Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!ulysses!eric From: eric@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com (Eric Lavitsky) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Query about an INTERNAL ram expansion board Message-ID: <1543@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com> Date: Fri, 19-Dec-86 14:41:36 EST Article-I.D.: ulysses.1543 Posted: Fri Dec 19 14:41:36 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 20-Dec-86 02:08:07 EST References: <1013@zeus.UUCP> Reply-To: eric@ulysses.UUCP (Eric Lavitsky) Distribution: na Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 25 >clock. The shocker was the price: $349.00!!!! I assume that if you >hooked this baby up it would use up the power allocated to the external >expansion connector (i.e. anything you plug into the external port must >be self powered). Don't assume so much - find out for sure. Most internal expansions have the following drawbacks: 1) Void your warranty 2) Draw more power off *internal* connections than they were rated for. Only the expansion connector is rated to take around one amp current draw, nothing else. 3) Generate more internal heat (wanna melt your case?) 4) Will never Auto-Config. What happens when you get auto config stuff. What if you try and AddMem your board into an already configured address space? Caveat Emptor! Eric -- ARPA: Lavitsky@RED.RUTGERS.EDU UUCP: ...ulysses!eric ...caip!topaz!eric ...hplabs!well!lavitsky