X-ray wrote:
I had a problem recently with using the wrong spacers on a PPC card. I had a MKII in my machine, and I got a PPC board, but I left the MKII spacers on my machine because they were difficult to remove and as far as I could see they were fine with the PPC. I also had boot problems, but mostly it didn't boot. Have a look at these pics (they are my A4KT, but the problem is the same):
http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=872
http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=873
You MUST use the spacers supplied with the card, whether the other spacers appear to work or not. Trust me on this, I made a big tit of myself because of these spacers.
The wrong-sized spacers were delivered by escom with A4000T's, and are too long, making the card sit in the fast slot at an angle.
Of course, the spacers you have may be something from an a4000t and hence too long. Safest bet is to try running it with no spacers. Anyways, the long spacers are easy to spot, if your CS isn't paralell with the a3000 mainboard, the spacers are too long. (It is quite visibly tilted with the long spacers).
-Paul
