Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Author Topic: z3fastlane and A3000  (Read 1364 times)

Description:

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline orangeTopic starter

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Dec 2003
  • Posts: 2797
    • Show only replies by orange
z3fastlane and A3000
« on: July 13, 2008, 11:59:19 AM »
I wanted to put z3fastlane in A3000D to increase RAM, but according to some sites it cannot be done with Buster 7 that I have (Super Buster 71, 390539-06). Is that true? if so, what is the version of buster that you recommend, and where should I look for it?
Does upgrade consist of simply replacing this one chip?
Better sorry than worry.
 

Offline alexh

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2005
  • Posts: 3644
    • Show only replies by alexh
    • http://thalion.atari.org
Re: z3fastlane and A3000
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2008, 12:31:16 PM »
You should only really consider a buster 11 with an A3000 as it fixes several other chipset bugs.

If you have an A3640 accelerator then you may need to upgrade the PAL's on that card. (You need a v3.1 card)

You can get one from Amibay, Amiga-Kit or Vesalia.
 

Offline Amiga4k

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Join Date: Feb 2002
  • Posts: 300
    • Show only replies by Amiga4k
Re: z3fastlane and A3000
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2008, 03:38:11 AM »
Re-cap from my technical files:  (file was downloaded 4/20/2000 and edited by Amiga4k and later appended on 11/2006)

FastLane Z3 SCSI-2 Controller by Ian A.Clark
The Z3 FastLane is a Zorro III Fast SCSI-II DMA controller for the A3000 or A4000 with transfer rates of approximately 7MB/sec Asynchronous and 10MB/sec synchronous operation. It will support devices with SCSI, SCSI-2 and Fast SCSI-2 interfaces. It also has provision for up to 64MB memory (256MB as an option) in the form of standard 30-pin SIMM modules. RAM speeds supported are 60, 80 or 100ns. It is compatible with Buster revisions -09, -10 or -11.
For fitting inside the A4000/040 with version 3.0 68040 processor boards, a 74FCT240 clock driver chip is also provided. This replaces the original 74FCT244 chip at position U103 on the motherboard, directly under the processor daughter-board.
For fitting inside the A3000, the Buster revision level MUST be -09 or higher.
Software is also provided, on a single floppy, in the form of Workbench and CLI utilities for configuration and control of SCSI devices, a CDROM filesystem and a memory cache utility.
(Editor's note: a Usenet post by David A. Newman states that board revision 2.4 is the most current, with 2.3 and 2.2 also available. Revision 2.2 boards under serial number 31001650 may require a patch by Phase 5 Germany to work with a Broadcaster Elite or DBC32. Use with a 68060 may require a new ROM from Phase 5.)
MultiFace and FastLane Problems:    When using both the MultiFace III and FastLane boards in the A4000, the FastLane should be in a lower slot, closer to the motherboard. If the MultiFace board is lower than the FastLane, using the MultiFace software's PIT0: device will cause the machine to lock up.
Won\'t hide my location.
"I know if you have been good or bad!"