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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Amiga 2000 ram
« on: December 24, 2015, 11:49:51 PM »
The obvious question is "how much ram does it have installed?"

For 6.2 the stock configuration is 1MB chip.  For older (unmodified, typically Rev. 4.x boards), it would be 512K chip/512k fast.  It's a common mod to convert that to 1MB chip.
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Amiga 2000 ram
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2015, 03:59:51 AM »
Add it through a CPU card or through just about any compatible Zorro II expansion card.  Also the Kipper2K cards that fit underneath the processor can add up to 8MB and an IDE/CF interface.  These are manufactured new and very reasonable-priced (compared to picking up a 20-year-old used card off ebay anyway, I suppose).  ;)

http://kipper2k.com/a500fastmem.html

http://amiga.resource.cx/expansion.html

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xamiga+2000+memory.TRS0&_nkw=amiga+2000+memory&_sacat=0

As a bonus, any additional RAM you add to the system will be true "fast ram", unlike with an A500 trapdoor expansion, which is "slow-fast" memory (in that it doesn't actually accelerate the system).

IF you're new to using an A2000, you can also look at the sigs of people in the forums and ask them what expansions they use.  Plenty out there for the ole' 2000's.  ;)
« Last Edit: December 25, 2015, 04:02:28 AM by Oldsmobile_Mike »
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
 Amiga videos and other misc. stuff at https://www.youtube.com/CompTechMike/videos
 

Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Amiga 2000 ram
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2015, 09:54:05 PM »
Quote from: tonyvdb;800817
Ya, the  A209x SCSI controller that's in my a2000HD has spots for ram but I would have no idea where I could find any for it.

According to http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/a2091 the A2091 "supports 256k×4 (44256) chips, 120 ns or faster"

Putting "44256" into ebay pulls up tons of listings.  ;)
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
 Amiga videos and other misc. stuff at https://www.youtube.com/CompTechMike/videos