Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11 |
- processor
- 68EC030 @ 40 MHz PGA
- optional 68882 @ 40 MHz PGA
- memory
- two 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
- supports special 1 or 4 MB GVP SIMMs
- SIMM sizes cannot be mixed
- hardware maprom
- SCSI 2 DMA controller
- FaaaST ROM SCSI driver
- 3.58 MB/s maximum transfer speed
- 50 pin internal SCSI connector
- DB25F external SCSI connector
- hard disk activity LED
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- supported by Linux and NetBSD
- notes
- mini expansion slot for the optional GVP PC286 AT emulator
- connects to the side expansion port
- no passthrough connector
- disable switch on top of the case
- in 68000 fallback mode both the RAM and hard disk are deactivated
- external power supply
- built in fan
- jumper settings
| J1 - | MMU: ON - disable |
| J2 - | 68000 fallback mode: OFF - enable |
| J3 - | CPU cache: ON - disable |
| J9 - | autoboot: OFF - disable |
| J11 - | RAM: ON - not installed, OFF - installed |
| J13 - | SIMM size: ON - 4 MB, OFF - 1 MB |
| J4, J6 ON | J5, J7, J8, J10, J12 OFF | CN7, CN18 1-2 | CN8, CN11 2-3 | - reserved |
Case opened, top side
Exterior, front side
PCB, front side
PCB, back side
Exterior, front side
Case opened (with PC286 installed), front side
Exterior, back side
Case opened (with PC286 installed), back side
- amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB - a530.dms
GVP-M
install disk
405 kB
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