#VXL-30 Problem
Has anyone out there got an A500 Plus (or an A500) with a MicroBotics
VXL-30 accelerator fitted? I bought one recently but I've been having a
problem getting it to work reliably.
The problem is one of overheating – after a very short time (say 35 to 40
minutes) use the chips on the board get pretty hot and the Amiga 'freezes'
– the pointer disappears or will not respond to mouse movement, and there
is no response to the keyboard either. The only solution to this is to
switch off and let the machine cool down.
Actually I'm now running the Amiga with the top off (to let air get to the
accelerator board to cool it during use) and in this way reliability seems
assured.
So my question is, has anyone else had this problem, and how did you
overcome it? I have contacted MicroBotics but their answer didn't really
help. While I wait from their _next_ reply can anyone else help?
Coming at you from Brighton, England!
Mike D.