ACA 1233n 42MHz, system Hyperion 3.1.4 + ClassicWB Full, 11 MB memory only - problem

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    Hi,

    I’ve bought second hand ACA 1233n 42 MHz accelerator witch was used few
    months. The seller said that it is in a warranty period.


    I installed it to my Amiga 1200 with 3.1.4 Hyperion Kickstart. Next, I
    installed ClassicWB on base of original 3.1.4 Hyperion Workbench.
    System recognises 030 processor and only 11 MB of RAM. I tried use the card
    with my freiend’s Amiga 1200 which has the same Kickstart ROM type and
    all was right.


    What may be the problem of my hardware or configuration? Is it possible
    that the problem are additional capacitors on the board described on
    Wiki or maybe something else, e.g. motherboard slot or connection
    paths?

    I send you picture of my motherboard before Kickstart replace as an
    attachment. It may help I suppose.


    I did not take picture at downside of the motherboard because my Amiga is
    completely mounted now. If it is required I’ll do it.


    Could you help me, please?

    Best regards,
    Rockford

    Quote from Rockford

    The seller said that it is in a warranty period.

    For the warranty to apply to you, the seller needs to sign it over - just in case there's really something wrong with it.


    Quote from Rockford

    and only 11 MB of RAM

    Please show where that memory is actually located - it sounds like the Z2 compatibility mode is activated, which only adds a total of 9M fastmem. Together with your 2M of chip ram, this would be 11MBytes - but that's just a shot in the dark. Please use "showconfig" from the original WB, Sysinfo or similar programs that list the available memory nodes.

    1. I've bought the card from previous user not from any shop. I asked him about any invoice. He said that the card number is enough to have any warranty help because he had serviced different hardware in the past and the serial number was needed only. If it is not true I'll contact the seller to have any confirmation of purchase.


    2. And about ACA memory....

    I have pictures taken from my system screen.


    ClassicWB shows 11 MB of Fast RAM at the upper bar.

    Sysinfo shows only Chip and Slow memory.

    Scout says that there is 127 MB of Fast RAM and 129 MB in total.

    Showconfig, shows the memory as undefined.

    It is shown in the pictures.

    Maybe there is an error in the system?

    I'm a new A1200 user so I've not such experience to make better diagnose.

    Is it important to add some libraries to the system or instal ACATool? A friend of mine add some on AmigaParty meeting but i don't

    now what exactly.



    Quote from Rockford

    1. I've bought the card from previous user not from any shop. I asked him about any invoice. He said that the card number is enough to have any warranty help because he had serviced different hardware in the past and the serial number was needed only. If it is not true I'll contact the seller to have any confirmation of purchase.

    It's just a matter of having all legal documents - I do know who the card was sold to, but unless you have in writing that the card and it's warranty have been signed over to you, I'd have to refuse any warranty claim unless the original owner is actually claiming it. How else would I know that this card is not stolen? Sorry for the red tape, but with parcels getting lost in DHL's deep dungeons every now and then, I have to assume that there are units on the grey market.


    Quote from Rockford

    Maybe there is an error in the system?

    "system" applies to the whole setup that you have there, and includes the software. The funny WB tool that you have there is obviously programmed by someone who never tested it with larger amounts of memory. Just like Sysinfo: It obviously fails to show the actual size due to the large amount. However, it still displays the correct start- and end address, confirming that all memory is there.


    In other words: Look for the faulty program in your installation, but don't look for the fault in the hardware - that's perfectly OK.

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