Amiga Hardware Manuals Subway USB Controller for Amiga a

USBController
forAMIGA

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0xd800000xd8ffff

wheninstalledinanAmiga1200.Thewholeclockportaddressspace
isneeded;itisnotpossibletouseadditionalclockportcardstogether
withthe.

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Memoryregionsforthirdpartyproductsshouldbeavailablefromthe
correspondingmanufacturer.

A.3.2Registerdefinition

Informationonregistermappingoftheisavailablefor
interestedprogrammersonrequest.Wewillsupportanyeffortslike

driverdevelopmentforNetBSDorLinux.

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A.1.3.JTAGinterface
TheJTAGinterfaceonthebottomsideoftheisintendedfor

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businterfacelogicupgrades.
Upgradesareonlyavailablebyauthorizedsupport.
Thisconnectorisnotintendedforusebycustomers.

WARNING:

Yourcanberenderedunusablebydoingso.

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Donotconnectanycabletothisport!

Youhavebeenwarned.

A.2.Clockporttiming

AsmodernICsareusedontheitispossibletoaccessthe
hardwarewaysfasterthantheoriginalclockportintheAmga1200can.

Ifthetimingsrequiredbythearekeptbythirdpartyclockports
youwillbenefitfromthisadvantage.

Pleaseconsultyourthirdpartyboardmanufacturerifhisproductis
compatiblewiththeserequirements.

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A.3.Programminginformation

A.3.1Memorymap

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Contents

1.Unpacking.........................................................................3

2.Specifications....................................................................3

3.BasicinformationontheUSB...........................................4

3.1.Generalhints................................................................4

3.2.Powerconsumption......................................................5

3.3.Connectors...................................................................6

4.Hardwareinstallation..........................................................7

4.1.InstallationintheAmiga1200......................................7

4.1.1.Safetyrecommandations.........................................7

4.1.2.Neededmaterial.......................................................7

4.1.3.Installinghubports...................................................8

4.1.4.Connectingtheclockport..........................................8

4.2.Installationonthirdpartycards..................................12

5.Setupandfirsttests........................................................13

5.1.Afirsttest....................................................................13

5.2.Troubleshooting:theclockport...................................13

5.3.Troubleshooting:USBports.......................................13

A.1.Connectorpinouts........................................................14

A.1.1.Clockport.................................................................14

A.1.2.Hubports................................................................14

A.1.3.JTAGinterface........................................................16

A.2.Timinginformation.......................................................16

A.3.Programminginformation............................................16

A.3.1.Memorymap...........................................................16

A.3.2.Registerdefinition...................................................17

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Thanksforchoosingourmodule!SUBWAY

Byacquiringtheyouhavecoosenahighqualityproduct.

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Amiga.DependingondriveravailabilityyoucanusestandardUSB
devicesfromthePCmarketonyourAmiga.

YourpackagecontainsPoseidon-averypowerfulUSBstack.Asa
SoftwareDeveloperKit(SDK)isavailable(containingallinformation
neededonhowtoprogramUSBdrivers)youcanexpectsoftware
developmentalsofromthirdpartycompanies.

Thisdocumentationisintendedtoguideyouthroughtheinstallation
processofthemodule.Moreoveritcontainsbasicinformation

onoperationofUSBdevices.
Pleasereadthisdocumentationcarefullytryingtoinstall
softwareorhardwareonyourown.Youwillavoidproblems-andina
worstcasescenario-hardwaredamagetoyourAmigaand/oryour
newmodule.

TheAmigaGuidefile"ReadMe"enclosedonthediskinyour
packagecontainslastminuteinformationwhichcouldn'tbeaddedin

thisprinteddocumentation.

allowsyoutoconnectmanyUSBperipherialdevicestoyour

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BEFORE

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ThecolorcodeofUSBwiresisgivenbytheUSBspecificationandis
definedasfollows:

red............Vcc

white..........DataMinus

green..........DataPlus

black..........GND

(black).........Shielding

USBmotherboardcableswitha10pinconnector(oftenfoundin
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Port ‚

[Abb.6]PinoutdesHub-Steckers(VorderansichtStecker)

Port ƒ

Port „

Pleasecheckthisfileforlatestinformationbefore

startinginstallation!

Mostrecentinformationaswellassoftwareupdatescanbefoundon
ourwebsite:

http://www.e3b.de/usb/

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AppendixA

A.1.Connectorpinout

A.1.1.Clockport
TheusesthestandardAmiga1200pinoutfortheclockport.

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Signalsareconnected1:1overtheflatribboncable.
Usinglongercablesinsteadtheoriginalonecanleadtodata
transmissionproblems.
Theinterruptline/INT6usedbyisdrivenbyanopencollector

driver.Ifconnectedtoathirdpartyboardapullupresistorshouldbe
presentonthisline(valueshouldnotbesmallerthan470).

[Fig.5]Pinoutofclockportconnectorof.(frontsideview)SUBWAY

A.1.2.Hubports
ThefourUSBportsofthearecontactedbycablescontaining
fivewireseach.Thesecablesusuallyarestandardized.Ifyouwantto

usecablesfromadifferentmanufacturerpleasecheckcarefullyif
thesecablesare100%compatiblewiththe.

Eachhubporthasfivepinswhichareconnectedtooneadaptorcable.
Thetwoblackwiresaretobeconnectedtoand(
correspondstothenumberofport).

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SHIELDnGNDnn

1.Unpacking

Yourpackageshouldcontainthefollowingitems:

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onemodule(clockportversion)

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1
1
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Pleasecheckyourpackageafterunpackingformissingparts!
Missingpartsshouldimmediatelybereportedtoyourdealer.

Pleasefillouttheregistrationcardcompletelyandreturnittous.
Supportandsoftwareupdateswillbeavailableforregistered
customersonly.
Moreover,youhelpusmakingourproductsbetter.

2.Specificationof

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oneflatribboncable(22wireversion)
twoholdingplateswithtwoUSBadaptercableseach
onediskwithPoseidonUSBsoftware
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oneregistrationcard

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USBcontrolerforAmiga1200clockport
integratedroothubwithfourports
compatiblewithUSB1.1and2.0devices(highspeedmode)
allportsareprotectedagainstovercurrentandshortcircuit
powersaving3.3Vtechnology
integratedpowermanagmentonport-by-portbasis
fullyisolatedforeasymounting
fastclockporttimingsupported

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3.BasicinformationontheUSB

TheUSB(UniversalSerialBus)hasbeendesignedbyseverallarge
companiestostandardizeconnectionofperipherialdevicesto
computers.USBallowsdataratesof1.5Mbits/s(lowspeed)and
12Mbits/s(fullspeed)initsrevision1.1.Nextgenerationdevices
designedaccordingtotheUSBspecification2.0allowarateof
480Mbits/sinaddition.Uptonowonlyfewdeviceswithhighspeed
supportareavailable.

YourcardconnectstoUSBdeviceswhicharecompatiblewith

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USBspecification1.1and2.0;anyhowhighspeedmodeis
supported.

TheUSBhasabusstructurethatisorganisedlikeatree:eachport
allowsconnectingonlyonedeviceatatime.Moreportscanbeadded
byhubs.Devicescanbeconnectedanddisconnectedwhilepower-on
(hotplugging).DevicesconnectedtotheUSBcanbebuspowered
(powerisdrawnfromUSBhost,upto500mA)orselfpowered(own
powersupply).

Yourhasalreadyanintegratedhubwithfourports:youcan

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startwithuptofourdeviceswithoutspendingextramoneyonhub
hardware!

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5.Setupandfirststeps

DonotconnectanyUSBdeviceforthefirsttest.Afteryouhave
completedthehardwareinstallationandclosedyourAmiga'shousing
youcanswitchonyourcomputer.
ShouldyourecognizeanyunusualbehaviourofyourAmiga,please
switchitoffimmediately.Pleaseconsultchapter5.2.and5.3.for
troubleshootinginstructions.

5.1.Afirsttest

Pleasereadthesoftwaremanualenclosedonthediskinyourpackage
andinstalltheUSBstackaccordingtotheAmigaGuidefile.

5.2.Troubleshootingtheclockport

Shouldproblemsoccurduringthefirsttest,pleasecarefullycheckif:

hastheclockportcablebeenmountedtherightway?

1
1

arethereanypinsleftopenatthemotherboardconnector?
arethereanypinsleftopenontheconnector?

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hastheisolationbeendamaged?

1
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haveanycablesbeendamagedorremovedduringinstallation?

Pleasecheckthecablingaccordingtofigure2onpage6.

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3.1.Generalhints

YourhasbeendesignedfortheinternalclockportoftheAmiga

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1200.Thewholemoduleisisolatedbyplasticwrapping.Donot
removethisisolation!Thedoesnotcontainanyuser

configurablejumpers.

Removingtheisolationvoidstheguarantee!

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5.3.TroubleshootingtheUSB

ForfurtherdiagnosisyoushouldalsodisconnecttheUSBadaptor
cablesfromthe.

Ifyoudon'tsuceedingettingtheworkingpleasecontactthe
supportteam.

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4.2.Installationonthirdpartycards

Yourcanoperateonsomethirdpartycards,ifcertain
requirementsarefulfilled(seealsothecompatibilitylistonourweb

site):

Carefullychecktheserequirementsbeforeconnectingyour.
Thethirdparty'smanualshouldcontaintheneededinformation;in

caseofdoubtspleaseconsultthemanufacturerdirectly.
Thirdpartycardswillalsodifferintheclockportorientation.Please
carefullychecktherightorientationbeforeinstallation;your

and/oryourAmigacanbedestroyediftheexpansionmoduleis
mountedthewrongway.

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Damagescausedbyincorrectlyfittedboardsontheand/or

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Thethirdpartyclockportiselectricallycompatiblewiththeoriginal
oneimplementedintheAmiga1200.
Thethirdpartyboardisabletodeliverthemaximumcurrentofup

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to2Ampere(seealsohintsonpage5).

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Thetimingofthethirdpartyboardiscompatibletotheoneinthe
Amiga1200andisnotviolatingthevaluesspecifiedinthe
appendixofthismanual.

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Thethirdpartyboardissupportedbytheenclosedsoftware
(checkalsoourwebsiteon)

http://www.e3b.de/usb/

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yourAmigaarenotcoveredbyguarantee.Referforpage7fordetailed
installationguide.

3.2.Powerconsumption

Onewithfourdevicesconnectedtoherportscancosumeupto
2Ampereofcurrent.EspeciallyfullyequippedAmigas(harddisks,

turbocards)cangetunstableinthiscondition.
Pleasecheckcarefullyifyourpowersupplyisabletodeliverthepower

neededbyexternaldevicesbeforeconnectingUSBdevicestoyour

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Especiallymodernturbo-andgraphiccardsandfastharddisksmay
usealmostallpowerresourcesdeliveredbyCommodoreorAmiga
originalpowersupplies.

WedonotrecommendoperationofpowerhungryUSBdevices
directlyonthe.Theclockporthasnotbeendesignedforhigh

currentdevices.

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Becareful:themaynotbeconnectedto

theclockportthewrongway!

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Installationisdonethesamewayasdescribedbefore.Mindthecable
orientationsasgiveninfigure2.
Wheninstallingtheintoatowercasepleasetakespecialacre

ofthecableconnections:theymightloosecontactifmechanicalstress
isapplied,leadingtounreliableoperation(hint:youmaymountthe

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withself-adhesivebelt).

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Possiblesolutions:

Ifpossible,useyourUSBdevices"selfpowered"withtheir

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ownpowersupplyattached.

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Useanexternalhubwithownpowersupply("selfpowered").
ReplacetheoriginalpowersupplyofyourAmiga1200witha

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compatibleonefeaturinghigherpower.

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OperateyourAmiga1200inatowerhousingwithabigger
powersupply.

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Thehastwoconnectors:theclockport(22pinheader,small

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pitch)andthehubports(20pinheader).
Pleasehavealookonfigure1;allconnectorpositionsandPCB

markingscanbefoundthereforreferenceissues.

QU

JTAG

CAP

USB

CTRL

CAP

CAP

BUS

CTRL

VR

[Fig.1]Connectorsonthe.(topsideview)SUBWAY

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Don'tremountthemetalplateovertheclockportarea.Youmight

severlydamagetheflatribboncable,renderingyour

unusable.

Remountyourkeyboardtotheplastichooksinthebottompartof

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thecaseandreconnectthecabletothemotherboard(ifremoved).

Remounttheupperpartofcasebacktoitsplaceandclosethe

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casebyinsertingthefivescrewsontheirplaceonthebottomside
oftheplasticcase.

Aftercasereassemblytheisreadyforoperation.Please

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followthestepsinchapter5,"Setupandfirststeps".

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Whileinstallingthe,fivecableshavetoconnectedtothe

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module.Figure2illustratestheconnectionstobemade.Pleaseuse
thisfigureasreference,ifanydoubtsariseduringinstallation.

Pin1

redwire

[Fig.2]Cableconnectionscheme(topsideview)

Arrow

PCBtop

Rectangle

PCBbottom

Rectangle

PCBbottom

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black
wires

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Connectorpinoutdetailsaregivenintheappendixofthismanual
(page14).

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FurtherstepsdependontheconnectormountedonP9B
(dependingonrevisionandmanufacturer).

# noconnector

thisconnector.

onlyleftpart

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contactyourdealerforupgradingthisconnector.

completeconnector

#

aligntheflatribboncabletotheright.

onlyrightpart

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thisshouldbethecasewithmostAmiga1200.

Alignyourflatribboncablesothattheredwireisfacingleft

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(directingtotheharddisk)andtheattachedfemaleconnector
facesdownwardstothemaleconnectorP9Bonthemotherboard.
Mountbothconnectorstogether(consultfigure2forright
orientation).Makesuretheconnectionisfirmlyseated.
OrientateyoursothatSMDcomponentsfaceupwards

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andtheclockportconnectorisfacingtowardsyou.

Pleasecheck:

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connectormustbeinlinewiththeredwireoftheflatribbon
cable.

Connecttheflatribboncablewiththeclockportconnector.

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Checkconnectionaccordingfigure2.

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InstalltheUSBadaptorcablesinyourcomputercase.

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ConnecttheUSBadaptorcablestoyourhubport

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connector.Thetwoblackwiresofthecablesmustbealignedto
therightsideofthe.

Pleasecheck:

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showthecorrectpositionfortheblackwires.
Checkfigure2forcorrectseatingoftheUSBadaptorcables.

>

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BeforereassemblingyourAmigacarefullycheckthattheisolating
plasticofyourhasnotbeendamaged(riskof

shortcircuiting).

mounted:contactyourdealerforupgrading

isequipped:

isequipped:

isequipped:

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thesmallsilverarrowlefttotheclockport

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thesilverrectanglesonPCBbottomside

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ThehasbeendesignedfortheclockportoftheAmiga1200.

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Installationispossibleonthirdparties'clockportsifcertainstandards
arefollowed.Youwillfindmoreinformationonthisissueonpage12
("Installationonthidpartyclockports")andintheappendixonpage16.

4.1.InstallationofintheAmiga1200SUBWAY

YouwillhavetoopenyourAmiga1200toinstalltheonthe
internalclockport.Youcanalsoaskyourdealertoinstallyour.

4.1.1.Safetyrecommandations

Pleasefollowtheserecommandations

foryourownsafety:

SwitchoffyourAmigabeforeinstallation.

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RemovethepowersupplyACcable.

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Disconnectallexternaldevices.

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Avoidstaticcharge.

4.1.2.Listofrequiredmaterial

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flatribboncableforclockportconnection

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twoholdingplateswithtwoUSBadaptorcableseach

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aPhilipsstylescrewdriver
smallpliers

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Mountingmaterialforhubports

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expansionmodule

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4.1.3.Installingthehubports
Fourexternalhubports(twooneachholdingplate)areincludedin

yourpackage.Thereareseveralpossibilitiestogettheseportsoutof
yourAmiga1200,differinginthegradeyourAmigaisalreadyequipped
withadditionalhardware.Wecanthereforegivenogeneralguideon
howtoinstallthehubportsordelivermaterialforthistask.

Themostcommonwayistousetheexpansionportunderthedisk
drive.IfinstallingtheinatowermountedAmiga1200,youcan

usethecounterpartsonthebacksideofyourhousingdirectly.
Pleasefollowtheserecommandationsforselectingamountingplace

forthehubports:

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Useonlytheincludedclockportflatribboncable.Correct
Operationofthecannotbeguaranteedotherwise.

DonotextendtheUSBadaptorcables.

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Don'tdamagethecablesonsharpedgesofyourcase.

>
>

Keepcablesoutof"hot"areasofyourcomputer(processors
andtheirheatsinks)

Youwillfindsomepicturesofhubportmountingonourwebsite.

4.1.4.Connectingthetotheclockport
Followthesestepsforhardwareinstallation:

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RemoveallfivescrewsonthebottomsideofyourAmiga1200
(seefigure3).

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Removetheupperplasticcasetothebackside.

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Takecareofthesmallplastichooksatthebacksideofyour
computer!Theytendtobreak.

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TakecareoftheLEDcablesintheupperpart!

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Removethekeyboardfromtheplastichooksinthebottompart
andstoreisbehindtheAmiga1200.

Takecarenottodamagetheflatribboncablegoingfromthe

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mainboardtothekeyboard.Youcanalsoremovethiscable
bycarefullyopeningtheconnectoronthemainboard.

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Nexttotherightedgeoftheharddisk(ifinstalled)youwillfinda
metalplate coveringtheclockportareaofthemainboard.
Carefullybendupthetwometaledgesholdingtheplateand
removeit.
DependingonmotherboardrevisiontheconnectorP9Bwillbe

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equippeddifferently(figure4).

RAM
RAM

HDD

RAM
RAM

CLOCKPORT

[Fig3]BottomsidescrewsonAmiga1200.

Expansionport

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ROM1

[Fig.4]LocationodAmiga1200clockport(motherboardtopsideview).

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P9B

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