Disable A1200 expansion card via software to allow PCMCIA usgae

[gurthuk]

My A1200 has an Hawk FPU + memory card in it's belly, I've added 8Mb to this card and everything is working as expected. I understand that by having 8Mb on the card the PCMCIA slot is knocked out of use.

I've ordered a CF card reader from Amigakit and would like to know if there is anyway I can disable the Hawk card allowing me to use the CF reader without turning the Amiga over and removing the card? Is a software patch / disable option available?

 I thought for a second I could disable the card by holding both mouse buttons at boot-up but this only displays a summary of the devices - no option to disable.

[gurthuk]

I'd sooner have 8Mb and a software option to disable as-and-when I like.

[gurthuk]

That though had crossed my mind too...

Would something like NoFastMem work and survive a soft-reset?

[gurthuk]

Thanks gents, I do have the original manual for the Hawk expansion card so I can double check with that if needs be. I just spent the costly sum of £3 on the 8Mb EDO stick so I'm loathed to take it out and put the 4Mb back.

A jumper and switch it may have to be but a more elegant solution would be a software patch follwed by a soft-reboot but hey you can't have it all... If only there was a way to skip the autoconfig or at least pick which bits I want.

[gurthuk]

Does the 8Mb knock out the PCMCIA completely or could I still use a network card for example?

[gurthuk]

Obviously - I wouldn't dream of flicking the switch with the computer on, I feel bad enough ejecting a disk with the light on.