gvp 4008 scsi controller

[bomrat]

well, i got my controller and i can't seem go get the drivers onto a floppy...  i keep running out of disk space on the floppy.  plus is there a place i can get a copy of the manual?

thanks

[motrucker]

You don't need the drivers on a floppy. Put them on the hard drive you have, or are about to put on the SCSI controller.

[Amiga4k]

the GVP A4008 is a name variation of the Impact A2000 Series II HC+8, and are identical boards.

GVP Series II and 4008 SCSI-Interfaces

CN1    LED connector
US     Autoboot EPROM
J5     Autobooting
CN2    50 pin SCSI connector

A2000 HC+8 Series II

SIMMS: The SIMMs must be inserted in a specific order. They go in from
the innermost (CN10) to the outermost (CN17) sockets. The outermost
socket would be the one closest to the card's edge.

SIMMS can be either 1Mb x 8 or 1Mb x 9 (parity).

J5-J9  RAM Jumpers
J4     Auto-booting
J10-12 SCSI ID Jumpers
CN1    LED COnnector
U3     Autoboot EPROM
CN2    50 pin SCSI connector

Memory   SIMM Locations   
.....................J5 ....J6...J7   ..J8....J9
0   NON   ........   OFF   OFF   ON   OFF   ON
2   CN10-CN11   OFF   ON   OFF   OFF   ON
4   CN10-CN13   ON   OFF   OFF   OFF   ON
6   CN10-CN15   OFF   OFF   ON   ON   OFF
8   CN10-CN17   OFF   ON   OFF   ON   OFF



4 PIN POWER CONNECTOR
25-pin External SCSI Connector
50-pin Internal SCSI Connector

Do you have the GVP install disk? You need it to prep the drive.

[adolescent]

Amiga4k wrote:

Do you have the GVP install disk? You need it to prep the drive.

Not really.  You can use HDToolbox and just specify the device via tooltype or command line argument.

[Amiga4k]

Sometimes it's better not to confuse a novice.

[bomrat]

i got the drive and cdrom running fine on this card.  pretty nice card, quicker than my old ide, plus it supports cdroms.