Viper 630

[BenShep]

I've just obtained one of these boards (It's actually the mtec version apparently - but these are all the same card yeah?) - it's a 40MHz 030 accelerator for the amiga 600 and I have a couple of questions.  This has 8MB on board and no FPU (think I might grab one from a mac card/mobo).

1) the article on the big book regarding this board says the memory is PCMCIA friendly - I've heard conflicting reports (esp with the 8MB ver).  If it isn't friendly - is there a way around this (disabling 4mb for instance?).

2) How hot does this run - does it need a beefy heatsink or fan for safe operation?  

3) What is the best way of mounting the hard drive now the upgrade card will be in the way?  Any hints/tips/links?

Thanks all!

[BenShep]

That's a pretty cool solution actually.. I really didn't want to glue the hd on or screw through the case (even though the case isn't perfect).

Further research brings me to think the 8mb ver prob does disable the pcmcia port (I haven't had time to test yet)

It's a major bummer really.

[BenShep]

I finally got around to testing this - installed it and chucked my 4MB SRAM card in and I get 12MB of memory free.. looks like it is PCMCIA friendly after all!

Think I might keep this setup rather than buying the new card now that I can use the PC card slot and can use a FPU (though it apparently doesn't work all that well??).