GVP 2000-030 Combo rev 3

[curtis]

Well, I got a bit more direct with my second correspondence.

I said, it doesn't work.  I want my money back.

Seller got the hint.  he's issuing a refund and I send the card back.

So, if anyone watches ebay and this card pops up, RUN!!!!!

Curtis

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

You may still want to get a different card, or find someone local who has an accelerator that you can test in your system, since it never was ruled out whether it was the accelerator slot/motherboard or the processor card, ya know?

[curtis]

I'm planning on hunting down another accelerator sometime.

If it doesn't work, then I'll suspect the motherboard.  However, it was also sold to me by a member here who assured me it worked just fine.  There's no significant corrosion anywhere near the slot or where the battery was removed, so again, I have no reason to think it could possibly be the motherboard.

Curtis

[Robert17]

I Have a Combo Rev. 3 And have also found it to be a pain. After weeks of fiddling and swapping mainboards I did get it to work solidly, though the SCSI Isn't very good, High CPU Load when in use despite it supposed the be DMA Capable to local RAM (This has been confirmed as a problem by another user testing).

My other A2000 Has a Blizzard 2060, I Know it's a much newer design but the difference is night and day, if you can find a 2040 For a reasonable price I'm sure you'll be pleased as punch

Robert.

[gertsy]

I've had two 030 Combos Both Rev 3s and never had a problem. First was on a 6.2 Rev 2000 which I sold as a full unit. The other on my current 6.5 machine which I sold once I got my 040.
If you got your dosh back that's the main thing. Good luck finding a replacement.

[PanterHZ]

It is my understanding that when a accelerator card is added to the A2000, it will disable the internal 68000 CPU and use the onboard CPU instead.
A possible reason for your GVP card not working, can be that the kipper2 8MB RAM expansion and CFIDE68K IDE adapter you got connected prevents the GVP 030 CPU from taking over. Have you tried running your Amiga with the GVP card only, without the two other expansions?

[curtis]

It is my understanding that when a accelerator card is added to the A2000, it will disable the internal 68000 CPU and use the onboard CPU instead.
A possible reason for your GVP card not working, can be that the kipper2 8MB RAM expansion and CFIDE68K IDE adapter you got connected prevents the GVP 030 CPU from taking over. Have you tried running your Amiga with the GVP card only, without the two other expansions?

Yes.  Same result.  Computer acts as if the card is not installed.  Sysinfo shows only th e 68000 with cards installed.

[motrucker]

Glad to hear that at least you got (most) of your money back.