Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer Progressive Peripherals & Software, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 756 / 1502026 / 150 |
- processor
- 68040 @ 28 / 33 MHz
- memory
- sixteen 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 64 MB RAM
- supports 1 or 4 MB SIMMs 60-80 ns
- accepts SIMMs in groups of four
- not all of the memory is autoconfigured - requires software
- SCSI 2 controller
- 53C710 controller IC
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external connector
- mounting bracket for attaching a 3.5" hard drive to the back of the card
- badly written SCSI driver steals all the CPU time when accessing the devices
- supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
- notes
- at least one group of four SIMMs must be installed in order to use the card
- in 68000 fallback mode the autoconfig memory is still useable, it just becomes 16 bit
- it's not advised to set more than 2 MB to be autoconfigured
- Jumper Settings
| Jumper | Description | Setting |
| A1,A2 | Memory Configuration | CLOSED-CLOSED - 0 MB OPEN-CLOSED - 2 MB CLOSED-OPEN - 4 MB OPEN-OPEN - 8 MB |
| A3 | Autoboot | CLOSED - Enable OPEN - Disable |
| B1,B2,B3 | Memory Bank Configuration | CLOSED-CLOSED-CLOSED - 0 Banks OPEN-CLOSED-CLOSED - 1 Bank CLOSED-OPEN-CLOSED - 2 Banks OPEN-OPEN-CLOSED - 3 Banks CLOSED-CLOSED-OPEN - 4 Banks |
| B4 | Machine Type | CLOSED - A2000 OPEN - B2000 |
| C2 | Boot Priority | CLOSED - 68040 OPEN - 68000 |
| C3 | Cache Control | CLOSED - Enable OPEN - Disable |
| C4 | Burst Control | CLOSED - Enable OPEN - Disable |
| D1,D2 | Memory Speed (28 MHz Model) | CLOSED-CLOSED - 60ns RAM OPEN-CLOSED - 80ns RAM CLOSED-OPEN - 100ns RAM OPEN-OPEN - undefined |
| D1,D2 | Memory Speed (33 MHz Model) | CLOSED-CLOSED - undefined CLOSED-OPEN - 60ns RAM OPEN-CLOSED - 80ns RAM OPEN-OPEN - undefined |
front side
back side
front side
- Zeus040.pdf
User Manual
5.0 MB
- PPS_040.dms
Install Disk
Init040 v2.2, CPU040 v2.4, 68040.libary v37.4
281 kB
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