Amiga Blizzard 2040 Turbo Board User manual

Brand: Amiga

Model: Blizzard 2040 Turbo Board

Type: User manual

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Blizzard 2060 Turbo Board

BLIZZARD 2040/2060

T u r b o Bo a r d U s e r M a n u a l

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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

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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orvideoprocessing.

SomeofthemostimportantfeaturesoftheBLIZZARD2060TurboBoard:

• High-EndaccelerationboardfortheAMIGA2000with50MH-68060processorwithFPUandMMUfor

highestandmaximumperformance

• Four72-channelstandard-SIMM-socketsforthememoryexpansionupto128Mbyte

• mainmemory(mergedassemblyisalsopossible)

• Automaticself-integrating(auto-configurating)memorywithoptionalmirroringoftheoperatingsystem

(MAPROM-function,deselectable)foradditionalpowerincrease

• AnextremelyfastmemorylayoutgrantshighestdatathroughputinthefastRAM

• AsynchronousdesignforfullGenlock-compatibility

• Canberesetto68000-processorthroughthekeyboardforfullcompatibilitywithallsoftware(possiblewith

AMIGA2000model„B“only)

• 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

• 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

• SolderlessandsimpleassemblyintheprocessorexpansionslotoftheAMIGA2000

• High-qualityprocessinginlatestSMD-technology

• Buildunderlisencefromphase5bydcecomputerserviceingermany.

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Chapter1

TheBLIZZARD2060TurboBoard

Scopeofdelivery

OnreceiptoftheBLIZZARD2060TurboBoardpleasecheckthatthedeliveryscopeiscomplete.Thepackage

mustcontain:

• Oneboard(BLIZZARD2060TurboBoard)

• Twoinstallationdisks

• Thismanual

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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Kickstart-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).

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Illustration1.ScrewsonthelowerleftsideoftheAmiga2000

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Ontherear,removethemiddlescrewlastly.Indoingsomakesurethatyouremovethecorrectscrewasshown

inillustration2.

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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expansion

slotattherearoftheAMIGA2000.

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Illustration3.Coverremoval–sideview

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Illustration4.Rightsideview(lookingdown)

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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.

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Illustration5.BLIZZARD2060installation(sideview)

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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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.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underground.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-II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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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SCSI-controllerintheAMIGAandformatted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and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SCSI-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furnishedwithanactivetermination,whichautomaticallyswitchesonand

off,dependingonifexternalSCSI-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SCSI-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SCSI-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memory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the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-units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SCSI-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must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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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>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SCSI-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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.



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is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decrease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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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World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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

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).



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.Positionandremovingofthe68000CPUintheAMIGA2000model(A)



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

position).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





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)



CCLOCK

CCLOCK (open)



ECLOCK

ECLOCK (open)



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