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1. 9 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 4 2 First Steps After you have made all the required considerations it s time to begin to set up your uAl C The first thing to do is to ensure that your case s mother board mounts are installed in the correct holes These mounts an ahi example is shown left prevent your pAI C from touching the n metal back plate of your case which would ultimately damage your hardware ree Next seat the motherboard in the case and if the board is supported 2 sufficiently i e no part of the board is touching the case screw the motherboard into the mounts Secure the drives in their relevant drive bays ensuring that the master slave settings are correct Do Not use Cable Select Set your hard disk to master and your CDROM drive to slave assuming they will both be on the same IDE Channel 4 3 Connecting the Power and Reset Switches The power switch and Reset switch connections are to put it bluntly essential nothing will happen without them The photograph to the left shows the connections on 7 axzAoOwsy Taava ve TN A anocz 002 maa ind MINTY 4 my motherboard although BLL N d WM 0 ET WN i k J the cable coming from the f ng connectors may differ from case to case the pins the connectors must be connected to will remain the same Locate the pins below the PCI slot and above the RAM chip slot assuming the ports are on your right 1 Take2. Since the latest driver it is definitely more efficient to have the hard disk as master and the CD ROM as slave for the above configuration for the method in 5 1 there is no change Your system should now be ready for operation obviously you must install an OS before you can use it 19 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 6 Available Operating Systems Although this is not Hardware it is worth mentioning that the uA 1 C can run Amiga OS4 The latest version of the Amiga Operating System still feels the same but has a host of new features Debian Linux Highly popular Linux distribution easy for new users to get to know Yellow Dog Linux Another distribution of Linux MacOS This can be run via Mac On Linux either by using one of the Linux distribution listed above or via the PegXMac live CD 7 Supported Devices For a list of compatible devices which is regularly updated see the Compatible Hardware http www IntuitionBase com comphard php section of the IntuitionBase website 20 of 28 Version 1 13 Appendix 1 Full size photographs The Unofficial yA 1 C Handbook Illustration 1 A look at the motherboard Illustration 2 The USB connections 21 of 28 The Unofficial uA1 C Handbook Version 1 13 a AAAS Sm SI 22 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 E Nene remem ea Lalli manne b gue i eed o
3. The Unofficial UAI C Handbook Jonathan Haddock www lIntuitionBase com The Unofficial A 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 Table of Contents About this S de soins eaae e eile dae ae eae atte aalsete tele 3 ii Disclaimer and Copyright isisisi sesiis itisid i aea Eas 3 EE e E eS Gn ede acta ee 3 ii 2 Copyright and Distribution essseseseeessseesseesseessereseeessstesstesseesseesseeresseresseesssees 3 Acknowledgements oeno a eae a E R E E E ta 3 T What 18 the tA T O nperis aeei are a E e AEE p KEN ees 4 2 What does that specification MEAN sascec schestusavesseasgdeaseseiacsanesqadezassoatessaeekecacageccastenes 5 3 Th tA l G motherboards eit es ea E ASEE aE Er EEEE ESN 6 3 L Alook at themotherboa d Aansen asna a E aise Siete 6 3 2 REAL platens ainre tonnan a a aaa ana a aa aa 8 4 C nnecting p YOUR YA lO e a Eee E ER aE aA i Eaa iGS 9 4 1 Things to cohsidet nnn e a oe Seance E E E a 9 DATS SECS are E a E n a e ea ea e 10 4 3 Connecting the Power and Reset Switches ccceessceeseeceeneeceenceceeeeeeeeneeeenes 10 4 4 Connecting the speaker Hard disk drive light and SPDIP ee ceeeeeeeeeeee 11 4 5 Connecting an additional CPU cooler ssessseeesseeessseeessreessseessseresseeeessseresse 12 4 6 Connecting the additional ports ssssessessssesssseesseesseeesseeesseeessreesseesssressseesse 12 4 7 Connecting the front USB ssessssseesssessssessssseessseresserssseressseeessseesseresss
4. adapter with power if you don t need to don t as this can damage your hardware Chances are you will provide the drive itself with power as normal but check 4 Connect your hard disk to the 40 pin port on the motherboard by connecting the drive at the end of the cable and the motherboard at the end of the long cable section Jt is important to ensure that pin one of the motherboard and drive is at the red stripe end of the cable 5 Connect you CD ROM drive to the 44 pin port of the motherboard using the adapter not provided Again ensuring that pin one is at the correct end of the cable 6 Plug power into each device using power connectors from the power supply Ensure that you need to put power through each device 18 of 28 The Unofficial pA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 5 2 Using only one IDE Port You may however choose to only use one IDE port for a time This is not the most efficient way but does still work For this guide I will assume both your devices have 3 5 inch interfaces 1 Setup your master and slave options as described in section 5 1 points 1 and 2 2 Cable in your devices with the plug on the long end of the able to the motherboard the slave CD ROM device in the middle of the cable and then the master device hard drive on the end of the cable Motherboard Slave Master 3 Put power through your devices as required
5. not supplied Graphics Radeon 7000 AGP 32MB non shared graphics with VGA S Video and Composite video outputs The motherboard is designed by Eyetech and is based on the MAI Logic Teron Mini board 4 of 28 The Unofficial A 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 2 What does that specification mean Hopefully much of the specification is self explanatory but things like Northbridge southbridge and BIOS may be confusing The Northbridge is the chip on the motherboard that allows information to be passed between the RAM CPU and PCI AGP buses The PCI AGP buses are in this case the way that the on board graphics are used AGP and the way a card in the board s white slot would be accessed The Southbridge is the chip on the motherboard that controls the IDE hard disk CD ROM interface support for keyboards mice USB and power management This chip is just as crucial as the Northbridge and Processor The BIOS is the information that first gets run by the computer This information allows a user to use keyboards and mice in the early start up stages and can be configured to load different OS configurations Now we have looked at the specification let s look at the board itself 5 of 28 The Unofficial yA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 3 The pAi C motherboard id Bed Med ed kd APTA 6 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 As we can see the board is packed with feature
6. 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 4 8 Connecting the front sound ports Front sound is a luxury on some cases and allows you to listen to your Amiga s sound output via the ports on the front of your case These connects are very awkward to make as the pins are located between two ports a pair of long nosed pliers may be required Pin 10 Pin 9 Line in Left Line out Left Speaker Pin 8 Pin 7 KEY i e no pin Ground Pin 6 Pin 5 Line in Right Line Out Right Speaker Pin 4 Pin 3 5 volts 5 volts Pin 2 Pin 1 Ground Mic In 4 9 Connecting the Serial Port The serial port is made available only through the use of a breakout and must be connected according to the diagram below The serial port connections themselves are next to the sound connections previously discussed Pin 1 Pin 6 DCD DSR Pin 2 Pin 7 RXD RTS Pin 3 Pin 8 TXD CTS Pin 4 Pin 9 DTR RI Pin 5 Pin 10 Ground Key i e no pin However use of the serial port with most cables will block off the bottom two sound pins Software hut is currently making cables to avoid this problem 14 of 28 The Unofficial yA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 4 10 The Processor The processor also known as the Central Processing Unit CPU is the brain of the UA1 C without it your computer would do nothing This section lists the switch settings on the CPU card Please note The
7. 27 of 28 The Unofficial A 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 Change log v1 0 First version of the documentation unreleased v1 1 Chapter numbers and subsection numbers added Corrections made thanks to St phane Guillard Some VCC_Core information added 750FX GX processors more to come as I get it v1 12 Corrections made Thanks to Lyle Hazelwood mr2 Michael Dietz rinaldop v1 13 VCC_Core VCORE settings table updated with values Thanks to Harry Samwel Some minor edits and corrections Thanks to Harry Samwel Spelling was corrected English version Slight layout modification 28 of 28
8. you bought it for It s time to bite the bullet and assemble your uA1 C computer IMPORTANT Ensure power is switched off before poking around in your computer 4 1 Things to consider There are a number of things that must be considered before going ahead with these steps Have you got all the components Building a computer is a bit like baking a cake you can t get a good cake unless you have all the right ingredients and likewise you can t build a working computer without all the right parts gt Case gt Power Supply gt Hard disk CDROM Drive this is essential in order to install the OS no more floppy based systems The pA1 C doesn t even have a floppy controller gt UDMA 100 80 Way IDE cables Are you taking anti static precautions Computers are electro static sensitive tools and should be treated correctly Ensure you are earthed this prevents static building up in your body and damaging your components Assemble your computer on an anti static mat which also should be earthed Do you know what to do Hopefully if you don t this guide will give you a good idea It is worth noting however that the power supplies provided with some cases do not supply a stable enough current and can cause problems with the A1 C hardware At present I know of the following cases and their PSUs to work fine Samcheer SC 102 Sereniti 2000 Antec Minuet Jeantech Micro Tower PC World Antec Aria
9. 7Mhz Off On On Off x5 5 733Mhz On Off On Off x6 5 867Mhz On On Off On x7 933Mhz On On On Off x7 5 1000Mhz Off Off On On x8 1066Mhz The default setting is highlighted in pale yellow Again a reminder Over clocking your CPU will invalidate your warranty 16 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 4 12 Adjusting the CPU Core Voltage VCC_CORE V 750FX GX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VCC_VORE V OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN CLOSED 1 34 CLOSED CLOSED OPEN OPEN CLOSED 1 39 OPEN CLOSED OPEN OPEN CLOSED 1 44 CLOSED CLOSED OPEN OPEN CLOSED 1 49 OPEN OPEN CLOSED OPEN CLOSED 1 54 CLOSED OPEN CLOSED OPEN CLOSED 1 59 OPEN CLOSED CLOSED OPEN CLOSED 1 64 CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED OPEN CLOSED 1 69 OPEN OPEN OPEN CLOSED CLOSED 1 74 CLOSED OPEN OPEN CLOSED CLOSED 1 79 OPEN CLOSED OPEN CLOSED CLOSED 1 84 CLOSED CLOSED OPEN CLOSE CLOSED 1 89 OPEN OPEN CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED 1 94 CLOSED OPEN CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED 1 99 OPEN means no jumper covering the pins CLOSED means the pins are joined together by a jumper For more information on these setting see the MAI Eyetech manual for the pAI C DO NOT ADJUST THE CPU VOLTAGE SETTING FROM THE CORRECT VALUE AS NOT ONLY WILL THIS INVALIDATE YOUR WARRANTY IT MAY ALSO MELT YOUR PROCESSOR 5 Attaching the IDE Devices IDE Devices what are they Well the IDE devices in this case are likely to be yo
10. card should be supplied with the correct settings over clocking will invalidate your warranty Blue The Dip Switches used to set clock speed Pink JTAG Connector do not connect anything to these pins The JP1 JP2 and JP3 connections are the 3 jumpers to the right of the JTAG interface and are labelled on the diagram below JP3 JP2 JP1 15 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 4 11 Clock Speed adjustment Dip Switch Jumper Jumper Jumper Core Clock For IBM PPC 750FX 750GX Setting Setting Setting to bus Speed processors JP1 JP2 JP3 speed ratio 1 2 3 4 On Off Off On Short Short Short x6 800Mhz On Off On On Short Short Short x4 533MHz On Off On On Open Short Short x4 5 600Mhz On Off On Off Short Short Short x5 667Mhz On Off On Off Open Short Short x5 5 733Mhz On Off Off On Open Short Short x6 5 867Mhz On Off Off Off Short Short Short x7 933Mhz Off Off Off Off Open Short Short x7 5 1000Mhz Off On On On Short Short Short x8 1066Mhz The Default setting is highlighted in pale yellow For Motorola MPC7451 processors For this processor the JP1 JP2 and JP3 settings are not applicable Dip Switch Core to bus speed ratio Clock Speed 1 2 3 4 Off Off On Off x6 800Mhz Off On Off On x4 533MHz On Off Off Off x4 5 600Mhz Off On Off Off x5 66
11. d you need it maybe for a dual processor module if they are released This is shown on the photograph 4 6 Connecting the additional ports Additional ports can be connected by use of the pins on the motherboard The pins we will be looking at are shown on the photograph below F A Y PATI 4 oe E Se f ee 5 a The pins in the blue box are the USB pins The box contains the serial port pins The dark highlights the sound port pins These pins can be found between the Printer port purple and the joystick MIDI port yellow 12 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 4 7 Connecting the front USB Some cases come equipped with front USB ports and these can be connected to the UAI C The photograph left shows the front USB ports correctly connected The Pins for this are below the parallel port but closest to it and should be connected according to the diagram below IEIS Joystick MIDI port Parallel Port VCC 3 Pin 1 Pin 2 Ground often black USB 3 Pin 3 Pin 4 USB 4 USB 3 Pin 5 Pin 6 USB 4 Ground often black Pin 7 Pin 8 VCC 4 The numbers merely indicate the fact that the pin is for USB port 3 or 4 but it is essential that all USB port 3 connections are on one side and all USB port 4 connections on the other If you choose to mix and match you may cause damage to your hardware 13 of 28 The Unofficial uA
12. dbook Version 1 13 i About this guide This guide is intended to help pA1 C owners get started with their new AmigaOne hardware and aims to clarify any issues with the user manual shipped with the motherboard itself This does not mean you need to completely ignore the original user manual they should compliment each other ii Disclaimer and Copyright ii 1 Warranties All information given in this handbook is provided as is and the author accepts no responsibility for any damage to your hardware or loss of data sleep etc that may result from following the information in this book At the time of writing all information in this book was known by the author to be correct however please notify the author of any suggestions or corrections that this book requires giga IntuitionBase com ii 2 Copyright and Distribution This manual is written by Jonathan Haddock and is lntuitionBase com No parts of this manual may be reproduced without prior written permission of the author This may be obtained via email giga IntuitionBase com The author grants permission for this book to be published free of charge on the IntuitionBase website http www IntuitionBase com You the reader may print copies of this book for your own reference but may not distribute it in paper based forms without written permission of the author Likewise this book may not be provided for download from any other websites other than IntuitionBase without pr
13. eressseresse 13 4 8 Connecting the front sound potts sssesssessssssesesesessetesseesseesseessseesseessseesseesse 14 40 Onneckinis Ihe Serial Pottsin E R R olan ees 14 4 10 The ProcessOr 3 1 ti00 cel be ieee Rein ic Iceni eee 15 4 11 Cl k SPCEd adjustment oroi douse areas aaadony eda air eaaa in 16 4 12 Adjusting the CPU Core Voltage VCC_CORE V ec eeeeceeeeeeeesneeeeeneeees 17 S lt Attachine the IDE Devices iiaii a EE EEEE E E EET 17 5 1 Using both IDE Ports iii ccicisessactesenccdasshceiinaavaceceesndeucdatvensasatvvsiacaioesatea EIEk TEAS 18 5 2 Using only one IDE PO act dono eeina a E RE 19 6 Available Operating Systems seesssessssesesseressetessresssresssreessseeessresssreessreessseesssees 20 Te Supported DEVICES e n E e E N E EN EEE 20 Appendix 1 Full size photographs sisaisccgccesssccsassscesdactannsdetassdeetvassdeaanedencanaedavanaseae 21 Appendix 2 Troubleshooting csn nnen eii eie wae ae ea 24 My AmigaOne will not boot help eee eesseccceesnceceesseeeceseaeeeeecseaeeeeseeeeeeeees 24 At boot time all I get showed 1S ies up caictsiecieitestegasiday sa cuyeas teva ede Ss ngpia node Se neste wdseke 25 I am shown the ROM screen at boot time WHY eeecceesseceeseeeceeeeeeceteeeeenseeeenes 25 Perrormine d CMOS Reset iren tecupino anen a a a aa 26 Appendix 3 Ertor Messages hentari onnios a a SE EE e ES 27 Eana te e E E E sain eens E E E EE 28 2 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Han
14. ior written consent ii Acknowledgements The information contained herein could not have been written without the help of the Teron Mini Micro Al C manual from MAI Thanks to Eyetech for producing the AmigaOne hardware All names are their respective authors 3 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 1 What is the pA1 c The uAl C is a mini ITX form factor motherboard based upon the Articia S northbridge which incorporates a PPC processor on a MegArray socket The specifications of the motherboard can be found in the table below Feature Details Form Factor Mini ITX Processor Connection MegArray 300 socket BIOS U BOOT socketed with OS4 activation code Northbridge Articia S Southbridge VIA 82C686B Available Processors IBM and Motorola G3 G4 PPC including IBM 750FX IBM 750GX Memory 1 SODIMM 133Mhz slot capable of using up to 2GB RAM Legacy Peripherals 1x PS2 Keyboard 1x PS2 Mouse 1x Parallel 1x Serial port via breakouts from headers on the motherboard 1x Joystick MIDI Integrated Peripherals 2x USB 1 1 on back panel 2x USB 1 1 on motherboard headers 1x 10 100 Ethernet 3COM 920C controller Cmedia CMI8738 6 channel sound controller UDMA 100 IDE VIA686B with 1x 40 way IDE standard 1x 44 way IDE laptop type hard disks Internal Ports 1x PCI port may be upgraded to 4 with an additional riser card
15. me H k u a L ae L L E _ yl rn ik fie i i i f wir l Tiustration 5 The Graphics chip under heatsink CMOS Battery fan connector and Ethernet Controller chip Illustration 6 Pale blue USB Red Serial Dark blue Sound 23 of 28 The Unofficial yA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 Appendix 2 Troubleshooting My AmigaOne will not boot help There are a number of possible reasons for this so please follow the diagram below 24 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 At boot time all I get showed is First level bootloader entered main First level bootloader got 2 valid boot sources Found a CD AOS CD boot partition on disk is 267789756 sectors long And then the display hangs what does it mean This isn t really anything to worry about it seems there is a CD ROM in the drive that you cannot boot from just remove it I am shown the ROM screen at boot time why Wow I thought that this screen left was extinct too Not to panic however all this screen means is that the UAI C can t find a bootable device To solve this rJ e Ensure devices are connected correctly see ERREI E uor ana mise ane section 5 for information Ensure devices are being provided with power Ensure you have some devices If this still doesn t help it is possible that your devices have died or there is some o
16. ps and are not specific to Amigas Many keyboards can be connected to this port and relevant settings key layout etc can be set from within the Input preferences program 3 Standard network port RJ45 This allows you to connect you Amiga One to a network When setting up Roadshow to use the on board network card eth3com device should be chosen 4 2 USB 1 1 ports these allow the connection of USB keyboards mice mass storage devices etc 5 Standard parallel port like those available on older Amigas and PCs which could be used for printers scanners or slow two way networks etc 6 Standard VGA port to connect the Amiga One to a SVGA monitor 7 S Video port enabling the Amiga One to be connected to a television set or even any device with composite inputs like a DVD recorder for example 8 Composite video port enabling the Amiga One to be connected to a television set 9 Standard Joystick MIDI port MIDI devices may be plugged into this e g musical keyboards joysticks may also be connected and are available at most shops 10 Sound connections for the on board 5 1 sound 5 1 functionality is not yet present in AHI There is no audio input from the rear plate in order to achieve this the front port audio must be connected 8 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 4 Connecting up your pA1 C It s all very well looking at the board and thinking Geee that s real nice but let s face it that s not what
17. s The table below gives details Number Feature Details 1 The Radeon 7000 is under this heatsink This is the CPU module connecting to the motherboard via the Meg 2 Array 300 socket 3 SODIMM memory module 3a The SODIMM 133Mhz memory slot PCI slot for attaching extra peripherals e g a TV Card or for using 4 with the PCI riser card CMOS Battery this battery keeps the non volatile RAM powered up in which your U Boot BIOS settings saved and the on board real time 5 clock working The pA1 C will not boot if this battery is not present ATX style power connector this is where the power supply links to the 6 UA1 C IDE Ports the blue port is 40 way and the smaller port below it is 44 7 way for laptop hard disks of 2 5 Case connections for beeper SP DIF In and Out and HDD Lights The 8 6 rightmost pins are reserved and should not be used 7 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 3 2 Rear plate The rear plate of the motherboard is where a majority of the ports are located The diagram below shows what each port is Graphic IntuitionBase com used with permission 1 Standard PS2 Mouse port mice for this are available in most shops and are not specific to Amigas This port allows the connection of standard mice optical balled and cordless as well as trackballs 2 Standard PS2 Keyboard port keyboards for this are available in most sho
18. ther fault possibly in you UBOOT configuration Check your configuration before continuing 25 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 Performing a CMOS Reset This shouldn t be necessary but just in case here is the procedure By performing a CMOS reset any UBOOT setting will be removed and the system will be restored to default values IMPORTANT Ensure the power is switched off and disconnected before continuing To the right of the battery with the heatsink on your left you will see a small jumper N marked JP4 The default position for this should be set and covers pins 2 and 1 To perform a CMOS reset move this jumper to cover pins 2 and 3 the only other combination and leave for a approximately 3 seconds Then return the jumper to its normal 2 and 1 position and turn your AmigaOne back on You will have to reconfigure UBOOT 26 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 Appendix 3 Error Messages This list is by no means exhaustive and I have only listed those encountered by myself or those submitted to me If you find an error please email it to me giga IntuitionBase com with the solution if possible Thanks Could not open eth3com device unit 0 Hardware failed self test This doesn t automatically mean that your network card is dead Often when I get this message it just means that the network cable has come out somewhere and just needs reconnecting
19. ur hard disk and CD ROM Drive but also may include Zip drive CD Burners tape drives basically anything with an IDE connector that follows the ATAPI standard a method of ensuring that devices will work in any system There are two types of IDE 17 of 28 The Unofficial A 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 connector 40 Way 3 5 inch 44 Way 2 5 inch Both of which can support ATA 100 UDMA As previously shown the pA 1 C has IDE ports for both size and with the drivers being written for OS4 will run most efficiently if there is an even load over both port types for example if you have a hard disk and a CD ROM drive the system will be most efficient with one drive attached to each port even if this involves the use of a 40 44 way adapter The best way to connect your drives is as follows 5 1 Using both IDE Ports Using the following setup is efficient as it allows the drives to work in parallel 1 On the back on the hard disk there will be some jumper settings Make the hard drive master for details on how to do this see the details on the hard disk or in the hard disk s manual 2 On the back of the CD ROM drive there will also be some jumpers set the CD ROM drive to master 3 Presumably you have 3 5 inch connectors on both the hard drive and on the CD ROM drive Use an adapter not provided with the pA1 C to convert one to 2 5 inch IDE Read the adapter s documentation to find out if you need to provide the
20. your reset connector and plug this onto the rightmost two pins 2 Take your power connector and plug into the two pins adjacent to the reset switch 3 Plug in the power and press the power button If it works and the machine gets power check everything is OK i e no burning and turn the Amiga off to finish your connections 10 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 4 4 Connecting the speaker Hard disk drive light and SPDIF The pins for these are just below the IDE ports and can be seen clearly on the picture below There is the possibility to connect two sets of hard disk lights and connections are made just the same as the previous connections for the power and reset o IENS SST OLR Colour Denotes GREEN TINT IDE sockets Power light connector 3 pins Orange Speaker SPDIF from left to right 5v Not Connected SPDIF out GND SPDIF in Pink Hard disk LEDs from left to right IDEO IDEO IDE1 IDE1 Blue tint RESERVED DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THESE PINS 11 of 28 The Unofficial uA 1 C Handbook Version 1 13 4 5 Connecting an additional CPU cooler The pA1 C has one fan already connected to cool the processor runs fairly cool and shouldn t need an additional case fan I disconnected the additional fan in my case it was making too much noise and have noticed no adverse effects There is a second CPU fan power connector available shoul
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