A500 install

[Bikerbob]

Hey, its been sitting for a while, but I wanted to use a TF534 I have in my A500.

I did have it working in an A2000 back in 2020.

My plan was to run this combo

Tf534 / mem68k / rgbtohdmi. I got this from Alanppc in montreal years ago. I did not build. It is a 2018 rev 2d.

My main issues is getting all the various stuff I have working together.

The A500 is a rev 6. One issue is the sockets in the board do not like machine pins. I have a cpu relocator but fitting it with a RGBtohdmi right now is not working. SO I am looking at some other relocators.

Also having issues getting a KS rom that works (fitting it with everything else) So I might just go for a replacement 3.1 ks on a eprom.

So.. is there a setup guide for the TF534? or should it just plug in and go?

I read that running the mem68k and the TF together slows the ram on the TF - the additional 8mb I dont think is that critical, of course I could run some benchmarks and see how slow it gets. Now I can run the mem68k and 68000 cpu in the socket and everything is good. If I use a relocator, should the mem68k be closest to the socket? or the TF card?

Will a TF534 at least boot from a floppy with ks 1.3? no being able to use the IDE.. or will it not boot at all (what I am getting now)

Trying to figure out if the TF534 is working at all right now.

James

[Bikerbob]

ok, so found the TF534 works. I need to find a relocator that works in an A500 that would allow me to also run RGBtohdmi, put a ks rom in (or emu) that fits, all of this under the keyboard.

Anyone have pics or a suggestion of how you got it all in on your A500?

[matt020]

Someone else asked something very similar last week, and pictures of how to do this were found on Google, within Google Images to be exact.
I think I searched for "Amiga TF534 RGB2HDMI" and had no problems finding it.

[Bikerbob]

Someone else asked something very similar last week, and pictures of how to do this were found on Google, within Google Images to be exact.
I think I searched for "Amiga TF534 RGB2HDMI" and had no problems finding it.

Appreciate it, that also shows the LONGBOY extension that was created long after I bought this stuff back in 2021. I think I have figured out a way I can make it work.

My TF534 is working, everything actually is working, except the single wiper CPU socket will not remain stable with machine pins. So I think I will have to replace the socket. Also found the membrane on my keyboard had an issue.. one that as far as I can tell is not worth fixing.. so ordered a new membrane. Now waiting to get this all back together and usable. Ill post a picture when running.

Question on the mem68k though - I did read that using the mem68k with the TF slows everything down - as the mem68k is only running at the original 7mhz and the 4mb of the TF card would be running at 40mhz(my card) - having that extra 8mb really is not much use to me I assume? Ill run benches to see what the real performance difference is.. but any opinions would be appreciated.

James