GVP 1208 SCSI card for Amiga 1200: Simple question

[barney]

Does anybody know if memory needs to be installed in pairs on this particular SCSI Card (GVP 1208).  I know they take the special GVP Simms (1MB or 4MB).  Do I have to install in both slots or can I just install a single 4MB chip in one of the slots?  Thanks.

Barney

[zipper]

http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/search.pl?product=1208&company=gvp
gives the impression that you only can't mix 1 and 4. So your choices are 1,2,4 or 8.

[amiga1260]

This memory card hasn't have autoconfiguration of memory. You need to set jumpers to configure the memory.

I shall explain what the card does when you put a 1 MB memory and jumpered with 4 MB.

The Amiga shows the 4 MB, but when you use more RAM, it will crash.

Do you have a SCSI controller on your GVP 1208?

My GVP 1208 has been expanded with 2x 4MB, SCSI controller and 28 MHz FPU.

Great card, but doesn't have a realtime clock unit and like other memory cards, it isn't PCMCIA friendly.

[zipper]

There's supposed to be a PMCIA compatible jumper - what does it do, don't know.

[amiga1260]

The PCMCIA compatible jumper sets the memory to 4 MB, when you have 8 MB of RAM. You could make a switch to attach this jumper and you could switch on and off.

[barney]

My 1208 is a scsi controller and can also take two sticks of memory (8mb total).  My question is do I have to use both memory slots or can I use just one?  Could I just put just one stick of 4MB in this card and leave the other memory slot empty?  Thanks.

Barney

[rkauer]

Yes, you can.

 One jumper for set the size of the SIMM (1 or 4Mb). Memory then will be tested and the correct amount will show on Workbench.