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From: adam@cbmvax.UUCP (Adam Levin CATS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: New Agnus
Message-ID: <6808@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 10 May 89 13:56:41 GMT
References: <114@tardis.Tymnet.COM> <7018@etana.tut.fi>
Reply-To: adam@cbmvax.UUCP (Adam Levin CATS)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <7018@etana.tut.fi> pl@etana.tut.fi (Lehtinen Pertti) writes:
>From article <114@tardis.Tymnet.COM>, by jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith):
>> The A2000 and A500 motherboards can only handle 1 megabyte of chip RAM.
>
>	I wonder what does it require to update old
>	A500 to use new Agnus ( and 1Meg chip ram).
>
>	Is that possible, and what should be done?
>
>				Pertti Lehtinen
>				pl@tut.fi
>pl@tut.fi				! -------------------------------- !
>Pertti Lehtinen				!  Alone at the edge of the world  !
>Tampere University of Technology	! -------------------------------- !
>Software Systems Laboratory

The upgrade requires gaining access to the A500's motherboard,
replacing the Agnus chip itself, cutting one trace and one jumper
pad and bridging a jumper pad with solder.

If anyone needs specifics, let me know by email.  Tell me where you bought
your 1M Agnus.  (You should try asking them for instructions first).

	Adam


                       NOTICE
                       ------

If your Amiga is still under Commodore warranty, you may void
that warranty by handling chip replacement yourself.  Please
keep that in mind, and consider having an authorized Commodore
Amiga Service Center perform this replacement.


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