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1. Error Autoconfig error If after the starting of the computer resps after a reset a red screen appeards with the title Expansion Board Diagnostics then please refer to your retailer Error No conneted SCSI unit is recognized Check if possibly the BLIZZARD 2060 Fast SCSI controller itself is not configured by means of the program Show Config in the tools directory of the workbench If this is the case please refer to your retailer Under correct configuration of the BLIZZARD 2060 Fast SCSI controller please also check all the items of the next error description Error A new SCSI unit is not recognized Check if the unit is conected to the internal power supply for external units Check if the mains cable of the external unit is connected correctly and if the unit is switched on Check the SCSI ID of the connected units Check the connection of the SCSI cable on the BLIZZARD 2060 Fast SCSI controller and on the SCSI unit For external units check the correct position of the external SCSIcables Check the correct SCSI bus termination If necessary exchange the cable or connect for internal units the SCSI unit to another plug of the cable to find out eventual errors of the cable Error The partitions of a disk which was formatted earlier are not recognized First you should check with the program Unit Control which is delivered together with the BLIZZARD 2060 if the respective hard disk is physically recognized If this i2. INSTALLATION IN THE AMIGA 2000 MODEL A If your AMIGA 2000 is a Model A which is one of the first models of this computer you have to remove the socketed 68000 CPU from the main board of the AMIGA 2000 due to a board layout error before you assemble the BLIZZARD 2060 But before you remove the 68000 make sure that you have already installed the included software of the BLIZZARD 2060 For opening the housing please read the chapter Assembly of the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board as far as the position where the BLIZZARD 2060 itself is assembled In order to reach the 68000 COU you have to loosen four screws at the rear of the AMIGA 2000 which fix the power supply at the rear wall illustration 7 ae stu Bil SNM Illustration 7 Power supply screws on the rear of the AMIGA 2000 At the front two screws have to be removed illustration 8 Now you can lift the unit power supply disk drive carrier carefully up and out Should you have problems with internally connected plugs flat ribbon cables etc when taking it out loosen them carefully and memorize or note down their position and orientation for the later re assembly Illustration 8 Disk drive carrier screws on the front of the AMIGA 2000 Put down the unit power supply disk drive carrier best on the right side of your AMIGA 2000 On the right of the 86 channel processor expansion slot the 68000 CPU to be removed is positioned illustration 9 Illustration 9 and 10 Posi
3. If memory is loaded on the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board memory you can load the kickstart into the faster RAM in order to accelerate the execution of operating system functions If the MAPROM jumper is plugged in the kickstart is automatically recopied If the jumper is pulled out the kickstart is executed from the ROM The activated MAPROM function occupies 512 Kbyte of the RAM installed on the BLIZZARD 2060 MEMORY EXPANSION Adjustment and recognition of the RAM installed on the BLIZZARD 2060 is completely automatical For the memory assembly you need 32 bit SIMMS available general under the trade mark PS2 module The BLIZZARD 2060 accepts SIMMS or thememory sizes 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB and also allows merged assembly of these SIMS The organization of the SIMMS may be 32 bit as well as 36 bit The 36 bit SIMMS are used in IBM compatible PCs which use the additional 4 bit as parity bit With the BLIZZARD 2060 these additional bits are ignored For the operation in a BLIZZARD 2060 SIMMS with a speed of 70 ns or faster are required Please consider that some SIMM modules of different suppliers are available which do not maintain the imprinted speed Especially SIMM modules which bear e g the imprint LaserPrinterMemory or similar phantasy labels are unservicable as memory for computer systems dce computer service principally recommends not to use such SIMM modules ASSEMBLY OF SIMM modules Put the BLIZZARD 2060 on a plane hard undergrou
4. bill issued to the registered final customer Within this guarantee period we eleminate all defectives at our free choice either by exchange or repair which are due to material or production faults Through the execution of guarantee services the guarantee period is by no means affected Considering the included software DynamiCace Cdrive this guarantee refers only to the data carrier disk Excluded are guarantee services for damages or malfunctions which have been caused by outside interference or improper usage especially also unauthorized repair Modifications of the hardware of what kind so ever make the guarantee claim null and void also excluded are guarantee serices for malfunctions or function distrurbances on the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board on other units connected on to the AMIGA or of the AMIGA itself which occur after the assembly of the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board or later modifications of the system as e g the insertion of new expansions as far as it can not be doubtlessly proven that a tecnical defect of the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board is the cause of the malfunction or function disturbance Modifications of the hardware and or software of the AMIGA are expressively included which are carried out through the company AMIGA Technologies in form of repairs upgrades or system updates Dce computer takes over no warranty what so ever that this product is suited for a certain application Furthermore we take over no liability
5. in the synchronous mode and then activates the synchronous transmission mode automatically If this jumper is not connected then an eventually existing synchronous entry is ignored and the hard disk is operated in the standard asynchronous mode Jumper 3 Slow cable mode open This jumper should only be connected if during the usage of extremely long cables especially at the connnection of external SCSI units transmission problems occur normally only for cable lengths gt 5m Jumper 2 Slow Inquiry Mode open This jumper should be set when hard disk which can occur especially with older models after the computer has been switched on are not directly recognized but only after another reset This is due to too long a warm up time of the hard disk With the slow inquiry jumpers the time is prolonged for which the SCS controller waits for the reaction of the hard disk after the first request Jumper 1 reserved open Jumper 0 Debug mode open Only for test purposes by authorized service personnel SCSI TERMINATION JUMPER 1 2 AUTO Auto Detect The termination resistors are activated but are switched off through plugging in another external cable This adjustment must be set if you have connected one or more SCSI units notwithstanding if external units are connected or not 2 3 OFF Termination OFF The termination resistors are switched off not depending on the connection of an external cable This adjustment is not
6. the designation SOFT060 is generated in the system partition which contains the tools for the operation of the 68060 CPU ATTENTION The installation of the software must in any case take place before the assembly of the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board Should the operation of a 68000 68020 68030 or 68040 Cpu be necessary then you need make no modifications of the installed software The present version of the 68040 library which is delivered together with the BLIZZARD 2060 automatically recognizes the inserted processor and loads the required library The software installation is made through an installation script Insert the delivered disk and open it through double mouseclick Before the final installation you should doubleclick on the ReadMe file to open it In this text the actual information on the software is contained The software is then installed through doubleclick on the INSTALL icon The program in the SOFT060 directory have their own dcumentation on the disk the command CPU060 has in addition to the arguments of the CPU command the following arguments NO SUPERSCALAR de activates the superscalar mode of the processor NO BRANCHCACHE de activates the branchcache CHAPTER 2 THE FAST SCSI II DMA Controller Connection of already RDB formatted SCSI Drives If you connect a hard disk or resp another SCSi unit to the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board which was formerly operated on a SCS controller in the AMIGA and form
7. the faster Fast RAM shall be activated or not It is recommended to let the MAPROM function switched on at all times always activated ex works because due to the 16 bit wide system architecture of the AMIGA 2000 it expands the operating system ROM accesses to 32 bit and so accelerates them considerably The BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board can be deactivated without having to be de assembled if compatibility problems occur with certain programs As in AMIGA 2000 Model A the 68000 CPU has to be removed the reset is only working in AMIGA 2000 model B To de activate hold down the key 0 during booting However do not use the key 0 on the numeral block The BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board is then completely deactivated which will readjust the AMIGA 2000 to the standard configuration however please consider that not only the processor of the board is deactivated but also all expansions which are operated on the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board So after the deactivation neither the memory nor the integrated SCSI II controller are available The BLIZZARD 2060 can be re activated by keeping the key combination which is required for resetting CTR AMIGA AMIGA down for more than 10 seconds JUMPER For a complete description of the jumpers which are available on the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board please turn to Appendix C Jumper on the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board MAPROM On the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board there is a jumper for the MAPROM function
8. to be used in standard operation Open ON Termination ON The termination resistors are activated not depending on the connection of an external cable For explicitely switching off the termination through an experienced user Termination power TP connected If this jumper is connected the SCSI controller activates the supply voltage for the termination resistors on the SCSI bus THE SCSI_SOFTWARE The disk included in the delivery contains comprehensive software for the installation of the hard disk as well as for individual adjustments Furthermore a CD ROM file system and the changing software DynamiCache are included in the delivery scope which can be used for increasing the performance in many applications The documentation for the delivered software is contained on the disk in form of a HotHelp File This can be called during the usage by stroking ALT and HELP and explains the functions of the software through a comprehensible user guidance menu The SCSI software is installed by opening the disk icon on the SCSI tools disk through doubleclicking On this disk you shall find an icon with the label Install Before using the SCSI tools and the HotHelpfiles you have to start this program by doubleclicking on the icon once The installation is then carried out by an installer script ERROR TRACKING Error The computer can t be started Check if the mains cable has stable contact If this is so kindly contact your retailer
9. BLIZZARD 2040 2060 Turbo Board User Manual IMPORTANT ADVICES at the BLIZZARD 2040 SERIES Before you begin to read the user manual and to install the board please consider the following items Included in the package is the manual BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board which is beside of subtle differences suitable for your 2040 The differences are The software installation as desrcibed in the manual is complete unnecessary Due to that there is no disk included In case of an upgrade of your 2040 to a 68060 processor which we are quite prepared to do for you you will be furnished with the then required diskette To obtain proper function a 68040 library must be installed in your libs directory This library is part of the operating system and is not available from us The usage of the latest Setpatch version lowers the risc of incompabilities PREFACE Many thanks for choosing our product With the overwhelming performance of the latest and fastest processor of the 68k family the Motorola 68060 the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board brings along a performance level for the AMIGA 2000 which was formerly unthinkable in this form and at tis price With more than 80 MIPS performance and the high performance of the integrated floating point processor unit FPU the AMIGA 2000 becomes a powerful workstation which is more than suited for today s most demanding applications such as 3D calculations and ray tracing image processing animation
10. ansion slot at the rear of the AMIGA 2000 PA N Illustration 3 Cover removal side view Illustration 4 Right side view looking down Now you can carefully enter the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board as shown in illustration 5 Please take care that the BLIZZARD 2060 sits properly in the plastic guidance rail on the front of the AMIGA 2000 and that no cables or others are jammed below the board Now fix the board by applying light pressure from above as shown in illustration 5 If the board sits properly in the appropriate slot you can now fix the screws of the earlier loosened slot cover on the rear of the AMIGA 2000 Now you can re fasten the cover of the AMIGA 2000 and re connect all removed cables and peripheral units Herewith the assembly of your BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board is finished Illustration 5 BLIZZARD 2060 installation side view OPERATION OF THE BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board If you dispose of the Kickstart Version 3 1 in your AMIGA 2000 then the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board is immediately ready to use and puts it s performance at your disposal directly after having been switched on If your computer is furnished with a different Kickstart Version e g Version 1 3 or 2 04 then please read the Appendix A Working under Kickstart Version 1 3 or 2 04 first If you have installed memory Fast RAM on the BLIZZARD 2060 you can define through a jumper if the MAPROM function which copies the operating system into
11. atted with the RDB Rigid Disk Block according to AMIGA standard this unit is immediately ready to use After the computer has been started the partitions existing on this disk must be automatically recognized and resp even booted If this is not so contact your retailer in any case before undertaking further measures ATTENTION If you want to connect hard disks which you already operate at a different controller and on which data are memorized we urgently recommend to make a safety backup of the hard disk before removal out of the old system Each new connection of an already operated hard disk bears the risk if ever so small of a data loss through error at installation or putting into operation If the backup on floppy disk seems too slow ask your retailer if he could take over the backup and re installation for you e g on a streamer or if you could borrow a streamer possibly against a low fee We expressively state that we take over no warranty whatsoever for data losses on hard disks or SCSI units which have been previously used before being connected to the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board Connection of External SCSI Devices To the 50 channel HigDensity Fast SCSI II connector of the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board you can connect external SCSI units with a commercial brand SCSI II cable Most external SCSI units are furnished with 50 channel Centronics connections so that for those a cable with 50 channel SCSI II plug on one side an
12. d standard SCSI Centronics 50 pole plug on the other side can be used Further SCSI units can then be connected via the first unit while between the units generaly cables with 50 channel connection on both sides are used In any case you have to take care of correct bus termination see SCSI bus termination as otherwise problems with the data transmission could occur During operation you have to take care that the power supplies of the external units should always be activated before switching on the computer and deactivated only after the computer has been switched off The SCSI bus ATTENTION For the connection of external SCSI units only top quality screened cables are admitted which comply with the valid standards CE FCC or similar For purchasing such cables which offer the corresponding attenuation properties please turn to your retailer Please also be aware that external SCSJ units have to fulfill the valid standard norms SCSI bus termination To grant a faultless unimpaired function for the SCSI bus system the SCSI bus has to be terminated electrically correct You can think of the SCSI bus as a ingle cable which has to have a terminal resistor at each end The single units are then directly connected to this cable It follows that the termination resistors may only be installed on the first and last unit In this regard the controller counts as one unit see illustration 6 The SCSI module on the BLIZZARD 2060 is fur
13. for defects or damages on other units than the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board as well as expressively not for the loss of data which are or seem to be in direct or indirect connection with the usage of the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board or the included software DynamiCache Cdrive even if we have been informed about the possibility of such a connection in advance For also delivered hard disks or other SCSI units exclusively the guarantee conditions of the respective producer are applicable In any case please return your registration card stating the date of purchase and serial number of the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board so that in case of problems or guarantee handling this can be processed without further demands or delays TECHNICAL ADVISING AND SERVICE Should you need technical information e g for the assembly expansion or compatibility of your system confirguration please refer to your retailer who will advise you with corresponding competence and offer you the suitable expansion products The experienced AMIGA resp Dce computer retailers have the necessary knowledge as well as additional service informations which will contribute to fast problem solution in case of simple technical problems or compatibility matters Also for the assessment of possible guarantee cases please also refer to the chapter Handling of guarantee cases returns your retailer can assist you Furthermore you will receive comprehensive support informations through our Wo
14. he SCSI controller without having internally connected a SCSI unit termination resistors may and must only be existent for the last unit and the termination jumper on the external SCSI plug has to set from AUTO to ON see chapter SCSI Termination Jumper As external units are mostly furnished with two SCSI connections to loop through the SCSI bus i e to connect together several external SCSI units in series then the termination resistors should not be assembled on the SCSI units i e the hard disks alternation disks streamers etc themselves It is better to use a SCSI termination plug which is plugged in the free SCSI connector on the last unit this makes it possible that external units are looped in serial at which only the termination plug again has to be plugged into the last free connection of the last unit SCSI termination plugs are available from retailers Operation of the SCSI controller with external units and internal hard disks External units have to be terminated as described in the previous paragraph Internally only one SCSI hard disk should and may be terminated and this must be connected to the last plug of the internal SCSI cable The other end of the internal SCSI cable is plugged into the SCSI controller Position of the SCSI termination jumper in this case ON or better AUTO ADJUSTMENT OF THE SCSI ID OF THE CONNECTED UNITS For the distinction of different units which are connected to the SCSI bus SCSI unit
15. k that the delivery scope is complete The package must contain e One board BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board e Two installation disks e This manual If one of these parts should not be contained please refer to your retailer IMPORTANT BEFORE BEGINNING WITH THE ASSEMBLY Before you begin with the assembly of the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board you should first consider the following items 1 To function correctly the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board needs special 68060 specific software This software has to be installed before the assembly of the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board See also chapter Software installation 2 The AMIGA 2000 has been delivered as two different models by Commodore namely the older models A and the later models B You an find out which model your AMIGA is from the imprint on the left bottom side of the main board If you discover here a lable with the imprint COMMODORE AMIGA 2000 a serial number and MADE IN GERMANY BSW than your AMIGA is a model A With these models the 68000 CPU has to be removed before you being with the installation of the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board Please by all means read the Appendix B Installation in the AMIGA 2000 model A before you begin with the assembly 3 Find out with which Kickstart ROM your AMIGA 2000 is furnished To grant the full functionality of the BLIZZARD 2060 we urgently recommend the usage of Kickstart ROM Version 3 1 Should you have a different Kickstar
16. nd Be aware that sensitive surfaces could be scratched by the pins onthe bottom when mounting the memory module therefore we recommend to use e g a magazine as support Now align the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board so that the external SCSI IT connector points towards the right The memory SIMMS have a recess opening on one side of the contact strip so that they can not be mounted upside down This recess opening must be at the left side when mounting Insert the Simm at an angle of aprox 40 C flush into the socket thus the module can be inserted without problems Then softly press down both upper corners the SIMM down with your thumbs until it audibly locks into place Take care that the metal hooks left and right besides the fixation holes both lock in over the board of the SIMMS Take care for all handling steps that the SIMs must not be subject to strong mechanical stress Note Generally it does not matter in which sequence resp in which of the four SIMM sockets you insert your SIMM s SOFTWARE INSTALLATION The included software contains the necessary libraries for the operation of the 68060 CPU the command CPU060 an equivalent to the CPU command of the operating system as well as some tools for the operation of the 68060 CPU Through the installation the 68040 library if existing is renamed and the libraries 68040 library and 68060 library are copied into the directory LIBS furthermore the CPU060 command is copied to C and a drawer with
17. nished with an active termination which automatically switches on and off depending on if external SCSJ units are connected or not please also see the Appendix C Jumper on the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board and the chapter SCSI termination jumper On the usual SCSJ units such as hard disks alternation disk drives or streamers termination resistors are also installed The termination resistors generally are positioned close to the SCSI plug If the resistors are socketed you can simply remove them if required Should the resistors not be socketed which is sometimes the case for newer SCSI units with SMD soldered resistors or active termination on the unit side there generally exists a jumper or switch on the SCSI unit wiht which it can be switched off For the localization of such jumpers or switches or if you have problems to identify the termination resistors please refer to the documentation of the corresponding SCS unit With external units e g scanners or external drives it could be depending on the supplier or delivery scope that instead of resistors installed on or in the unit an external SCSI termination plug is positioned on one of two external SCSI connections ATTENTION The correct termination is inevitable for a faultless operation of the controller and other connected units An erroneous termination can lead to data transmission errors non recognition of SCSI units or in the worst case to data losses on the mem
18. or video processing Some of the most important features of the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board e High End acceleration board for the AMIGA 2000 with 50 MH 68060 processor with FPU and MMU for highest and maximum performance e Four 72 channel standard SIMM sockets for the memory expansion up to 128 Mbyte e main memory merged assembly is also possible e Automatic self integrating auto configurating memory with optional mirroring of the operating system MAPROM function deselectable for additional power increase e Anextremely fast memory layout grants highest data throughput in the fast RAM e Asynchronous design for full Genlock compatibility e Can be reset to 68000 processor through the keyboard for full compatibility with all software possible with AMIGA 2000 model B only e Integrated Fast SCS II DMA controller with transmission rates of up to 7 Mbyte sec asynchronous and up to 10 Mbyte sec synchronous on the SCSI bus e Through DMA transmission Direct Memory Access the processor on the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board is not charged Thus the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board is optimally suited for multimedia applications e Solderless and simple assembly in the processor expansion slot of the AMIGA 2000 e High quality processing in latest SMD technology e Build under lisence from phase5 by dce computer service in germany Chapter 1 The BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board Scope of delivery On receipt of the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board please chec
19. ory media Please take greatest care that the termination is made correctly NOTE If you remove terminal resistors please do not forget to note down the fitting position in case you have to re insert the reistances In most cases there is a marking on the board which has to be in accordance with the point on the resistor Basically we can distinguish the following four connection combinations for the termination what is said in the following for hard disk is of course also valid for other SCSI units Operation of the SCSI controller with an internal hard disk Attention has to be paid that the termination resistors are installed on the hard disk For the connection of the hard disk with the SCSI controller use the respective plugs at the end of the internal SCSI cable Position of the SCSI Termination Jumper in this case ON or better AUTO Operation of the SCSI controller and several internal drives The terminating resistors must be installed on the disk driv e at the other end of the internal SCSI cable The SCSI controller must be connected to the first connector on the SCSI cable and a hard disk must be connected to the last connector Additional disk drives can be connected to any free connectors on the internal SCSI cable Position of the SCSI Termination Jumper in this case ON or better AUTO Operation of the SCSI controller with external units without internal hard disks If you connect units via the external SCSI connection of t
20. rld Wide Web server in the Itnernet You will reach our home page under http www dcecom de Here you can request all sorts of technical information to actual and future products which are important for general information or technical support These information are permanently actualized and contain e g hints to tested and suitable hardware expansions or well known error sources and compatibility restrictions as well as tips and infos for solution of occuring problems Should your retailer at times be not able to help you or you have no access to our electronic support media please refer in writing by fax or by phone to our support department see next chapter Support guarantee handling returns SUPPORT GUARANTEE HANDLING RETURNS In all countries please contact our distributors or your retail dealer directly for any guarantee issues In case a defect not covered by the warranty is determined the processing lump sum and additionally in case of repair a repair fee dependent upon the defect will be charged We are not liable for shipment damages caused by packaging inadequate for mailing of devices When mailing a BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board always use the original packaging as well as an additional sturdy container e g mailing box and if so required bolstering material e g decomposable filling material APPENDIX A WORKING UNDER KICKSTART 1 3 OR 2 04 As mentioned at the begining of this manual we urgently recommend
21. s have a so called SCSI ID which can represent a value from 0 7 The integrated SCSI controller on the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board itself has the ID 7 This means that to one BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board up to 7 SCSI units with the IDS 0 6 can be connected If more SCSI units shall be connected to the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board then the SCSI Ids of these units have to be adjusted so that no unit has the same ID The SCSI ID for external SCSI units is generally adjustable with a small switch by the user Herefore please consult the documentation of the correspondign SCS unit ATTENTION If two units are connected to the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board with the same SCSI ID this could damage one of the SCSI units In any case only one unit is recognized by the BLIZZARD SCSI software Vice versa if after the connection of e g a new hard disk this unit is not recognized by the BLIZZARD SCSI software this may be a hint that possibly a SCSI ID is adjusted at this board which is already occupied by another unit The same is of course also valid if a new disk appears but suddenly a earlier connected unit can no longer be called To avoid operation of two SCSI units with the same ID in any case you should check before the connection of a new SCSI unit with the BLIZZARD SCSI software e g the Program Unit Control which SCSI Ids are already assigned occupied NOTE The sequence in which the SCSI IDs are assigned can principaly befreely chosen i e neither m
22. s not the case please carry out the instructions of the previous error description If the disk is recognized check if the formerly used controller was RDB compatible and also oblige the step by step instruction for the configuration of a hard disk If with the instructions given there you still can not configure the disk please refer to your retailer before you undertake further measures Error During operation of a hard disk transmission errors occur Check the correct SCSI bus termination resp termination of the individual conneted units Check the SCSI IDs of the connected units Check the correct termination of the SCSI cable If necesary exchange the cable to find out possible cable malfunctions Another cause for transmission errors could be if a SCSI unit expecially during operation with long cables is operated in the synchron mode with high transmission rates In this test try to decrease the transmission rate by means of UnitControl Problem A SCSI unit works slower than expected Check the correct adjustments of the synchronous transmission and the mask and maxtransfer values of the concerned partitions You can use the program checkMask for this purpose Check for partitions operated under AMIGA DOS if those are operated with the FastFileSystem FFS The adjustment FastFileSystem International Mode FFS Int can cause performance losses also the AMIGA DOS formatting with directory cache often leads to a considerable decrea
23. se of the transmission rate If necessary check if the hard disk is fully utilized and the files are distributed over many tracks in such a case it can be sensible to optimize the hard disk special programs for this purpose so called disk optimizer are available Please pay attention to the operating instructions when using such programs General remarks to the error tracking Another reason for errors which often causes unexplicable malfunctions of the system is the usage of non system conform software which for example does not work correctly with the Workbench 3 1 of the AMIGA 2000 This could also be seemingly unimportant little utility programs which are e g called in the startup sequence If you have an individually configured system it is important that you eliminate this error source also by executing a test with a standard configuration Should you have problems which do not correspond to the above listed or which can not be eliminated with the proposed solutions please refer to your retailer Before calling him make a very precise error description which states your system configuration as well as resp system error numbers in case of system breakdowns and keep pen and paper ready CHAPTER 3 Guarantee Technical Advising and Service GUARANTEE TERMS On this BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board dce computer gives a guarantee of 6 months for components and processing starting with the date of first sales Date of the retailer s
24. sition Hereto see also APPENDIX C Jumper on the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board Now you can continue the assembly of the BLIZZARD 2060 as described in chapter Assembly of the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board APPENDIX C H ia X 1H ria E a ppe Pe 7 tai H 1 1 HF Jumper on the BLIZZARD 2060 Jumpername Standard Setting SCSI CONFIG Jumper 7 RESERVERD open Jumper 6 RESERVERD open Jumper 5 RESERVERD open Jumper 4 Synchron Auto Enable closed Jumper 3 Slow Cable Mode open Jumper 2 Slow Inquiry Mode open Jumper 1 RESERVERD open Jumper 0 Debug Mode open SCSI TERMINATION 1 2 Auto Detect AUTO 2 3 Termination OFF offen Termination ON TERMINATION POWER TERMINATION POWER closed MAPROM MAPROM closed CLOCK CCLOCK open CLOCK ECLOCK open
25. t version please read the Appendix A Working under Kickstart 1 3 or 2 04 first 4 If you want to expand your BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board with memory modules SIMMs please read the corrresponding chapter first because the assembly of the SIMMs has to be made before inserting of the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board into the computer ASSEMBLY OF THE BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board Remove all cables mains cable monitor cable mouse serial and parallel cables as well as if applicable all externally connected units from your AMIGA 2000 Now loosen the two screws on the lower left and right side of your AMIGA 2000 illustration 1 Illustration 1 Screws on the lower left side of the Amiga 2000 On the rear remove the middle screw lastly In doing so make sure that you remove the correct screw as shown in illustration 2 Illustration 2 Center screw on the rear of the AMIGA 2000 Now you can take off the cover of the AMIGA 2000 by pulling it cautiously forward and upwards Should you notice resistor when taking off the housing lid please use no force but look below the lid possibly a cable or alike has been caught on the cover After having opened the cover you will recognize on the left beside the 6800 CPU the 86 channel processor expansion slot of the AMIGA 2000 illustration 4 The board has to be fitted into this slot Before fitting in the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board please first remove the slot cover plate belonging to the processor exp
26. the usage of Kickstart Version 3 1 to enjoy the full performance range of the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board Should you have installed Kickstart Version 1 3 or 2 04 in your AMIGA please consider the following items Kickstart version 1 3 Because Kickstart 1 3 does not recognize the 68060 properly it will be identified and initialized as a 68030 without FPU and therefore only a part of the functionality is available This means that the buildin MMU and FPU can not be used Applications using this features e g Raytracer and similar software will not function properly or even not at all in worst case they will crash the system Another problem is caused by the build in Fast SCSI II Controller of the BLIZZARD 2060 This DMA device depends on cache support functions of the operating system which are not available under Kickstart 1 3 Therefore the SCSI II controller is deactivated on boot time to enshure the integrity of your data We encourage the usage of version 2 4 or better 3 1 to get the full the capabilities out of your BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board Kickstart version 2 04 Alltough under Kickstart 2 04 the BLIZZARD 2060 is function properly some of the latest versions of third party software are using features of the version 3 1 We therefore encourage the usage of version 3 1 to enshure full compatibility with this software Note Older versions of the Kickstart below 1 3 will not work with the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board at all APPENDIX B
27. tion and removing of the 68000 CPU in the AMIGA 2000 model A Cibin C U Now you come to the point where you have to apply special caution as the processor is generally stiffly fixed in it s socket However no force is required but rather feeling and the right technique to loosen the processor Take a slot screwdriver and insert it from below into the slot between processor and socket Should the slot be too narrow move the screwdriver to and from applying slight pressure or distort it slightly illustration 10 If the screw driver is positioned between processor and socket softly lift the processor a little through slight turning motions of the screwdriver but really just a little bit Repeat the just explained procedure on the other side of the processor and you can now by means of continuously changing the sides by and by lift the processor completey off the socket You will notice that at each repetition you can push the screwdriver a litle further under the processor This longer level distance can be used to loosen the processor on its entire length with little effort and without jamming off its socket After you have removed the processor from the socket you can re assemble the unit power supply disk drive carrier Make sure that you re connect any connectors flat ribbon cables or other which you might have loosened properly Next you have to close the jumper ECLOCK and CCLOCK on the BLIZZARD 2060 ex works in open po
28. ust the SCSI IDs be assigned continuously nor does the selectable SCSI ID depend on the position of the unit in e g a series of connected disks Nevertheless it is recommended to assign the ID 0 to the first connected unit and to assign later connected units with the following IDs in ascending sequence as this can considerably shorten the system start time ATTENTION With some hard disks it could happen that they do not function properly on the SCSI ID 0 In this special case please change the SCSI ID on to any other ID SCSI CONFIGURATION The SCSI controller on the BLIZZARD 2060 is provided with different possibilities for the SCSI configuration These are adjusted via the SCSI device config jumper The SCSI device config jumper are above the plug for the internal SCSI cable see also the Appendix C Jumper on the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board SCSI config jumper The jumpers are continuously numbered from 0 to 7 while jumper 0 is at the bottom and jumper 7 is at the top see also the Appendix C Jumper on the BLIZZARD 2060 Turbo Board The individual jumpers have the following functions Jumper 7 reserved open Jumper 6 reserved open Jumper 6 reserved open Jumper 4 Synchron Auto Enable closed If this jumper is connected the SCSI controller evaluates at connected SCSI units especially hard disks and removable disks information eventually entered in the RDB Rigid Disk Block if the hard disk is to be operated
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