Software for the ACA1221lc
Please download the ACAtool from our wiki site wiki.icomp.de to make use of the full
potential of the card, including power-saving functions, overclocking and using 1MByte
Kickstart ROM images.
A1200 board modifications
Some A1200 main boards have been assembled with the wrong parts at the factory.
Should you observe any instability of your computer or graphics corruption when moving
icons around on the workbench, you might need to remove up to four components from
your A1200 board: Parts E123C, E125C, E121C and E122C on the bottom side of your
A1200 main board. Although the ACA1221lc implements measures to handle these timing
differencies, we recommend to remove these four components for stable operation with
any accelerator (not just with our ACA12xx series). Please consult an expert/technician for
this job.
Serial/Warranty number
Your ACA1221lc has an alphanumeric code.
This code is your warranty proof.
Even if
you're not the first owner of the card and if you don't have the original invoice any more,
we'll be able to tell if your accelerator is still under warranty. The code is resistant against
normal cleaning (such as dusting off), but you should not use any solvent.
We'd like to
emphasize that your warranty is void if the code is not readable any more.
For your
convenience, this code is also be displayed in the status line of the
ACAtool
.
Jumper positions and further reading
The ACA1221lc has a tiny flash rom that takes care of making all memory available,
keeping the PCMCIA slot usable at all times and setting your desired CPU clock speed on
power-up. These settings can be altered using the ACAtool. By setting the jumper to the
“unprotect” position, the flash contents will be ignored. In that setting, the card will start
with only 1.5MByte of memory and 20MHz clock speed, regardless of what you have
configured in the flash rom. Think of this jumper setting as your “safety setting” in case
you've chosen a too-high overclocking rate. The “MapROM” jumper setting is not used any
more; it’s a leftover from the previous ACA1221 model. With the ACA1221lc, MapROM
functions are controlled with the ACAtool only; we recommend not to use the MapROM
jumper setting. Read more about all the added features on:
http://wiki.icomp.de/wiki/ACA1221lc
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