find 3.1 A4K chips ? And what about elbox news ?

[xaccrocheur]

Hi guys

I have two questions :

# Is there a retailer left *anywhere* on the planet that still stocks A4K 3.1 KS chips ?

# Is there a way to use chips designed for A1200 in the A4K, w/ some sort of adapter trick ?

# Is such a chip (3.1) needed to adapt a A4K MoBo to products such as the elbox mediator ?

Thank you !

[DaveP]

Item 24 on OS Software at http://www.powerc.com
(Amiga section )

[xaccrocheur]

KOOL ! I actually found it

Now what I wouldlike to know is that :
#Is there a way, using the OS3.9 CD, to generate install floppies for use on a machine whithout a CD-Rom drive ?

I mean it *has* a CD-rom drive, but I'm quite sure it's not properly connected, and I have little clues about where to begin...

Should I try to :
1-mount the news 3.1 chips
2- install *3.1* OS
3- install CD-rom (using HD toolbox ? Never dealt w/ a CD on a miggy)
4- install 3.9 OS...

But I'm really unsure about this CD stuff... Any good documentation about that ? (what models and speeds are supported, and an easy walkthrough would be cool)

thank you !

pX

[DaveP]

You don't need to do anything with HD toolbox. If the
CD-ROM is ATAPI the 3.1 operating system installation
steps should bring up an OS that can get to the point
of allowing you to open up a CD and clicking on
Install.

If it is an IDE/ATAPI based CD-Rom then you just
need to ensure that the wide connector with all the wires
in it is pushed in the back and that the power connector
is installed properly. You might want to check to see if
the master/slave dip switches are set correctly.

[xaccrocheur]

wow, quite cool, and would that work *now*, with only 3.0 ROMs but 3.1OS installed ? Or does it NEED the ROMs ?

The point is that for what I want to do with this *very* A4K (I have 3) I really don't need OS3.9 foncionality, just I need it to read CD's properly.

anyway your previous answer was a relief, thank you very much

pX