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From: birjt@cc.newcastle.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A3000 and AT Bridgboard
Message-ID: <1991May15.093100.10112@cc.newcastle.edu.au>
Date: 14 May 91 23:30:59 GMT
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In article <21523@cbmvax.commodore.com>, drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale) writes:
> In article <moore.673922859@pv031e.vincent.iastate.edu> moore@iastate.edu (Moore Brian Joseph) writes:
>>Can anyone clear this up for me?
>>
>>If I want to put an AT BridgeBoard in a 3000 how many slots do I get.  As I 
> 
> the AT bridgeboard plugs into one bridge slot.  however, it has a daughter
> card on top that blocks the slot above it (on the 3000) or to the right of
> it (2000, 3000T).  so, on the 3000, you have the choice of losing your
> top slot (video/zorro) or your second slot (bridge) depending on whether
> you plug the 2286 into the 2nd slot or 3rd slot.
> 
>>I'm sure someone out there is doing this and I'd love to hear from anyone who
>>will obviously know more than I do...
> 
>> /  Brian J. Moore                  /                  moore@iastate.edu /
> 
>   --Scotty
> 
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Hello, 
      I have just put a '286 bridgeboard in the A3000 here at work. Their 
idea not mine! The set up included a hard disk controller as well which 
had to go in the slot below the BB. This works fine except that the floppy
controller on the BB itself seems to be unavailable while the controller 
card is in place. This was no real problem as the controller card had its 
own floppy controller as well, which I used.

	Now my main problems are:
		1) I can't get windows to install, although I hear there is 
	way to get aroung the keyboard.drv problem. This doesn't particularly
	bother me as it was not one of the software items I guaranteed would 
	work.
		2) I can't get PCColor to work. If I follow the manual and 
	type mode etc. the whole machine hangs. If I change the jumper on 
	the BB (J14 from memory) then click on PCColor the machine crashes.
	From what I can gather around here this is not normal behaviour, so
	if there are no more hints from here I will return it to the dealer 
	for possible repairs. 

	The A3000 works flawlessly, same as mine at home.

                             Thanks, have fun,
                                  Russell

       BIRJT@cc.newcastle.edu.au