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From: JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu (JKT)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Expanding RAM on an A2000/HD
Message-ID: <91034.212552JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 4 Feb 91 02:25:52 GMT
Organization: Penn State University
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My system is an A2000 with an A2091; 2 megs of 256x4's on the 2091.

Until recently I thought if I ever wanted more RAM, I could just plug
any RAM expansion board into my 2000 and the RAM I had would autoconfig
with any RAM on that board.

Some folks have hinted, though, that this might not work; I didn't
totally understand what the problem might be, but they implied the RAM
might not be continuous or something.

So anyway, my question comes in two parts, as I do not quite know yet
what I want to do (and what I do might well depend on the answers to
these questions!):

A) If I decide I do not want to accelerate my Ami, and just want to
add 16-bit Fast RAM, what are my options?  Can I indeed just plug it
in and go, or are there really problems?  If there are problems, what
are they, and what can I use with my 2091's existing memory?

B) Should I decide I want to accelerate my 2000, I already know I
should get lotsa 32-bit memory on-board to go with it to take full
advantage of the '030.  Question is, will this memory work in conjunction
with my 2091's memory, or do I have to lose the 16-bit RAM on it?

Any answers appreciated, by mail or posted here - your choice.  :-)

                                                            Kurt
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