WarpEngine - jumper settings

[doctorq]

Hi guys,

I really need some help with this one :-(

I have a WarpEngine 4040, that I'm going to use in my A4k tower. I have two problems with it... first of all, half the times I'm trying to boot the A4k, then it won't boot, and second of all, when I get it to boot, then the computer only recognizes 64 MB ram even though I have put 2 x 32 and 2 x 16 on it.

The ram problem.

I downloaded the manual, using the link on www.amiga-hardware.com, and also looked at the schematics at the page. According to this, I have installed 32 MB on slot 1, 16 MB on slot 2, 32 MB on slot 3 and the last 16 MB on slot 4, all modules single sided. This should give me a total of 96 MB ram. Unfortuanately it doesn't. I tried to set varius jumpers, but with no luck.

On JP2 I have used the following setting; jumpers on B and D, and no jumpers on the rest.

I'm not going to use SCSI devices with this card, even though it has a SCSI controller, so jumpersettings on H, J and K should all be set to off, as I can see it. Because I don't use SCSI devices, then I haven't put a jumper on JP1, which says "termination power not supplied to SCSI bus".

As I'm using this card on an A4k, then JP3 and JP4 shouldn't concern the operation of my card.

I saw a strange thing on my card. It has a jumper called JP5, but it's not mentioned neither in the manual or on the schematics from www.amiga-hardware.com. Anyone knows what this jumper is used for?

The boot problem.

When I power up the A4k it doesn't always boot up. I checked all cables, connectors, basicly everything that is to check, but still the same. Anyone experienced the same? I guess it could be a matter of jumper settings. I sure hope so, so hopefully someone can give me the correct jumper settings for my card.

An additional question :

Is anyone using a kicktool with this card, in order to use Kickstart3.1? Which program should I use?

Thanks in advance

[doctorq]

@framiga

I tried putting the simms as 16 + 16 + 32 + 32, as 32 + 32 +16 + 16, as 16 + 32 +16 + 32 and as 32 + 16 + 32 + 16, and every setting only gives me 66 MB fast mem.

@cygnusEd

I will try the jumper settings you suggested, and I hope it helps.

@all
The manual suggest at some point, that for better operation, it's recommended that the ram on the mobo is put on the WarpEngine card instead, as it has faster ram access. But I will try to install 4 x 4 MB on the mobo, and see if it helps.

[doctorq]

An update :

I tried changing the 2 x 32 mb simms with some other 32 MB simms I got, and now all 96 MB is recognized.

I tried the jumper settings suggested, and now it seems that the computer boots more often, but I have to do some further tests on that one, but I hope my troubles are over.

I can see that the L jumper isn't mentioned on www.amiga-hardware.com. What's it for? Anyone knows.

Now I just need to find devkick, but I can't find it on Aminet :-(

[doctorq]

@framiga

Thanks for the link, but I already got the install disk, but WarpKick will not kick my ks3.1 file, so I guess I have to make one from the other A4k with Ks3.1, and hope that it helps.

@all

Unfortuanately, the computer still only want to boot up half of the times I try. Anyone got any ideas? I know it's not the mobo, as it has just arrived from amiga.fr last week.

[doctorq]

Well, thanks for the info. The A3000 is always softkicked isn't it? But I will try to look it up on my mobo.

[doctorq]

Hmm, I tried setting the ROM speed jumper to 160, but it doesn't help; the computer still only want's to boot half the times.

But at this point I only need to get the Amiga to boot every time, as all the ram is being found. I hope that this card soon will start acting as it should, or else it's going for the trashcan!

Acts real funny, with those jumpers. I will try to get in touch with the man that designed this board, and I hope that it will help. If anyone have the mail adress for the manufacturer of this card, I will be really grateful.

[doctorq]

I finally found the solution to my boot problem. It seems that I need to set the two jumpers (can't remember what they are called) to INT instead of EXT, as I thought it should be with all accelerator boards produced by other firms than Commodore.

But thanks to everyone who has helped.