Help Fusion Forty CPU Install

[TjLaZer]

I got a RCS Fusion Forty rev 2.0 card from ebay and it came without a CPU.  I finally got a 040 chip and was about to install it but do now know how to orient it!  There is no key or any information on the card!  Any pics I see online show a heatsync on the card so I don't know how to orient it!  Anyone able to help?  Thanks!

[x56h34]

Look for a marking on the PCB that says pin 1 or someting. See if the printed square on the PCB where the CPU socket is has one corner cut off a little, which may indicate orientation of pin 1.

Other than that, someone needs to remove their heatsink from their FusionForty card and let you know.

[Zac67]

The socket should have a missing contact in one corner and the '040 the same. The socket's inner corner is irregular on that side, too.

[TjLaZer]

Nope the socket has all the pins and no markings!  Arrghhh..  Nothing as to how chip needs to be installed.  Well I am not going to try it as I will surely fry the chip or card (if it is not already dead)

[tony23]

Hi TjLaZer, I just submitted a pic of my rev.2.0 Fusion Forty's CPU to Images/Hardware/Assorted Hardware and Monitors area. My CPU is a XC68040HRC33M. My CPU seems to have the orientation of the chip clearly marked. Maybe you have a different 040 ? Hope this helps anyhow...
T.

[TjLaZer]

Hey thanks, I have the same card, rev 2.0, is the image in your gallery?  I will keep a look out for it.  Hopefully it gets "approved" quickly so I can try this while I am at work.

[TjLaZer]

Pic has not posted yet, how long does it take to get a pic posted?

[tony23]

 I'm not sure where the photo went to, maybe it wasn't good enough for the image gallery ? or something happend to my upload ? I dunno.

 I am glad to hear you got it working anyhow because its a pretty decent board for an 040
Have fun
T.

[TjLaZer]

Thanks for the email with pics, it seems I installed it correctly!  Yay.  But it doesn't seem to work, when I boot up it says it has a 68000.  Thats without running  the RCS Fusion 40 software.  When I tested it at work I did not have the drivers, I did finally find them.  I know you need it to get the RAM mapped, but shouldn't the 040 show up even w/o the 68040.library?  I tried the switch in both positions too.  I tried the CBM one and it seemed to boot up to WB but shows as a '00.  I also tried to startup w/o startup-sequence and ran SysInfo and shows as a '00.  Something must be wrong with it.   I will try the drivers tomorrow.  Thanks again!

[TjLaZer]

OK I got it working, seems it was my GVP Series II HC with 4MB RAM that was causing the problem!  I installed a Supra WordSync and it booted right up and autoconfiged the RAM too!  WOW this thing flies!!  It is running at 28MHz.  I wonder if I can overclock it to 33MHz as I have other 25MHz 040 chips.  That is a later project...

Now the next issue.  I have Plug'N Go ROMs 2.1 and I need 3.4 before I can install my Kickstart 3.1 ROM inside my Toaster 2000.  Anyone have the 3.4 Plug'N Go ROMs?  Use Checkboard from the install disk to see what version you have.

[jkonstan]

I have the same issue of having old Plug'N Go ROMs (Version 2.5) in my Fusion Forty. I also have the GVP Series II HC with 0MB RAM so I am probably going to have the same problems that you had. What revison of code was in your EPROM on your GVP Series II HC ?  
 
I did check this link out for some Fusion Forty software updates including a request for updated EPROMS:

http://www.lundblad.net/mattias/f40.html

 :-)

[TjLaZer]

OK I emailed him asking if he has the image files, if he does I will hook everyone up that needs the latest Plug'n Go ROMs!!!

[jkonstan]

A couple of days ago, I also sent Mattias a similar request for the updated Fusion Forty Plug'n Go EPROM image files. I still have not heard back from him.

:nervous:

[TjLaZer]

Hey would anyone know how to make an image file from the card without removing the chips and reading them?  That way someone can simply make a image file and email it to us and we can then burn the file!  Same fashion as reading kickstart roms, but more legal!