GVP A530 Turbo User manual

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dlstrlbufion dlsks
and
all relatedmaterlals
are copyrlght 1992,GreatValleyproducts,
Irrc.(GVP).All rlghts reserved.
Thlsproduct does not requlreopenlng the Amtga ASOo's
case
or anyother Invaslveprocedure. It can be Installedwlthout
feapordlzlng comnodore's orlglnal hcto6l wananty. tnstallatton
of thls product does requlre some smalldegree of mechanlcal
abllltyand precautlons
agalnst
electrostauc
dlscharge.Theuser
assumes
all rlsks
when thls Installauon
ls perbrmed by anyone
other thana cerdnedGVP
dealer.
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$ystem tfrilitiec
GVPCpuCfrl.
GVPScslCtrl.
a a r a a a a r a a a a r a a a a a a I t aa
CPU.
GVP|nfo.
Upgrading
to Kiclrstart/ilorkbcnch 2.0.. . . .
5. System Expansl(ofl. . r, r r r . r . r . . . r
Dlsossgmbly....
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AddlngRAM........,.. ..,....
AddingMinl-Slol
Exponsion
Cords.
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Adding
ExlemolHord
Drives...., .....
Addingo 68882
Coprocessor....... ..
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Appendlx A. Settlntls RgferenGo. . r r r . .,4(B
Appendlx B. Gugtomor Setvlce. . . . r . . . . El
AppendlxG. ProblemReportlngForm., . .82
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rCC STAfiMENT
WARNING: Thlsequlpment hasbeendeslgnedto complywlth th€ llmlts for
a Class B computlng <levlce,
pursuant
to Part
15 of the Federal
Communlcatlons
Commlsslons
rules. Theserulesand regulatlonsare
deslgned to provlde reasonalrle
protectlon agalnst radlo ancl
televlslon
InterferenceIn a reslclentlal
Installatlon. lf not lnstalledproperly, In strlct
accordance
wlth themanufacturer'sInstructlons,lt maycaulielnterference. lf
you suspectInteferetrce.
you cantestthlsequlprnent
by tumlng lt on and off.
lfyou stlll experlence
Interference
wlth the equlpment swttdrecl
off. then the
cause
lleselsewhere. lf thls equlpment does causeInterferencewhen
swltched
on, anyor all of the fcrllowlng
s,rgges0onsmaycorrecttheproblem.
. fGorlenttheantenna
or plug on theracllo or teleMslonrecdver
' Change
the rclatlveposltlons
of theGVPequlpmentandtheradloor
teleMslonrecelver
. Plugthe GVPequlpmentInto adlfferentoutlet sothatthe pedpherd
andradloor televlslonrecelverare
on dlfferentclrcults.
CAUTTON:Only equlpment wlth shleld-grouncledcables
(computerlnput-
output clevlces, termlnals,
prlnters,etc.), certlflerlto complywlth Class
B
llmlts, can be attachcd to thlsdevlce. Operatlon
wlth non-certlfled
equlpmentmay resultln communlcatlsrsInt€rference.
YourhouseAC wall reccptaclc must be a three-prong€d t)rpe(ACtrcunded),
lf not, contactan elcctrlclanto Installthe properrcceptacle. lf a multl-
receptacleswltch box or "poriler strlp' ls wed to connectthe computerancl
CVP
pedpherals
to AC, th€nall receptades mustshareacomrton grcund.
lf necessaqr,contact your dealer or an o<perlencedradlo-W tedtnldan for
acldltlonalsuggestlons. You may flnd the followlng FCCbooklet helpful:
"How to ldendff andRsolve Radlo-TVInterference
Problems,'The
bookletls
avallable
from theU.S.CrwemmentPrlntlng Ofrce, Washlngton,D.C. 2O4O2,
stod<no.OO4{@4O345.4.
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CHAPTERI.
INTRODUCTION
I
Ready...l
Thank
youfor purchasing
thc GVPA530Turbo Combinationsub-
systemfor theAmiga4500. Thisproductrcpresents themosthighly
integrated
system
enhancementavaihble
for theA500. Its features
include:
Accelerator,SCSIcontroller,RAM expansion,andHard
Drivein anall-in-one,
ersy
to install,modularsubsystem
"Plugand
play"i.rign getsyouup and
runningin almost
notimeatall
High performance40 MHz Motorola68EC030Central
Processing
Unit andoptional40 MHz 68882
Floating
Point Unit chipsto maximize
system
throughput
Up to 8 Megabytesof onboard
32-bitwide
FASTRAM,
using
GVP's60 nanosecondl- or4-Mcgabyte
"SIMM-
32" memory exprruionmodulesforeasy
installrtion
GVP's
atrtobootingDMA SCSIcontrollerwithFaaast-
ROM and
FaaastPrepSCSI
software
technology
GVPcustonrMini-SIotprovides
futureexpansion
pos-
sibilitiesthroughtheaddition
ofdaughtercard subsystems
GVP'scustom
designed
Very LargeScaleIntegration
(VLSI) DMA Pcriphcmland RAM Controller
chip
(DPRC)for lowest
possible
componentcount
SurfaceMount Technologyfor morereliable
irssemblyand
rccltrceclcostto theuser
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="'-ffit
o 6-layer
Printed
Circuit Board
for maximumsystem
intc-
gration
o Scparate,
externrl
power
supply
provides
for l00oA of
4530 requiremcnts,
placing
no additional
loadon AS00's
originalpowersupply
. Injectionmolded case
matchcs
exactlythe colorand
contour
ofthe Commodore
A500's
NOIE:Ihe GVP
A530lurbo occelerolor
requlres
vcrllon 1.3
or
lolel oflhe Amlgo Klcksbrf/Workbench
pOM.
Product Une ldentfflcatlon
The GVPA530 Turbo accelerator
for theAmigaA500 is thencxt
Iogical
enhancement
to our existing
lincofA500 cxparuionproducts.
Otherproducts
in this
lineinclude:
Series
II4500 HD8+ - SCSI
harddrive
andMM subsvstem
PC/286 - 16MHz MS/DOS emulator
Gonfi(urationoAvallable
The GVPA530Turbo accelerator
isshipped
with I Megabyteof 32-
bit FAST
RAM and various
harcldrive
capacities.
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Gettln$
Started
'l'hcA530 Turbo accelcratoris among thc easicst
to useproducts we
haveever
created. In most cases, the 4,530 systemyou purchasewill
arrivcin ready-to-run condition. The first fc'w
pages
of this manual
will describethe sinrple procedurcs for gctting this system rrp and
running in thc leastamount of time .
In subsequent
chapters,
we will describein detail how to add memory,
a 68882 rnath chip, and option:rl Mini-Slot cxpansiol"rboard to your
4530 subsystem, We alsoprovide complcte documentation on the
included softrvarcutilities.
An accompanying Faaa.stPrep2.0 manual contains everything you will
needto know to add new hlrd drivesto your systemor to repartition,
rcfomut or reprcp existing clrives.
So,without fi,rrthcr rlelay,lct's get $tarted...
WARNING: lhe A530 Turbo generotes o greot deol of heot when
runnlng under normol loods. lf nol properly exhousted, fhls heot con
domoge youl A530unll ond corrupt dolo on your hqrd drlve. lt ls
lmportont to keep the A530's coollng fins open so lhot oir con flow
fteely Infothe cose.
DO NOTCOVER
THE
COOLING FINSYYITHPAPERS,
FLOPPY
DISKS
OR
OTHEROBSTRUCNONS.
lf you should ever dlsossernbleyour A530 Turbooccelerotor - to odd
RAM,for Inslonce - be sure thot you reploce the fon conneclor
correclly. Ihe REDleod goes to the pln on conneclor bloclc CNl4,
lndlcoled by o plus (+). Itlls FANMUSTBEWORKING
At ALt TIMES.
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CHAPTER2.
ASSEMBTY
[Set...l
Followthesesimple
steps
to getyour
new
A530Turbo accelerator
up
andrunning in thequickest
possiblc
fashion.
Takc allnoted precautions
to prevcntdamage
to your cquipment.
Rcmove all powcr and pcripheral cablcs from your A500.
There should be no cablesconnected to the A530 Turbo
unit.
Remove thc Expansion Bay cover plate from your A500.
This is a press-fit plastic panel and can be pried loose with
amcdium-sized flat-bladed scrcwdrivcr.
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Figarc 2.2- A530 plnccnunt
Set
thc A530 down nextto the A.500
andalignits con-
ncctorwith the computer's
expansion
bay. Insidethe
Amigaisamotherboard
'Bus" corinector.Thismatches
thesockct-like
"card-edgc"
connector
ontheA530.
Slidethc 4530 into thc Amiga's
expansion
bay,
taking
careto corrcctly alignthematchingconnectors. Thereis
only onewaythis canbe doneand the componcntswill
press-6t
snugly
togethcr.
Prcssthc A530 firmly against
theside
of theA500. When
correctly
seatcd,
theplastic
cases
of thetwo componcnts
will matchverycloscly.
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Figrru 2.I - Copcr
plnb truwol.
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WARilIING:
The
4530Tu&ooccelerolol'r power supptyuleto
lhrec-pln grounded AC plug. Thlrplug MUSI
bc recurcly
grounded lo on oppropdole llne-culrent recepilocle.
Allempllng lo operote the A530tu6o wllhoul Fopet gnound
(or wllh o lhnc-pln-lo-lwo odopb0 wlll terull Inon unrloble
clecfrlcol ground of ltn cllcull bootd. Ihls moy coure &ilorc
domogn to lhe AEt0 lu6o unll ond/ol fhc Arnbo A50l
When thcccsteps
havebeensuccessfullycomplctcd, your Turbo
eccclentcdAmigaisrerdyto runt
Fig*re 2.3- Conplead nsvmhly.
5) Rcconnectthe power andperipheral
devicecables
to your
computer
andattach
theA530 Turbo's separate
power
supply
cablc.
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Fig*rc 2.4- Conrccting A530
pnwcr
s4ply.
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HAPTE
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co!,,,_
The A530 Turbo isintendcd u acomplctc,out-of-thc-box solution
to cvcry
4500 owncr'cnccds. oncc instelled,you canlitemlly powcr
up andbcdn computing. Thc firsttimc youdo ro, theAS30
Turbo'c
harddrivc will takcccvcral
minutcs to initirtizc. Aftcr thet, you will
probablywf,ntto bcgin by irutalling your favorircsof$/aretitks.
A53O
8el!'conflgUdng Hald Drlve
The A530 Turbo comer
complctcwith GVP'E
newcelf-configuring
harddrive. This driveischipped
prcformatted
andready
to run. It ic
capablc
of dcterminingwhetheryour 4500 ryrtemcontainrwork-
bcnch 1.3or 2.0 RoMs andwill configureitself appropriately.Thic
proccsroccurs
oilc€- thc first timc you power up following in-
stallation
- andtakes
ceveral
rninutes
to comphtc.
wAnMNe: when you flnl power up your newAs30fuibo occolerolor
ryrfcm lhc rll-conllgudng hold drlve wlllofler you one oppodunlly to
obott lhe oulomollc Inftlollroflon procodure. lf you reply yEg,
you
MugTollow lhe hold ddvc b complete ltr Inlfisllrslfon. trylru to qbod
lhe plocedurc once lt hor begun wlll lender )bur hord ddve usolcrsl
lngtaltlnsSoftruare
Thc A530 harddisk
contains
evcrything
youneed
ro nrn thcAmign's
workbcnch operating syotem. It alcoincludes
ocvcral
GVp cuppon
utilitics for meintainingyour A530 syrtcm. Thcseutilides will bc firlly
documcntcdin the following chapter
andin aRcadMefile on the
accompanying
GVP.Inctall
floppydisk.
You will probablyalcounmtto installall of your favoritc progroms
and
important dataonto thc A530. Many programrwill comewith their
own automatic
installation routines. You should alwayo
lct these
programrdo the work for you, slncc
theywill oftcn automatically
crcerc
newdircctoriec,
makcarcigrrmentr
andcvencdit your stertup-
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sequencc.
Allowing
aprogram
to install
itselfisthesafest
way
to ensure
thatevcrytlr.ing
cnds
upin its
correct
destination.
Othcr progranrs
canbe copied
evenmorc simply. This can
be
accomplishcd
tluough theWorkbenchinterface
bydragging
program
and
projecticons
fromtheirfloppy
disks
into tfieA530 hard
disk'sicon.
users
who arefamiliar
with theCommandLineInterface
andAmigaDOS
Shell
may
prefcr
to install
software
using
theappropriate
AmigaDOS
commands.
NOTE:
Mony commetclol gomesore copy protectedond connot be
lnslolled
on o horddltk. Ihe monuql thol occomponleseoch progrctm
should
stqtewhelherhotd dlskInstollotlon
lssupporlcd.
Insome
ccrses,
gomeswlll notlun on on occeleroted mochlne or lnlhe
presence
ofexponslon
memory. GVP
ensurescompotlblllty
wllhsuch
softwore
by provldlngo physlcol "Iurbo" swltchon lhe iop curtoceoflhe
A530's
cose. lfyou encounter
o progrom tholwlllnollun,lry movlng
the
lurbo rwllch to ltr OFF
posltlon. Dolngro dlsqblesthe entheA530
ond
restores
your
compufer
lo lh orlghol,unen-honcedcondlllon. When
you
ore flnlshcduslng
the ptoblern gotlwote,slmplyreturn
the swltchto lls
Iurbo poslllon
ond rebool.
GVPolsoprovldes
o seporote
utllltyprogrom lo rcbool undct 68000
conlrol: GVPCpuCtl.Ihlr con be usedlnsleod
ofthelulbo swllch.When
eltherGVPCpuCtrl
orfhe Turbo
rwllch lsusedlo dlsoble
fhe A530
lurbo
qccelerqtor,
oll exponslon
memory
ond horddlsklesourcecwlllbe
swlfched
otfor well. Inthls
mode
,yout A500wlllbc oble lo usoonly lts
ownInslolled
memory
ondlloppydilves.
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CHAPTE
R4.
$oftware Reference
SystemUtllltles
TheA530 Turbo accelerator
includcsscveral
programs
created
by
GVPto maximizeyour system'sperformance.
Most of themmaybe
uscd
from eithertheWorkbenchorAmigaDOS
Shell
interfaces.
FastPrep
2,0
Any time youwish
to eddharddrive
rc$ourccs
to
your A530 systcm(or wishto chonge
thcconfigu-
ration ofthc
A530'sintcrnnl hsrd dripeJ,
you will
usethc FastPrep
2.0 harddiskpreparation
utilities.
Thcse
arecompletcly
documented
in anaccompanylng
to thatmanualbefore
attemptingto use
thisprogram.
GVPGpuCtil
GVPCpuCtrl isanewctandard
utility for controlling
allGVPaccclerators.
It has
uscrspecifiablc
0agsthat
condition
it to workwith theA530Turbo,our line
of '030 Combo
boards,
the G-Force
'040 boards,
andothcr peripherals.
GVPCpuctd functions
primarily to enablc
or disable
accelerated
processing
andto mapthc Amigasystem
ROM into 32-bit memory
(if enoaghisovnilobla). It canbecxecuted
atstartup, aspart of the
t:sturttt-scqrcrlcc script, run from thc Shell,or launched
from
Workbench.
NOTE:
Youmusthove q mlnlmumof2 Megobyfcsof expondonRAM
to ruppoil ROM
remqpplng.
when clicked
from the workbcnch, GVPCpuctrl reboots
thc com-
puterin itsnativeprocessor
mode. In thiscasc,
it performs
essentially
thesamc
functionasthc hardware
Turbo switch: It disablestheAS30
accelerator
and
renrmsyour
A500 to 68000proccssor
control.
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manual.
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NOTE:
WhenGVPCpuClrl
ls used to disoble the A530Turbo
occelerotor,
oll exponslonmemory
ond horddlskresources
wlll be
cwltched
offoswell. Inthls
mode,
your
A500wlllbe oble to useonly
Iteown lnstolledmemoryond floppy drlvee.
GVPCpuCtrl, whenrun from the CLI or Shell,performs
different
operations,depending
on the
pnramarar
supplied. Each
timc the
programisrun, it will accept
any
of four possible arguments.
These
maybeappended
singlyor asacommand
stringwith aspace
character
separilting
arguments:
femplate:
GVPCpuCtrl (orgument) <return>
ArJumufis:
FASTROM - Copies
the contentsof system ROM into 32-bit
FASTmcmory andresetsROM vectors
to point to this
newcopy Q MB minimum requircd).
WhentheFASTROM option iscnabled,GVPCpuCtrl
reserves
512kofA530Turbo RAM for ROM remapping.
Thismemoryisthenunavailablefor othcr uscs.
NOFASTROM - Rcsets ROM vectors
to point to theAmiga's
ROM chips
and freesanyFAST memory previously
reservedfor FASTROM.
800T68000 - Attcmptsto rebootthe computerinto native
68000operation.
Exuttplocl:
GVPCpuCtrl FA.STROM
Thiscommand
tellstheA530Turbo acceleratorto copytheAmiga's
OpcratingSystcm
ROM into 32-bit FASTRAM. Doing sodlowsthc
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