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Page 1: ...User s Guide ...

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Page 3: ...TM SCSI RAM Installation Guide ...

Page 4: ... purposes only To be used on one 1 computer only GVP assumes no responsibility as to the fitness or suitability of this product for any purpose whatsoever GVP assumes no liability for the loss or destruction of data and programs resulting from the installation use or misuse of this product GVP guarantees that on leaving the premises the product is in working condition and meets all manufacturing a...

Page 5: ...ty Programs 2 2 MemTest 2 2 GVPInfo 2 2 GVPSCSICtrl 2 3 3 Expansion Options Adding Memory 3 1 Determining current configuration 3 2 Removing SIMMs 3 3 Installing SIMMs 3 3 Making Memory Available 3 5 FPU Options 3 6 Installing a new FPU 3 7 FPU Jumper 3 8 Adding a SCSI Drive 3 8 Appendix A Juniper Settings Appendix B Service Support General Information B l Reporting Problems B l Your Configuration...

Page 6: ... measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected CAUTION Only equipment with shield grounded cables com puter input output devices terminals printers etc certified to comply with Class B limits can be attached to this device Operati...

Page 7: ...A 1200 SCS1 RAM features Up to 8MegaBytes of 32 bit wide 60 nanosecond FAST RAM Random Access Memory FAST RAM enhances A1200 system performance by reducing CPU contention with custom chips for A1200 CHIP RAM Factory installed 68882 Floating Point Unit math coprocessor or socket for an optional 68882 FPU Option to enhance coprocessor performance up to 40 MHz by adding a faster 68882 and separate cl...

Page 8: ...ditional RAM FPU options or an internal SCSI hard drive please refer to Chapter 3 Expansion Options before proceeding If you wish to add the optional external SCSI connection port refer to the installation instructions included with that product CAUTION During installation of the AI200 SCSI RAM board and its optional components be sure to observe electrostatic safety precautions Electrostatic shoc...

Page 9: ...200 1 Turn the A1200 over To protect the keyboard and finish of your computer lay it on a towel or other soft surface Figure 1 1 Remove expansion bay cover 2 Locate and remove the expansion bay cover by inserting a coin in the slot at one end prying the cover up and swinging it away Figure 1 1 Installing Hardware 1 3 ...

Page 10: ...Installation Guide A 1200 SCSI RAM Figure 1 2 Position and flip the A1200 SCSI RAM for insertion 1 4 Installing Hardware ...

Page 11: ...expansion bay as shown in Figure 1 3 5 Position the A1200 SCSI RAM as shown in Figure 1 4 Figure 1 4 Align the expansion and card edge connectors 6 Align the connector on the A1200 SCSI RAM with the corresponding card edge expansion bus inside the A1200 Using the finger cut out at the left end of the board apply pressure until it seats firmly against the expansion bus Installing Hardware 1 5 ...

Page 12: ...ripherals printers digitizers etc disconnected for now 2 Turn on power to the computer and monitor 3 If the power light does not come on or the A1200 fails to start normally TURN OFF THE POWER IMMEDIATELY 4 Verify that the A1200 SCSI RAM board is correctly seated and that no other connections were shorted or disturbed during the installation process 5 If your computer still will not start normally...

Page 13: ...lar attention to the seating of RAM SIMMs Make sure that they are correctly and fully inserted see Chapter 3 Expansion Options 7 Replace the A1200 SCSI RAM board reconnect your computer s monitor and power cables and perform the test again 8 If the system still does not work contact your dealer or GVP s Technical Support Hotline see Appendix B Service Support Power Up Test 1 7 ...

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Page 15: ...made by your software If you have installed either an internal or external SCSI drive you will probably need to prepare and format at least one hard drive partition using either f f r r m m B r I t m a i a f l U To do so refer to the FaaastPrep 2 0 user s manual included with this package GVP provides the following utility programs on the included floppy disk MemTest GVPInfo GVPScsiCtrl FaaastPrep...

Page 16: ...NemTestisa Workbench program that performs a diagnostic test on all system memory When you double click on its icon a window will appear displaying each segment of memory and the results of the test GVPinfo GVPInfo GVPInfoisa Workbench program that allows you to examine various characteristics and conditions of your system When you double click on its icon a window will appear offering several dif...

Page 17: ...PScsiCtrl If you have one or more of the following external SCSI devices connected to your A1200 SCSI RAM board you may need to use GVPScsiCtrl Tape Drives may require that Disconnect Reconnect protocol be disabled for the device in question Removable cartridge drives may not automatically appear on your Workbench screen unless you run a particular GVPScsiCtrl command If you have either of these t...

Page 18: ...t_iD is the unique SCSI ID number assigned to your tape drive Check the documentation that came with the tape drive or your Backup Software user s manual if you do not know the drive s ID number NOTE You can add the GVPScsiCtrl command to your u s e r s t a r t u p file so that it will be run automatically each time you power up Removable Cartridge Drives When you start up the SCSI controller on t...

Page 19: ...inserted cartridges in mounted drives If you prefer to use the CLI you should type the following command GVPScsiCtrl r Return If you wish this command to be executed each time you start your computer edit your s u s e r s t a r t up file to contain the following line Run N I L GVPScsiCtrl s Return Utility Programs 2 5 ...

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Page 21: ... Memoiy Modules SIMMs A GVP SIMM 32 consists of a number of smaller memoiy chips mounted on a circuit board about the size of a stick of gum J6 J7 J5 Internal HD SCSI connection External port connection optional RAM SIMM sockets J2 J4 CN2 J1 J3 CN1 68882 FPU GVP FaaastROM CN3 Figure 3 1 Layout of The A 1230 Turbo board Adding Memory 3 1 ...

Page 22: ...ort that will accept among other things credit card sized RAM modules A PCMCIA RAM card uses the same memory address space as the GVP A1200 SCSI RAM This will limit the maximum RAM configuration of your A1200 SCSI RAM board to 4 MB If you are planning to use such a card YOU MUST REMOVE THE SHORTING BLOCK FROM JUMPER J l see below and you may not install more than 4 MB total RAM on the A1200 SCSI R...

Page 23: ...ard with your thumbs the SIMM should pop forward and can then be lifted out Figure 3 3 Locator tab fits into hole in SIMM SIMM behind retainina tab Figure 3 3 Removing a SIMM Installing SIMMs NOTE You may use either 1 MB SIMMs OR 4 MB SIMMs If your A1200 SCSI RAM board already has a 1 MB SIMM installed and you wish to add a 4 MB SIMM you MUST remove the 1 MB SIMM The SIMM sockets MUST be filled in...

Page 24: ...d so that its SIMM sockets are as depicted Figure 3 4 Tension Spring r with Locator Tab n n n n n n n i J U Li Retaining Tab 2 Orient the SIMM with its keying notch to the left and its line of silver contacts pointing down Figure 3 4 3 Insert the contact edge of the SIMM into the groove of the SIMM socket Make sure that it is straight and that the contacts line up with their correspond ing pins in...

Page 25: ...onfiguration option is enabled When a shorting block is removed the con nection is opened and the option is disabled Figure 3 5 Jumper block and pins CAUTION Unless specifically directed to do so in this manual or by a GVP dealer or tech support NEVER change the condition ofjumpers on the A1200 SCSI RAM board Twojumpers on the A1200 SCSI RAM board deter mine RAM configuration J1 and J2 see Figure ...

Page 26: ... board may contain a factory installed Motorola 68882 Floating Point Unit math coprocessor Adjacent to the math coprocessor there may be a crystal oscillator that determines the clock rate for the FPU Depending on the rated speed of the factory installed FPU the crystal socket may be empty If there is no FPU installed the crystal socket will cer tainly be empty Figure 3 7 Note that both the FPU an...

Page 27: ...sting FPU Installing A New FPU It s easy to install an FPU in an empty socket The socket is notched and there is only one way that the chip will fit Simply orient the FPU with the socket and press firmly until it seats Figure 3 8 CN2 Figure 3 8 FPU and clock crystal installed Any time you change FPU chips you must ensure that it is clocked at the appropriate rate using a clock crystal FPU Options ...

Page 28: ... pins 1 2 on the clock selectionjumper CN2 to pins 2 3 see Figure 3 9 This adjustment should not be necessary if you are replacing an existing clock crystal Pin3 Pin2 TO OR Pin D V Figure 3 9 Jumper pin numbering Adding a SCSI Drive GVP offers an optional external SCSI expansion port If you wish to make this addition contact your GVP dealer It is also possible to connect a 2 5 SCSI hard drive insi...

Page 29: ...u will need a medium sized cross point screwdriver to disassemble the A1200 case No other tools are necessary 1 Turn the A1200 over on a table or other work surface Remove 5 screws from the points indi cateed in Figure 3 10 Figure 3 10 Remove screws from case IMPORTANT Note that you must break the war ranty seal covering the front center screw hole in order to remove this screw Adding a SCSI Drive...

Page 30: ...keyboard assembly rests on the hard drive mounting bracket holding it in place Remove the keyboard by sliding it out of its retainint notches and flip it over as you did with the top cover see Figure 3 12 CAUTION The top cover is connected to the A1200 hy a small bundle of wires Take care to avoid breaking or dis connecting these wires when removing the top cover 3 10 Adding a SCSI Drive ...

Page 31: ...rboard It is not fastened in any way Lift the hard drive bracket out of its locator slots See Figure 3 13 5 Orient the SCSI hard drive as illustrated in Figure 3 14 and attach it to the mounting bracket using the four supplied mounting screws 6 Note that the supplied ribbon cable is only long enough to reach the SCSI bus connector on the A1200 SCSI RAM board if it is connected at the right hand en...

Page 32: ...rboard CAUTION If the support legs are not inserted into their proper slots they can come into contact with circuit traces or components on the mother board causing damage 8 With the hard drive and bracket assembly correctly installed run the SCSI ribbon cable over to the A1200 SCSI RAM board which should have been previously installed Locate the SCSI con nector bus marked as CN5 and also identifi...

Page 33: ...d drive with the cable reversed can damage the hard drive the computer or both Take care that the header fits the pins exactly 9 Reassemble your A1200 using the reverse of the procedures described Reconnect your monitor and mouse and perform the Power Up Test described at the end of Chapter h Adding a SCSI Drive 3 13 ...

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Page 35: ...ing reservedjumper settings Refer to Figure 3 1 forjumper locations JUMPER ON OFF 8 MB Maximum 8 MB Maximum J2 1 MB SIMMs in use 4 MB SIMMs in use L reserved reserved ROM Enabled ROM disabled J5 reserved reserved J6 reserved reserved J7 reserved reserved JUMPER ON PINS 1 2 ON PINS 2 3 CNl reserved reserved CN2 Use A1200 timer for FPU Use onboard FPU timer CN3 reserved reserved CN4 reserved reserve...

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Page 37: ...pport department via fax telephone or mail Fax 215 337 9922 24 hours Phone 215 354 9495 10 30 a m 6 00 p m EST Tues 9 15 a m 6 00 p m EST Mon Wed Thur Fri Mail Great Valley Products Inc 600 Clark Ave King of Prussia PA 19406 Reporting Problems If possible try to determine if the problem is repeatable i e it occurs under predictable conditions and be prepared to describe in detail the particular sy...

Page 38: ...r__________________________________________ Nam e_______________________________________ Date_________________ Address_______________________________________________________________ City__________________________________________ State_________________ Country______________________________ Postal Code___________________ Telephone NumberJ _______ __________________________________________ GVP Produc...

Page 39: ...________________________ Clock Speed __________________ Expansion products installed including competitors products PCMCIA Port ___________________________________________________________ Video Port_______________________________________________________________ Expansion Slot List all hard and floppy drives attached to your system with Unit ID numbers manufacturers and capacities plus any other pe...

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Page 41: ...tion 3 2 Disconnect Reconnect 2 3 D rives 2 3 E Expansion Options 3 1 ExpertPrep 2 1 f FaaastPrep 2 1 Floating Point U nit 1 1 Jumper 3 8 Options 3 6 G Getting Started 1 1 GVPInfo 2 1 2 2 GVPSCSICtrl 2 1 2 3 i Installation Procedure 1 3 Installing a FPU 3 7 Installing Hardware 1 2 Installing SIMMs 3 3 Installing Software 2 2 1 Jumper Pins 3 5 Jumper Settings A l Jumper Table A l Jumpers 3 5 Index ...

Page 42: ...CIA 3 2 Power On T est 1 6 R Removing Hardware 1 6 Removing SIM M s 3 3 s Safety precautions 1 2 SCSI I D 2 4 SCSI H 1 1 Shorting B lock 3 5 SIMMs 3 1 Software Reference 2 1 Static electricity 1 2 T Tape Drives 2 3 u Unit ID 2 4 Utility Programs 2 2 g v p Installation Guide A 1200 SCSI RAM Index 2 ...

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Page 44: ... registered trademark of Commodore Amiga Inc GREAT VALLEY PRODUCTS INC 600 CLARK AVE KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406 USA A1200 SCSI RAM is a trademark of Great Valley Products Inc 1993 Great Valley Products he A ll rights reserved ...

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