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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: k4lmp on August 09, 2012, 07:18:20 PM

Title: A2000 How many Zorro II
Post by: k4lmp on August 09, 2012, 07:18:20 PM

In my A2000, I have a memory card, scsi controller, and accelerator.  I have a Multiface III serial card that I want to put in.  My question is, since I have no owner's manual, how many Zorro II slots do I have, and how do they count starting from the accelerator card next to the power supply?

Thanks

Title: Re: A2000 How many Zorro II
Post by: Dr.Bongo on August 09, 2012, 07:51:22 PM

5 Zorro II slots in the A2k and afaik if you're not using any ISA cards then it doesn't matter what order the slots are used in.

Title: Re: A2000 How many Zorro II
Post by: k4lmp on August 09, 2012, 08:05:39 PM

Is that including the slot that the accelerator is in, or is that a proprietary slot?

Title: Re: A2000 How many Zorro II
Post by: Xanxi on August 09, 2012, 08:16:04 PM

(http://www.bboah.com/download_photos/a2000mb_rev62_1.jpg)

Title: Re: A2000 How many Zorro II
Post by: Dr.Bongo on August 09, 2012, 08:25:50 PM

CPU slot is proprietary, certainly not a Zorro slot.

Title: Re: A2000 How many Zorro II
Post by: k4lmp on August 09, 2012, 08:29:05 PM

Nice picture.  I was wondering about the last two of the five on the left, that look like they may be shared some way.  Are they completely different, it is just that you can only use either/or, or are they tied together somehow.  I see by the picture that the slot for the accelerator is slightly smaller.

Title: Re: A2000 How many Zorro II
Post by: Dr.Bongo on August 09, 2012, 08:31:45 PM

The last 2 are inactive ISA slots.

Title: Re: A2000 How many Zorro II
Post by: k4lmp on August 09, 2012, 08:32:53 PM

Thanks everyone.

Title: Re: A2000 How many Zorro II
Post by: Kronos on August 09, 2012, 08:55:17 PM

Just to avoid any misunderstanding...

"Passive ISA-Slot" only refers to the part near the backplate of the mobo.

The 5 100Pin Zorro2-slots (here shown in the lower part of the picture) are identical to each other. You can put your cards in any you want in any order.

They will then be added to your system from right to left. Which might make a small difference in your case as your Z2 cards hold more then the 6MB available (after the 2MB on the 2630 have been added to the system).

Generally it would be a wise move to remove surpass RAM from the RAM card till your down to 8MB (+1MB chip).

Title: Re: A2000 How many Zorro II
Post by: runequester on August 10, 2012, 04:08:05 AM

If you use ISA cards (and I doubt most amiga users do), they can eat up space for Zorro cards, since some of the slots overlap

Title: Re: A2000 How many Zorro II
Post by: magnetic on August 10, 2012, 07:43:29 AM

There are many toaster 2000 users that use the ISA slots for Time Based Corrector cards.  But yes 5 zorro2, best besides A4000T no other standard amiga has more zorro slots. I have an a2000 with:

Vector 030 w/16mb ram SCSI
Opal vision in video slot
Firecracker 24 zorro
Piccolo 64 rtg gfx card zorro
AD SCSI 2000 zorro
Vlab Motion zorro
LIVE! 2000 board zorro