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From: dfisk@level10.UUCP (David Fisk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: 4 meg ZIPS=3.5 megs installed?
Message-ID: <1950778d.ARN06d2@level10.UUCP>
Date: 17 Jun 91 18:22:05 GMT
References: <8476@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
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In article <8476@oasys.dt.navy.mil>, J P Lapeyre writes:

> Hi, I recently installed 8 1Megabit x 4 bit Zips into my 16/50 A3000
> and moved the 256Kx4 dips  into chip memory. I installed the	zips into
> bank 0 and when I rebooted my A3000 shows 2 meg chip memory and 3.5 meg
> fast RAM. I've checked and rechecked all pins but can't see any probs.

There's no problem. The missing 512K is being used to load kickstart 2.0.
The very first 3000's showed all the memory there, with 512K in use, but
soon switched to only showing the memory you can use. I would assume that
once the real ROMs are out you will get your memory back.

Dave...
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