Amiga Hardware Database - Expansion cards

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11 expansions found

A1291 (Stingray)

Company Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1994	Amiga A1200	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11

Company

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1994

Amiga

A1200

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 11

SCSI controller

A1291 is the optional SCSI controller for the A1230 Turbo+ II
SCSI 2 DMA controller (WD3393 or AM33C93A)
DB25 external connector
active termination
FaaastROM driver (gvpscsi.device)
supported by NetBSD

Photos

A1291, front side

A1291, back side

Driver / Installation Disk

gvp1291.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk
425 kB
gvp_53.lzh
GVP-M
driver update v5.3
425 kB

Vintage Advert

Advert (AU)
1994-07

A530

Company Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1992	Amiga A500	Interface side expansion port	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11

Company

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

Photos

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

Driver / Installation Disk

a530.dms
GVP-M
install disk
405 kB
amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB

Vintage Advert

Advert (DE)
1992-11

Advert (DE)
1993-02

Advert (US)
1992-09

Advert (FR)
1992-10

Advert (US)
1992-11

Advert (US)
1993-03

Advert (FR)
1993-05

Advert (US)
1993-06

Benchmark

AIBB Benchmark

G-Force 030 (Impact A2000-030 Combo Series II)

Company Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1992	Amiga A2000	Interface CPU slot	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11

Company

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1992

Amiga

A2000

Interface

CPU slot

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 11

processor

68EC030 @ 25 / 40 MHz or 68030 @ 50 MHz, PGA
68882 @ 25 / 40 / 50 MHz, PGA - clocked at the same speed as the 68030

memory

25 MHz: 1 MB on board + three SIMM sockets gives 13 MB max
40 / 50 MHz: 4 MB on board + three SIMM sockets gives 16 MB max
supports only special 64 pin 1 or 4 MB 60 ns GVP SIMMs
maximum 8 MB is autoconfigured in the 16 MB address space, the exact amount is set by jumper
the remaining memory is configured as extended memory by the FaaastROM driver

Impact Series II SCSI controller

1.2 MB/s transfer speed
direct DMA transfer to onboard Fast RAM
FaaastROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - auto booting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
DB25 external connector
50 pin internal header
supported by Linux and NetBSD
optional hard disk mounting kit allows installing any 1" drive on the back of the card

notes

32 bit expansion bus for the EGS 110/24 graphics board
if the EGS 110/24 is installed no place remains for the hard disk mounting kit
68000 fallback mode switchable either by software or jumper
in 68000 fallback mode RAM and SCSI is also switched off
Kickstart remapping

jumper settings

rev 3

J5
ON
OFF
ON

J6
OFF
ON
ON

J11
OFF
ON
OFF

CN8
2-3
OFF
1-2

- board type
- 25 MHz
- 40 MHz
- 50 MHz

J2 -	68000 fallback mode: OFF - enable
J3 -	MMU: ON - disable
J9 -	autoboot ROM: OFF - disable
J12 -	bank 1-2 memory address: ON - Zorro II address space, OFF - 0x01000000
J14 -	SCSI drive: OFF - connected
CN6 -	HDD LED
CN16 -	FPU clock: 2-3 - uses CPU clock

J4
ON

J7, J8, J10, J13, J15
OFF

CN7, CN15
1-2

CN14
2-3

- reserved

rev 4 (additional jumpers to rev 3)

J16 - DTACK pull-up for old A2000s: ON - enable

CN15 - autoboot ROM version: 1-2 - v4.5; 2-3 - before v4.5

CN17
2-3
1-2-3
- 25 MHz, 50 MHz
- 40 MHz

Photos

Rev 3, front side

Rev 3, back side

Rev 4, front side

Rev 4, back side

Driver / Installation Disk

GForce2030.dms
install disk (13.9.90)
gvpscsi.device v3.7
343 kB
GForce2030-920914.dms
install disk (14.9.92)
gvpscsi.device v4.5
207 kB
GForce2030-921002.dms
install disk (2.10.92)
gvpscsi.device v4.13
406 kB
combo030.dms
GVP-M
install disk
379 kB
amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB

Vintage Advert

Advert (DE)
1991-06

Advert (DE)
1992-10

Advert (DE)
1993-02

Advert (US)
1998-05

Advert (US)
1992-02

Advert (US)
1992-03

Advert (FR)
1992-05

Advert (US)
1992-09

Advert (US)
1993-06

Advert (US)
1993-11

Benchmark

G-Force 040

Company Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1992	Amiga A2000	Interface CPU slot	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11,255

Company

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1992

Amiga

A2000

Interface

CPU slot

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 11,255

processor

68040 @ 33 MHz

memory

four 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 64 MB RAM
supports only special 4 or 16 MB GVP SIMMs
SIMM sizes cannot be mixed
040 burst mode requires all four sockets to be filled up
Kickstart remapping

SCSI 2 DMA controller

not Fast SCSI 2 - the same electronic as the GVP Series II controllers
no termination power is fed to the external SCSI connector - active termination must be used
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external connector
RDB compatible
supported by Linux and NetBSD

I/O

RS232 compatible 9 pin buffered serial port

614140 bps max transfer speed

Centronics parallel port

selectable IBM / Amiga compatible mode

notes

32 bit expansion bus for the EGS 110/24 graphics board

jumper settings

J4 -	SCSI drive: OFF - connected
J5 -	autoboot ROM: OFF - disable
J7 -	MMU: ON - disable
J20 -	SIMM size: ON - 4 MB, OFF - 16 MB
J22 -	burst mode: OFF - enable
J26 -	DTACK pull-up for old A2000s: ON - enable
CN9 -	parallel port mode: 1-2 - Amiga, 2-3 - IBM

J10, J16, J21, J24, J27
ON

J2, J3, J8, J15, J17, J18, J19, CN19
OFF

CN12, CN20
1-2

CN11
2-3

- reserved

Photos

front side

back side

Driver / Installation Disk

GForce2040-140.dms
install disk v1.40 (18.2.93)
410 kB
combo040.dms
GVP-M
install disk v1.51
415 kB
amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB
GForce2040.bin
ROM image (1994)
32 kB

Vintage Advert

Advert (DE)
1993-02

Advert (US)
1992-09

Advert (US)
1993-06

Advert (US)
1993-11

Advert (US)
1994-04

Benchmark

Impact A2000-030 Combo

Company Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1991	Amiga A2000	Interface CPU slot	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11

Company

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1991

Amiga

A2000

Interface

CPU slot

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 11

processor

68030 @ 22 / 33 MHz, QFP
68882 @ 22 / 33 MHz, PLCC surface mounted
the CPU and FPU are clocked at the same speed by the same oscillator

memory

22 MHz: 1 MB preinstalled, expandable to 13 MB RAM
33 MHz: 4 MB preinstalled, expandable to 16 MB RAM
three 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 1 or 4 MB GVP SIMMs

Impact Series II SCSI controller

WD33C93 controller IC
direct DMA transfer to onboard Fast RAM
FaaastROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - auto booting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
DB25 external connector
50 pin internal header
optional hard disk mounting kit allows installing any 1" drive on the back of the card

jumper settings

J10
ON
OFF

J13
OFF
ON

- memory address
- outside Zorro II address space
- Zorro II address space (with 1 MB SIMMs only)

J3 -	MMU: ON - disable
J4 -	SCSI drive: OFF - connected
J6 -	68000 fallback mode: OFF - enable
J9 -	autoboot ROM: ON - disable

J7, J12, J15, J17, J18, J19, J22
ON

J8, J11, J14, J16, J20
OFF

J21, CN7, CN8
1-2

- reserved

Photos

Rev 3, front side

Rev 3, back side

Rev 4, front side

Rev 4, back side

Driver / Installation Disk

combo030.dms
GVP-M
install disk
379 kB
amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB

Vintage Advert

Advert (US)
1991-05

Advert (FR)
1991-06

Advert (US)
1991-09

Advert (FR)
1991-10

Advert (AU)
1991-08

Advert (FR)
1992-02

Benchmark

AIBB Benchmark

Impact A2000-HC Series II

Company Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1990	Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000	Interface Zorro II	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 10,11

Company

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1990

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 10,11

SCSI 2 DMA controller

WD 33C93 @ 7 MHz
3.58 MB/s transfer speed
FaaastROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
autoboot disable jumper
RDB compatible
place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external connector
hard disk activity LED connector
no termination power
no memory expansion
A-Max II driver (gvpscsi.amhd)
supported by Linux and NetBSD

Photos

front side

back side

Manual

Impact2000_SeriesII.pdf
user manual
555 kB

Driver / Installation Disk

gvp.impact.seriesii.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
372 kB
amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB

Vintage Advert

Advert (DE)
1990-10

Advert (US)
1990-09

Advert (FR)
1990-10

Advert (US)
1990-11

Advert (US)
1991-04

Advert (FR)
1991-04

Impact A2000-HC+8 Series II

Company Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1990	Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000	Interface Zorro II	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 10,11

Company

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1990

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 10,11

SCSI 2 DMA controller

WD 33C93A @ 14 MHz
3.58 MB/s transfer speed
FaaastROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
autoboot disable jumper
RDB compatible
place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external connector
hard disk activity LED connector
no termination power
A-Max II driver (gvpscsi.amhd)
supported by Linux and NetBSD

memory

eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
accepts SIMMs in groups of two, giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
this memory is technically not Zorro II memory - data is DMA-d from the HD as normal, but not via the Zorro bus for added speed

jumper settings

J5
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF

J6
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
ON

J7
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF

J8
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
ON

J9
ON
ON
ON
OFF
OFF

- memory
- 0 MB
- 2 MB, CN10-CN11
- 4 MB, CN10-CN13
- 6 MB, CN10-CN15
- 8 MB, CN10-CN17

J3 -	autoboot ROM
J4 -	SCSI drive
J10-J12 -	SCSI ID

Photos

Rev II with RAM and Guru-ROM installed, front side

Rev II with RAM, front side

Rev 4, front side

Rev 4, back side

Rev II with RAM and Guru-ROM installed, back side

Manual

Impact2000_SeriesII.pdf
user manual
555 kB

Driver / Installation Disk

gvp.impact.seriesii.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
372 kB
amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB

Vintage Advert

Advert (DE)
1990-10

Advert (US)
1990-09

Advert (FR)
1990-10

Advert (US)
1990-11

Advert (US)
1991-04

Advert (FR)
1991-04

Advert (US)
1991-11

Advert (FR)
1991-11

Advert (US)
1992-11

Impact A4000-HC+8 (A4008)

Company Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1993	Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000	Interface Zorro II	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 10,11

Company

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1993

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 10,11

SCSI 2 DMA controller

the GVP A4008 is a name variation of the Impact A2000 Series II HC+8

Manual

Impact2000_SeriesII.pdf
user manual
555 kB

Driver / Installation Disk

a4008.dms
GVP-M
install disk
385 kB
amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB

Vintage Advert

Advert (US)
1993-11

Advert (US)
1994-04

Impact A500 HD8+ Series II

Company Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1990	Amiga A500	Interface side expansion port	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 10,11

Company

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1990

Amiga

A500

Interface

side expansion port

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 10,11

SCSI 2 DMA controller

3.58 MB/s transfer speed
FaaasT ROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
RDB compatible
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
50 pin internal header
DB25 external connector
supported by Linux
A-Max II driver (gvpscsi.amhd)

memory

four 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
accepts 1 or 4 MB 120 ns SIMMs
supports 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations
the 4 MB configuration requires four 1 MB modules, a 4 MB module is not sufficient
fully autoconfiguring

notes

connects to the side expansion port
has no passthrough connector
stylish design matches the A500
disable switch
hard disk activity LED
external power supply
built in fan
mini expansion slot for the optional PC emulator card
problems may arise with the combination of A500, 8372A Agnus and an internal memory expansion with CPU or Gary adaptor - a trace has to be cut to solve the problem

jumper settings

J5
OFF
OFF
ON
ON

J6
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF

J7
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF

J8
ON
ON
ON
OFF

J9
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON

J12
1-2
1-2
1-2
2-3

- memory
- 0 MB
- 2 MB, CN9-CN10
- 4 MB, CN9-CN12
- 8 MB, CN9-CN10

Photos

Case opened, top side

Exterior, top side

Exterior, rear side

Exterior, right side

PCB Rev 3, front side

PCB Rev 6, front side

PCB Rev 3, back side

Driver / Installation Disk

a500hd8.dms
GVP-M
install disk
373 kB
amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB

Vintage Advert

Advert (DE)
1991-01

Advert (DE)
1992-10

Advert (DE)
1992-11

Advert (US)
1990-11

Advert (FR)
1990-11

Advert (FR)
1991-05

Advert (US)
1991-09

Advert (FR)
1991-11

Advert (US)
1991-12

Advert (US)
1992-02

Advert (FR)
1992-03

Advert (US)
1992-09

Advert (US)
1992-11

Advert (US)
1993-03

Advert (FR)
1993-05

Advert (US)
1993-06

IOExtender

Company Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1993	Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000	Interface Zorro II	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11

Company

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1993

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 11

serial and parallel interface

one DB25 parallel port
two buffered DB9 serial ports
1-614400 bps serial transfer speed
ST16C552 interface chip with 16 byte buffer
MIDI sub-port for optional MIDI expansion box - 1 IN, 3 Out, 1 Thru
expansion port for optional RS422 or second RS232 kit
parallel port can be set to be Amiga or IBM compatible
- Amiga: 5V supplied on pin 14
- IBM: no power supplied
works together with G-Force parallel ports
supports multiple IOExtenders in one machine
not compatible with ParNet
supported by Linux

Photos

front side

back side

Driver / Installation Disk

gvpio1.dms
GVP-M
install disk
157 kB

Vintage Advert

Advert (US)
1998-05

Advert (US)
1999-03

Advert (US)
1992-11

Advert (FR)
1993-06

Advert (US)
1993-11

Advert (US)
1994-04

PhonePak VFX

Company Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1992	Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000	Interface Zorro II	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11

Company

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1992

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 11

integrated voice mail and fax system

Yamaha YTM401 voice-fax chip
sending and receiving of faxes at 2400-9600 bps
auto fax detection
audio record and play back at 9600 Hz, 8 bit
two RCA connectors: line in for digitizing, line out for audio monitoring of incoming calls
two RJ11 telephone jacks: one to the phone line, the other to a local telephone
audio can be recorded and played back through the local telephone too
an attached fax machine can be used as scanner
voice compression feature
record and play back of voice and fax messages remotely
schedule sending faxes
multiple PhonePaks can be installed for multiple phone lines
multiple PhonePaks can share mail boxes
in order to use the PhonePak in an A3000 or A4000, a Zorro II RAM expansion has to be added in another slot because these machines have problems with Zorro II DMA to Chip RAM