A600 Upgrade Options - Revision history

Harrison: /* Kickstart */

Harrison — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:00:53 GMT

Kickstart

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	'''A600 Kickstart 2.05 revisions and limitations'''		'''A600 Kickstart 2.05 revisions and limitations'''

-	:* '''Kickstart 2.05 revision 37.299''' - This early 2.05 kickstart rom included in the earliest A600's doesn't contain any support for the ~~PCMICA~~ slot or the IDE Harddrive port. So if you have an A600 with this revision you cannot use an internal HD or any PCMCIA slot upgrades. This version of the kickstart rom was only included in the very first A600's produced. This version was present in the A300 prototype that Commodore created before relase of the A600.	+	:* '''Kickstart 2.05 revision 37.299''' - This early 2.05 kickstart rom included in the earliest A600's doesn't contain any support for the PCMCIA slot or the IDE Harddrive port. So if you have an A600 with this revision you cannot use an internal HD or any PCMCIA slot upgrades. This version of the kickstart rom was only included in the very first A600's produced. This version was present in the A300 prototype that Commodore created before relase of the A600.
	:* '''Kickstart 2.05 revision 37.300''' - This 2.05 kickstart rom was included in most of the A600's produced. It has full support for the PCMCIA slot so can be used with PCMCIA upgraded. It was also the first revision with support for the internal IDE HD port. However this revision of the ROM only allows an HD up to 40MB in size which is quite restrictive. If you wish to use a larger HD with the A600 you will need to upgrade to the 37.350 revision of the 2.05 kickstart rom or the later 3.1 kickstart rom. Some people have reported that they can use larger HDD with a 37.300 rom by making the first system partition 40MB, and then any further partitions any size up to 2GB each, but this hasn't worked when we tried it with that rom revision.		:* '''Kickstart 2.05 revision 37.300''' - This 2.05 kickstart rom was included in most of the A600's produced. It has full support for the PCMCIA slot so can be used with PCMCIA upgraded. It was also the first revision with support for the internal IDE HD port. However this revision of the ROM only allows an HD up to 40MB in size which is quite restrictive. If you wish to use a larger HD with the A600 you will need to upgrade to the 37.350 revision of the 2.05 kickstart rom or the later 3.1 kickstart rom. Some people have reported that they can use larger HDD with a 37.300 rom by making the first system partition 40MB, and then any further partitions any size up to 2GB each, but this hasn't worked when we tried it with that rom revision.
	:* '''Kickstart 2.05 revision 37.350''' - This 2.05 Kickstart ROM has full PCMCIA and internal IDE HD support and the bugs in the previous revisions has been fixed. With this revision you can use any sized HD and all PCMCIA upgrades.		:* '''Kickstart 2.05 revision 37.350''' - This 2.05 Kickstart ROM has full PCMCIA and internal IDE HD support and the bugs in the previous revisions has been fixed. With this revision you can use any sized HD and all PCMCIA upgrades.

Harrison: /* Expansion Ports */

Harrison — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:24:17 GMT

Expansion Ports

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	:Many of these devices were not originally released specifically for the A600, but were PC laptop devices which have since been made to work with the A600 using free third party drives available on Aminet. This means that many of them are now easily available at low prices these days.		:Many of these devices were not originally released specifically for the A600, but were PC laptop devices which have since been made to work with the A600 using free third party drives available on Aminet. This means that many of them are now easily available at low prices these days.
-	*'''Clock port expansions'''	+	*'''Chip Ram and Clock port expansions'''
	:As standard the A600 doesn't have an internal clock port. However there are a couple of third party hardware upgrades that can add one to the A600.		:As standard the A600 doesn't have an internal clock port. However there are a couple of third party hardware upgrades that can add one to the A600.
	:* Individual Computers A602 (A600 2M ChipRAM) trapdoor ram expansion. This is a standard 1MB chip ram card that fits into the A600's trapdoor expansion slot. It also includes a built in A1200 compatible clock port.		:* Individual Computers A602 (A600 2M ChipRAM) trapdoor ram expansion. This is a standard 1MB chip ram card that fits into the A600's trapdoor expansion slot. It also includes a built in A1200 compatible clock port.

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Harrison — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:23:32 GMT

Expansion Ports

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	:As standard the A600 doesn't have an internal clock port. However there are a couple of third party hardware upgrades that can add one to the A600.		:As standard the A600 doesn't have an internal clock port. However there are a couple of third party hardware upgrades that can add one to the A600.
	:* Individual Computers A602 (A600 2M ChipRAM) trapdoor ram expansion. This is a standard 1MB chip ram card that fits into the A600's trapdoor expansion slot. It also includes a built in A1200 compatible clock port.		:* Individual Computers A602 (A600 2M ChipRAM) trapdoor ram expansion. This is a standard 1MB chip ram card that fits into the A600's trapdoor expansion slot. It also includes a built in A1200 compatible clock port.
-	:* Individual Computers A603 trapdoor expansion. This is a standard 1MB chip ram card that fits into the A600's trapdoor expansion slot. This also includes an A1200 compatible clockport, and also a port to allow the Indivision ECS Flicker Fixer and Scan doubler to be used inside the A600.	+	:* Individual Computers A603 trapdoor expansion. This is a standard 1MB chip ram card that fits into the A600's trapdoor expansion slot. This also includes an A1200 compatible clockport, and also a port to allow the Indivision ECS Flicker Fixer and Scan doubler to be used inside the A600 (A limitation is that with the A603 and the ECS flicker fixer installed the A600's internal floppy drive must be removed).
		+	:* Individual Computers A604 trapdoor expansion. This is an update to the A603. With a reworked design to make the PCB smaller and reorientated. It is still a standard 1MB chip ram card that fits into the A600's trapdoor expansion slot. This time it adds an additional clockport, making a total of 2 A1200 compatible clockport. It also still includes a port to allow the Indivision ECS Flicker Fixer and Scan doubler to be used inside the A600, but with this new revision its location has been altered so that the A600's internal floppy drive can remain in the A600 at the same time as the ECS Flicker Fixer.
	:* Individual Computers A600 Interface Expander. This card connects to the A600's Gayle custom chip on the motherboard and provides an A1200 compatible clock port connector for the A600. This card was also designed to fit inside the A600 together with the same companies accelerator card for the A600.		:* Individual Computers A600 Interface Expander. This card connects to the A600's Gayle custom chip on the motherboard and provides an A1200 compatible clock port connector for the A600. This card was also designed to fit inside the A600 together with the same companies accelerator card for the A600.
	:Adding a clock port to the A600 allows it to then take advantage of the clock port expansion cards released for the A1200 to add things like the Subway USB card to add USB ports to the A600, The Delfina DSP soundcard, or the Silversurfer for networking.		:Adding a clock port to the A600 allows it to then take advantage of the clock port expansion cards released for the A1200 to add things like the Subway USB card to add USB ports to the A600, The Delfina DSP soundcard, or the Silversurfer for networking.

Harrison: /* Custom upgrades */

Harrison — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:46:04 GMT

Custom upgrades

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	:* Apollo 630 - A 68030 accelerator running at 40MHz or 50MHz with an optional FPU at the same speed. And support for up to 32MB of fast ram. This accelerator is PCMCIA friendly so should work with PCMCIA cards. This accelerator might however have problems working with revision 1.3 A600 motherboards.		:* Apollo 630 - A 68030 accelerator running at 40MHz or 50MHz with an optional FPU at the same speed. And support for up to 32MB of fast ram. This accelerator is PCMCIA friendly so should work with PCMCIA cards. This accelerator might however have problems working with revision 1.3 A600 motherboards.
	:* DCE Viper 630 - A 68030 accelerator running at 33MHz, 40MHz or 42MHz with an FPU running at the same speed. And support for 4 or 8MB of fast ram. This accelerator is PCMCIA friendly.		:* DCE Viper 630 - A 68030 accelerator running at 33MHz, 40MHz or 42MHz with an FPU running at the same speed. And support for 4 or 8MB of fast ram. This accelerator is PCMCIA friendly.
		+	:* ACA 630/25 Stealth Accelerator - A 68030 accelerator running at 25MHz (with MMU), with 32MB Fast ram surface mounted on the accelerator. It is fully PCMCIA port friendly, has Re-Kick option to remap the kickstart rom for fast booting. note: This is a new A600 accelerator made my Individual Computers and released at the end of 2010).

	*'''Flicker Fixer and Scan doubler'''		*'''Flicker Fixer and Scan doubler'''

Harrison: /* Custom upgrades */

Harrison — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:48:48 GMT

Custom upgrades

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	*'''Flicker Fixer and Scan doubler'''		*'''Flicker Fixer and Scan doubler'''
	:As standard the Amiga A600 can only output in low 15Hz TV resolutions, so its video output cannot be used with a VGA PC monitor. A flicker fixer and scan doubler solves this problem and allows standard VGA monitors to be used.		:As standard the Amiga A600 can only output in low 15Hz TV resolutions, so its video output cannot be used with a VGA PC monitor. A flicker fixer and scan doubler solves this problem and allows standard VGA monitors to be used.
-	:* Indivision ECS Scan Doubler and Flicker Fixer - This fits internally inside of the A600 over some of the motherboard components. It can only be connected inside of an A600 it the ~~Indivision~~ 1MB Chip ram upgrade~~, A603~~ is also used, as this included a required connector to make it work. When fitted the internal floppy drive also needs to be removed from the system.	+	:* Indivision ECS Scan Doubler and Flicker Fixer - This fits internally inside of the A600 over some of the motherboard components. It can only be connected inside of an A600 it the Individual Computers A603 1MB trap door Chip ram upgrade is also used, as this included a required connector to make it work. When fitted the internal floppy drive also needs to be removed from the system.

	===Other upgrades===		===Other upgrades===

Harrison: /* Expansion Ports */

Harrison — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:47:36 GMT

Expansion Ports

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	:As standard the A600 doesn't have an internal clock port. However there are a couple of third party hardware upgrades that can add one to the A600.		:As standard the A600 doesn't have an internal clock port. However there are a couple of third party hardware upgrades that can add one to the A600.
	:* Individual Computers A602 (A600 2M ChipRAM) trapdoor ram expansion. This is a standard 1MB chip ram card that fits into the A600's trapdoor expansion slot. It also includes a built in A1200 compatible clock port.		:* Individual Computers A602 (A600 2M ChipRAM) trapdoor ram expansion. This is a standard 1MB chip ram card that fits into the A600's trapdoor expansion slot. It also includes a built in A1200 compatible clock port.
-	:* ~~Indivision~~ A603 trapdoor expansion. This is a standard 1MB chip ram card that fits into the A600's trapdoor expansion slot. This also includes an A1200 compatible clockport, and also a port to allow the Indivision ECS Flicker Fixer and Scan doubler to be used inside the A600.	+	:* Individual Computers A603 trapdoor expansion. This is a standard 1MB chip ram card that fits into the A600's trapdoor expansion slot. This also includes an A1200 compatible clockport, and also a port to allow the Indivision ECS Flicker Fixer and Scan doubler to be used inside the A600.
	:* Individual Computers A600 Interface Expander. This card connects to the A600's Gayle custom chip on the motherboard and provides an A1200 compatible clock port connector for the A600. This card was also designed to fit inside the A600 together with the same companies accelerator card for the A600.		:* Individual Computers A600 Interface Expander. This card connects to the A600's Gayle custom chip on the motherboard and provides an A1200 compatible clock port connector for the A600. This card was also designed to fit inside the A600 together with the same companies accelerator card for the A600.
	:Adding a clock port to the A600 allows it to then take advantage of the clock port expansion cards released for the A1200 to add things like the Subway USB card to add USB ports to the A600, The Delfina DSP soundcard, or the Silversurfer for networking.		:Adding a clock port to the A600 allows it to then take advantage of the clock port expansion cards released for the A1200 to add things like the Subway USB card to add USB ports to the A600, The Delfina DSP soundcard, or the Silversurfer for networking.

Harrison: /* Expansion Ports */

Harrison — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:43:44 GMT

Expansion Ports

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	:As standard the A600 doesn't have an internal clock port. However there are a couple of third party hardware upgrades that can add one to the A600.		:As standard the A600 doesn't have an internal clock port. However there are a couple of third party hardware upgrades that can add one to the A600.
	:* Individual Computers A602 (A600 2M ChipRAM) trapdoor ram expansion. This is a standard 1MB chip ram card that fits into the A600's trapdoor expansion slot. It also includes a built in A1200 compatible clock port.		:* Individual Computers A602 (A600 2M ChipRAM) trapdoor ram expansion. This is a standard 1MB chip ram card that fits into the A600's trapdoor expansion slot. It also includes a built in A1200 compatible clock port.
		+	:* Indivision A603 trapdoor expansion. This is a standard 1MB chip ram card that fits into the A600's trapdoor expansion slot. This also includes an A1200 compatible clockport, and also a port to allow the Indivision ECS Flicker Fixer and Scan doubler to be used inside the A600.
	:* Individual Computers A600 Interface Expander. This card connects to the A600's Gayle custom chip on the motherboard and provides an A1200 compatible clock port connector for the A600. This card was also designed to fit inside the A600 together with the same companies accelerator card for the A600.		:* Individual Computers A600 Interface Expander. This card connects to the A600's Gayle custom chip on the motherboard and provides an A1200 compatible clock port connector for the A600. This card was also designed to fit inside the A600 together with the same companies accelerator card for the A600.
	:Adding a clock port to the A600 allows it to then take advantage of the clock port expansion cards released for the A1200 to add things like the Subway USB card to add USB ports to the A600, The Delfina DSP soundcard, or the Silversurfer for networking.		:Adding a clock port to the A600 allows it to then take advantage of the clock port expansion cards released for the A1200 to add things like the Subway USB card to add USB ports to the A600, The Delfina DSP soundcard, or the Silversurfer for networking.

Harrison: /* Custom upgrades */

Harrison — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:38:39 GMT

Custom upgrades

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	:* Apollo 630 - A 68030 accelerator running at 40MHz or 50MHz with an optional FPU at the same speed. And support for up to 32MB of fast ram. This accelerator is PCMCIA friendly so should work with PCMCIA cards. This accelerator might however have problems working with revision 1.3 A600 motherboards.		:* Apollo 630 - A 68030 accelerator running at 40MHz or 50MHz with an optional FPU at the same speed. And support for up to 32MB of fast ram. This accelerator is PCMCIA friendly so should work with PCMCIA cards. This accelerator might however have problems working with revision 1.3 A600 motherboards.
	:* DCE Viper 630 - A 68030 accelerator running at 33MHz, 40MHz or 42MHz with an FPU running at the same speed. And support for 4 or 8MB of fast ram. This accelerator is PCMCIA friendly.		:* DCE Viper 630 - A 68030 accelerator running at 33MHz, 40MHz or 42MHz with an FPU running at the same speed. And support for 4 or 8MB of fast ram. This accelerator is PCMCIA friendly.
		+
		+	*'''Flicker Fixer and Scan doubler'''
		+	:As standard the Amiga A600 can only output in low 15Hz TV resolutions, so its video output cannot be used with a VGA PC monitor. A flicker fixer and scan doubler solves this problem and allows standard VGA monitors to be used.
		+	:* Indivision ECS Scan Doubler and Flicker Fixer - This fits internally inside of the A600 over some of the motherboard components. It can only be connected inside of an A600 it the Indivision 1MB Chip ram upgrade, A603 is also used, as this included a required connector to make it work. When fitted the internal floppy drive also needs to be removed from the system.

	===Other upgrades===		===Other upgrades===

Harrison: /* Memory */

Harrison — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:34:41 GMT

Memory

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	*2MB Chip Ram (1MB on Motherboard + 1MB A601 trapdoor expansion)		*2MB Chip Ram (1MB on Motherboard + 1MB A601 trapdoor expansion)
	*4MB Fast Ram (PCMCIA SRAM card) <ref group="Memory">The A600 supports PCMCIA SRAM cards up to 4MB in size, and they are commonly available in 1MB, 2MB and 4MB versions. You don't need a card specifically designed for the Amiga. Any 16bit SRAM PCMCIA card should work.</ref>		*4MB Fast Ram (PCMCIA SRAM card) <ref group="Memory">The A600 supports PCMCIA SRAM cards up to 4MB in size, and they are commonly available in 1MB, 2MB and 4MB versions. You don't need a card specifically designed for the Amiga. Any 16bit SRAM PCMCIA card should work.</ref>
-	*8MB Fast Ram (Using a custom Fast Ram board) <ref group="Memory">This custom Ram board is a DIY project, developed by a member of the Amiga community calling himself ivd/NedoPC. Two versions of the board have been developed. A 2007 edition, and a newer 2008 edition. You can read more about these ram upgrades by visiting [http://lvd.nedopc.com/Projects/ here]. And if you are interested in buying one of these boards, the Classicamiga member Zert0 is currently working on creating a large batch of the version 2 board, and he can be contacted via the Classicamiga Forums, in the thread [http://forum.classicamiga.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3225 here].</ref>	+	*8MB Fast Ram (Using the A608 custom Fast Ram board) <ref group="Memory">This custom Ram board is a DIY project, developed by a member of the Amiga community calling himself ivd/NedoPC. Two versions of the board have been developed. A 2007 edition, and a newer 2008 edition. You can read more about these ram upgrades by visiting [http://lvd.nedopc.com/Projects/ here]. And if you are interested in buying one of these boards, the Classicamiga member Zert0 is currently working on creating a large batch of the version 2 board, and he can be contacted via the Classicamiga Forums, in the thread [http://forum.classicamiga.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3225 here].</ref>
	*32MB Fast Ram if using a CPU accelerator card <ref group="Memory">See [[A600_Upgrade_Options#Custom_upgrades\| Custom Upgrades]] below for more details.</ref>		*32MB Fast Ram if using a CPU accelerator card <ref group="Memory">See [[A600_Upgrade_Options#Custom_upgrades\| Custom Upgrades]] below for more details.</ref>

Harrison: /* Kickstart */

Harrison — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:49:45 GMT

Kickstart

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	The A600 can be upgraded to Kickstart 3.1, allowing later versions of Workbench to be installed up to AmigaOS 3.9.		The A600 can be upgraded to Kickstart 3.1, allowing later versions of Workbench to be installed up to AmigaOS 3.9.

-	Note that if you wished to upgrade an A600 to Kickstart 3.1 you would need to buy a Kickstart 3.1 ROM specifically for the A500/A2000/A600 model range, and not one for the newer A1200 or A4000 as those will not work in an A600. See [~~http://wiki.classicamiga.com/~~Kickstart_Roms_Explained#Upgrading_to_Kickstart_3.1_ROMs Upgrading to Kickstart 3.1 ROMs] for more information on how to upgrade to 3.1.	+	Note that if you wished to upgrade an A600 to Kickstart 3.1 you would need to buy a Kickstart 3.1 ROM specifically for the A500/A2000/A600 model range, and not one for the newer A1200 or A4000 as those will not work in an A600. See [[Kickstart_Roms_Explained#Upgrading_to_Kickstart_3.1_ROMs \| Upgrading to Kickstart 3.1 ROMs]] for more information on how to upgrade to 3.1.

	'''Downgrading an A600's Kickstart version'''		'''Downgrading an A600's Kickstart version'''