem of your OS/apps install