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CENTEK DOCUMENTATION OF THE CENTurbo II rev B January 1999 Working mode ------------ Material point of view : ------------------------ The CENTurbo II offers two modes: NORMAL and TURBO. The NORMAL mode permits to keep a Falcon 100% as origin. The small following chart gives features (in MHz) of the 2 modes. NORMAL TURBO CPU 16 50 BUS 16 50 FPU 32 50 DSP 32 50 Fast-RAM no 50 VIDEL (Int) 32 50 VIDEL (Ext) 32/no 32/no The CENTurbo II™ rev B contains what is called 'the DMA' modification destined to CUBASE AUDIO. This last works perfectly in TURBO mode ! The TURBO mode is possible in VGA resolution, but also in RVB and MONO ST (SM12x/144) thanks to the attendance of a 32 MHz clock on the EXT entrance of VIDEL, the SETUP being in charge of commuting the VIDEL on this External clock after having detected a RVB screen or SM124. It is possible to DISABLE this External clock from the SETUP if you are in TURBO and with a small software in the AUTO directory if you are in NORMAL mode (EXCLKOFF.PRG). Two things differentiate a Falcon from an another with a CENTurbo II rev B: - the interruption coming from the DSP isn't wired and can block a program using it. To use this kind of software you need to put a patch (DSP_IRQ.PRG) in the AUTO directory (behind your debugger if you use one!). In this mode, do not forget to remove wait-states on the DSP. - the coprocessor is 32-bit wired (16-bit on basic Falcon) and it run up to 32 MHz (instead 16 MHz on basic Falcon). Software point of view : ------------------------ On the CENTurbo II, it is possible to start several ways: - normal mode (without turbo) - turbo mode under TOS 4.0x (x means 1,2 or 4 according to your TOS) - turbo mode under TOS 7.0x - turbo mode under DOLMEN * NORMAL mode In normal mode, the CENTurbo II is 100% compatible with the regular Falcon 030. The present system is your actual TOS. In this mode, all the Falcon software function! * TURBO mode under TOS 4.0x In this mode the setup is available and permits to select several options that are not available in the TOS 4.0x. The only option under the setup is the choice of the of the TOS 4.0x launching. Under TOS 4.0x, there is no access to the FAST-Ram and the reset blocks the machine because the TOS can't start in Turbo: it is necessary to make a hard reset (on the machine) to start again the machine. If you haven't any graphic accelerator (NVDI, MAGIC,...) or any OS not using the blitter (what makes the TOS), this mode is the only one usable in TURBO ! The TOS system using the available FAST-Ram, it writes in it also graphic data that unfortunately the Blitter can't reach because this last can only address the first 16 Mo (24-Bit of address). * TURBO mode under TOS 7.0x This system is the modified version of the present TOS on your machine. The available options in the SETUP are taken in account in the launching of this one. Until the launching of the TOS desktop, it is our START UP that controls all. With this boot, the FAST-Ram is declared to the system, the TOS is copied in Fast-Ram, the keyboard reset works ( as well cold or warm boot ). The boot is made with the internal driver (Cécile) or external (if it works in turbo!). The boot looks first for a bootable hard drive in the order declared under the setup. Then, 2 cases are available with Cécile or external. With the internal Cécile, the boot looks on the partition started for a possible CECILE.SYS that contains some complementary information ( boot partition, energy economy mode, speed...) and start the system. If there is not started partition, the boot is made on the value in the setup (that can take time!). In the case of an external driver that works and reachable by the system (beware of big capacitie SCSI disks ), the boot partition is validated by this driver and the boot will be made on it. Under the TOS 7.0x, you can really start on the partition of your choice with the original desktop. It is necessary to possess a graphic accelerator (NVDI, MAGIC,...) to run the system. Modifications brought to the TOS 4.0x to make a TOS 7.0x don't go until the integration of all graphic routines without the utilization of the Blitter. Only, DOLMEN, permits to use the FAST-Ram in Turbo. * TURBO mode under DOLMEN (reserved for developpers and the PHENIX) Under the DOLMEN system, you can start on any disk (whatever is its size!!) and to choose the starting partition. It is necessary beforehand to have installed DOLMEN on this one. ************ ********************************* ************ Software installation of the CENTurbo II ---------------------------------------- Configuration of the CENTurbo II: --------------------------------- In the beginning you are in normal mode because the Flash doesn't contain the SETUP yet. The 2 following steps are OBLIGATORY before switching in Turbo. - Execute PUTFLASH.APP, then push on return to launch the installation of the FLASH program . Quit when it is finished. - Execute CBOOT.APP, reset the NVRAM (right icon) except if you got the CRC message mistake , reset the various options and validate when leaving. NOTE: think to make a back-up boot on a disk. The SETUP.TXT file suplly informations complete on the configuration. External software: ------------------- * AUTO directory If you use XBOOT, it is necessary to configure it with only the FastLoad bit (see FILEINFO.CPX) because it uses the blitter. Activate your graphic accelerator for the TOS 7 mode (NVDI for example). During the progress of the file AUTO, the only graphic exit is the text that is transferred from the ROM to the Chip-Ram, therefore that works with the Blitter, fortunately. * CPX It is necessary to put FGENERAL.CPX INEVITABLY in the CPX directory and disable the blitter for startings under TOS 7, it means with the Fast-Ram. It is recommended to validate it resident thanks to CONFIG.CPX. FILEINFO.CPX is an utility permitting to adjust 3 bits of program configurations and accessories: FastLoad, TT-Ram (Mem) and TT-Ram (Prg). The FastLoad bit prevents the system to erase all the memory to every launching of the software, that can take time with 32 Mo of Fast-Ram (1 to 2 seconds). The TT-Ram bit (Prg) loads the program in Fast-Ram, attention to the software audio and video. The TT-Ram bit (mem) fact that the program will make this allowances memory in Fast-Ram, same remark for the program. * ACCESSORIES Install XCONTROL.ACC, otherwise the FGENERAL.CPX will never be activated. Install CBOOT if you want to reset material options without needing to go back by the Flash setup. These options are active after validation of CBOOT. ************ ********************************* ************ Compatibility: -------------- The list of software tested here is not exhaustive. If a software is not present, it is sufficient to know some rules to know if it will be capable to work under the aforementioned modes. First of all It is necessary to distinguish software that function on all TOS (and therefore on all Atari) and those specific to the Falcon. In the first case, the most work if they respect the elementary rules of programming (using only system functions!). We can also distinguish software functioning on the TT, because they are almost-guaranteed to work under TOS 7.0x and DOLMEN. In case of doubts, it only needs to know if it runs normally on TT or Falcon before going farther. As for software functioning on Falcon, the main problem will come from the few of consideration of the system. Some software audio not having already foreseen to function on something else than a basis Falcon (without turbo), there won't be a miracle on an as fast board as the CENTurbo II. The second big problem, is the management of the FAST-Ram. If no distinction is made, we can be in front of a screen in Fast-Ram that won't be seen, or AUDIO buffers giving the same problem than the graphic routines of the TOS with the Blitter. You're driving to a system crash... Be careful not to abuse the passage of all the programs in Fast-Ram. May be they are already well configured ! There is a big problem with the TOS 4.01 & 4.02 (even modified in 7.0x): the blitter is reactivated at every change of resolution. If you're watching a True- color picture with CENTview from the 16 colors mode, the return to the system won't be beautiful to see. It is necessary to go then in blind to XCONTROL, then FGENERAL to disable the Blitter (put back buffers also!). Otherwise it is necessary to start again. The problem is less visible at the change of desktop resolution, the CPX manages to put back all in state, though some traces subsist, a redraw is sufficient to clean all. The last point it is the acceleration of the CPU in relation to the DSP that can bring problems to software conceived on a too much tighten timing (Basis Falcon). List of tested software (163 references update on www.centek.fr): ----------------------------------------------------------------- The chart below only treats the 3 TURBO modes. Some software could require a patch to function better. Patches will be available for software which are not supported anymore by developers (missing, gone to PC, or no-conciliating) and, of course, according to the demand of users. Key: -X : Run correctly in this mode -! : have a problem, descriptive above -? : Not validate (in progress) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Name | TOS 4.0x | TOS 7.0x | Dolmen | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1ST-GUIDE | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |ADAMAS 1.1 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |ADEBUG 2.13 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |AFM | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |ANIPLAY 2.4 | ! no DSP | ! no DSP | ! no DSP | | | author in contact | author in contact | author in contact | | | Patch available | Patch available | Patch available | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |APEX 2 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |APEX viewers | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |ARTHUR 1.8F | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |ARTIS 4 | X | X | ! | | | | | Bad drawing | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |ARTPAD Release 6 | X | X | ? | | | | | Not tested | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |ATARI WORKS 1.2 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |AUDIOMASTER 1.72 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |AUDIOSPECTOR 1.0 | X | ! | ! | | | | Not in Fast-Ram | Not in Fast-Ram | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |AUTOSORT 3.6 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |AVANT VEKTOR 1.2 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |BACK GROUND PLAYER| X | ! | ? | | 2.25 | | Mem in Fast-Ram | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |BIG CONVERT 1.77 | X | ! | X | | | | set on the blitter| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |BRAINSTROM MOVIE | X | X | ? | |PLAYER | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |BOXKITE | X | X | ! | | | | | Double use | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |C2D 1.02 | X | ! | ! | | | | Not in Fast-Ram | Not in Fast-Ram | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CAB 2.7c | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CALAMUS SL 93,96 | X | ! | ! | | & 98 | | Patch available | Patch available | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CAT 3.02 | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CATalog | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CD COPY 1.0 | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CD RECORDER 1.1 | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CD TOOL 1.25 | X | X | ! | | | | | Double use | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cécile 1.xx | X | X | ! | | | | | Double use | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CENTScreen 3.xx | X | X | ! | | | | | Double use | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CENTvidel 3.xx | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CENTview 2.xx | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CHARLY | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CKBD 1.3 | X | X | ! | | | | | Double use | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CLOE | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CONTRASTE 1.1 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |COPS | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CUBASE 2.06 | X | ! | ! | | | | Patch available | Patch available | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CRACK ART | X | ! | ! | | | | Pas en Fast-Ram | Pas en Fast-Ram | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CRAZY SOUND | ! | ! | ! | |MACHINE | No turbo mode | No turbo mode | No turbo mode | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DA'S LAYOUT | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DA'S PICTURE 1.1 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DAVECTOR PRO 2.0 | X | X | x | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DELUXE PAINT ST | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DESERT DRAIN 1.52 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DESKTOP | X | X | ? | |APPLICATION | | | In progress | |LAUNCHER 1.03 | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DEVPAC 3.10 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DIGIPOINT 4.10 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DIGITAL HOME | ? | ! | ! | |STUDIO | | Incompatible | Incompatible | | | author in contact | author in contact | author in contact | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DIGITAL LAB 1.11 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DIGITAL TRACKER | ? | ! | ! | | | | Incompatible | Incompatible | | | author in contact | author in contact | author in contact | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DYNACAD 1.64 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DYNAMITE 1.63f | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EBMODEL 3.29 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDGE 2.03 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDITH 1.221P | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EULER | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EVEREST 3.4 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EXCHANGE | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EXTENDOS PRO 2.40 | X | ! | ! | | | | Not in Fast-Ram | Not in Fast-Ram | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |FD2D | X | ! | ! | | | | Not in Fast-Ram | Not in Fast-Ram | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |F-DRUM | X | ! | ? | | | | Prg in Fast-Ram | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |FPLOTTER 2.7 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |FRACLAND | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |FRACTALS 2.1 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |FREEBASE | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |GEMBENCH 4.03 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |GEM_FLH | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |GEMGS 1.1 | X | X | X | | Ghostscript 5.10 | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |GEMVIEW 3.06 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |GRAFTOOL | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |GRAOUMF TRACKER | X | X | ! | | 0.8770 | | | Not ressolved | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |HEXEDIT 1.1 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |HSMODEM 7 (SCC) | ! | ! | ! | | | Patch available | Patch available | Double use | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |ICON DRAW UP | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |IMAGE COPY 4 CD | X | X | ! | | | | | Patch available | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |IMAGE STUDIO | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |INTERFACE 2.30 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |IRIS VIEWER | ! | ! | ? | | | Not resolved | Not resolved | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |JANE | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |JINEE 1.11 | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |JOE 1.35 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |JPEG DECODER 0.92 | ! | ! | ! | | Brainstorm | WS on the DSP | WS on the DSP | WS on the DSP | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |JPEGVIEW 2.22 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |KANDINSKY 2.51 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |KOBOLD 3 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |La Cuisine | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |LIFESAVER | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |LZHSHELL | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |MAGELLAN 1.00 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |MAGIC 4,5 & 6 | X | ! | ! | | | | Patch available | 2 OS together ?! | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |MARATHON 1.1 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |METADOS 2.7 | X | X | ! | | | | | Double use ! | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |MINT 1.14 | X | X | ! | | | | | Double use ! | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |MOUNTAIN 0.5b | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |MOUSE 2.5 | ? | ? | ? | | | Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |MPLAYER | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |NAES | X | X | ! | | | | | Double emploi ! | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |NeoN 3D | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |NEWSie 0.92 | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |NVDI 2.5,4 & 5 | X | X | ! | | | | | Double use ! | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |NVRAM 1.x | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |OCR 1.3 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PAGESTREAM 2.2 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PAPILLON 3.00 | ! | ! | ? | | | Nvdi 5.00&Magic 6 | Nvdi 5.00&Magic 6 | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PAPYRUS 4,5 & 7 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PARCP 2.5 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PHOENIX OBJECT | X | X | X | |RENDERER 2.0 | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PHOTOLINE 2.2 | ! | ! | X | | | Not in True-color | Not in True-color | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PINBALL DREAMS | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PIXART 4.5 | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PLATON | X | X | ! | | | | | Bad drawing | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |POV 3 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PROCALC | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PROFILE 2.13 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PSI BACKUP 1.02 | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PURE C | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |QED 4.52 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |QUINCY 2.01 | ! | ! | ! | | | Patch available | Patch available | Patch available | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |RAINBOW 2 | X | ? | ? | | | | Not resolved | Not resolved | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |REDACTEUR 3&4 VGA | ! | ! | ! | | | Patch available | Patch available | NO | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |RESSOURCE MASTER | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |ROAD RUNNER | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |RUNNING | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SANDRINE 3.xx | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SCAPE | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SCRIPT 5.0 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SELECTRIC 1.10 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SEMPRINI 1.0 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SMURF | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SPECTRAL TOOL KIT | ! | ! | ! | | 1.5 | Pb DSP on Wobbu. | In Chip-Ram=>DSP | In Chip-Ram=> DSP | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SPEED OF LIGHT 3.8| X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SPEED PRINT 1.38 | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SPEEDO GDOS 5.7 | X | X | ! | | | | | Double use | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |ST-CAD | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |ST-GUIDE | X | X | ! | | (10.12.96) | | | No pictures ! | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |STING | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |STUDIO CONVERT | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |STUDIO PHOTO | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |STZIP 2.6 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SUKRA | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SURF 3D | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SUPERSAM 1.08 | X | ! | ! | | | | Not in Fast-Ram | Not in Fast-Ram | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |TEXTO 1.x | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |TIXTAX | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |THING | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |TRAKCOM | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |TRUE PAINT 1.02 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |TWILIGHT | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |TWIST | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |TWO IN ONE 1.51 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |UPSIS (NOV 14/96) | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |UTRACK 2.51 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |VIDEOMOD 1.xx | X | X | ! | | | | | Double use | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |VIDI 12 | X | ? | ? | | | | Not resolved | Not resolved | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |VISION 2&3 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |WAVEMASTER 1.12 | X | ! | ! | | | | Mem in Fast-Ram | Mem in Fast-Ram | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |WENSUITE 2 | X | X | ? | | | | | In progress | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |WINREC 1.41 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |WORD PLUS 5.04 | X | X | ! | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |XACT 3.01 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |XBOOT 3 | X | ! | X | | | | Set on the Blitter| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |XCONTROL | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |ZZ-VOLUME 1.7 | X | X | X | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Updating: --------- This list is just a sample of software that we could have tested. Authors/editors of these or all others can send us the last versions that we will test and will validate. In case of problem, we will go in contact with the concerned people. We already contacted some developers in this purpose. The fact that a software works correctly on CENTurbo II under DOLMEN, will be a big step for its portage on PHENIX. If you achieve tests of software not in this list, we are interested by your results to include them in this chart. FAQ - Frequently Asking Questions: ---------------------------------- Here are some questions that you can put yourselves (especially if you didn't read the DOC! ). Let's recall that the reading of the documentation is INDISPENSABLE ...It will make you win a lot of times and will prevent you from putting your configuration upside down. (And especially that permits us to do not still answer to the same questions!) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q1.My computer does'nt boot in normal mode (black screen) and crash when I come out of the setup in TURBO mode. A1.Vous have a hardware problem on your machine, the ROM case is not in its support or is fitted badly. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q2. I don't have icons and text in XBOOT. A2.WARNING , XBOOT is installed in FASTRAM whereas he doesn't know how to manage it. Don't leave XBOOT, don't save anything and REBOOT. To use again XBOOT, you must remove him bits of FAST RAM, with the help of the CPX FileInfo for example. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q3.With an IDE hard disk boot, the computer crashes during the file auto init or before arriving to the desktop. A3.The ATA speed controlled in cécile doesn't fit to this hard drive. To modify this speed, use " ATA " options of CECILE. The speed 3 only works with the most modern Disks. Try speed 1 for an old hard drive. Use the option Wait State even in the SETUP to slow down the access to the IDE port. You still have again 3 speed settings avalaible. Most of the time, a too fast or too slow speed provokes problems. Look for the speed that corresponds to your disk. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q4. I don't have icons/ or scrambled icons on the desktop. It even happens to crash while scrolling a menu. A4. The blitter is active and try to use the FAST RAM what it cannot MAKE. You must disable the blitter to remedy this problem. Use FGENERAL and select " BUFFER YES ". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q5. I can't disable the blitter, it reactivates itself. A5. The CPX SI (SYSTEM INFO) reactivates the blitter systematically. Suppress this CPX. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q6.Magic doesn't start. A6.You need to patch it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q7.Magic stops on a white screen. A7. It seems to be a current bug of MAGIC. Make a hot RESET (CONTROL-ALTERNATE-DELETE on the keyboard). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q8.Calamus crashes in 256 colors with FALCON8.PRG enable. A8.Vous must use FALCT2_8.PRG instead of FALCON8.PRG. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q9.Cubase crashes (format error). A9.Vous must replace the MROS of Cubase by our patched version. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q10.Anyplayer or Quincy or a software using the DSP stay frozen. A10.Vous must have the DSP-IRQ.PRG program in the AUTO file. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q11. A software using the coprocessor crashes in FAST RAM. Besides calculations to the coprocessor are wrong (Pentium syndrome ). A11.Contact us... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q12. I boot on my external SCSI hard drive instead of my internal IDE. A12. Your IDE disk doesn't have started partition whereas the SCSI has a started partition. It is therefore this last one that will boot. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q13. My Quantum MAVERICK hard drive is seen during the ID test , but a crash occurs just after. A13.This hard drive doesn't know how to transmit its parameters to CECILE. In the F10-CECILE menu of the setup choose CHS for the " mode-IDE-master " instead of AUTO. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q14. From the moment I passed from a CT1 to the CT2, my FALCON crashes inopportunely in normal AND in turbo mode. A14. Check that the resistance of 1.2K present on the network P12 (1 cm behind the CPU of the motherboard) and that was indispensable on CT1 has been withdrawn to upgrade to the CT2. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q15.From the moment I made a keyboard adapter, my FALCON reboots inopportunely or my keyboard is crazy during the boot or I have a black screen during the boot When I disconnect the keyboard, the boot is normally. A15. Look carefully the adapter, the cable is probably too long. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q16. In turbo mode, the IDE disk doesn't boot in external boot or in T.OS 4 or under MagiC. A16a The IDE disk doesn't work with routines of the TOS or those of MagiC. It is necessary to change hard drive. While waiting, it is necessary to remove the boot on the IDE and to put one on the external SCSI. In this case, the boot on an external driver will find, without crashing, the driver and will continue the boot on the selected drive. A16b. Check that the external driver works correctly in turbo mode with this IDE disk. To make the test, it is necessary to start with internal Cécile and to launch the driver once under the desktop. You just need to use your machine to see if everything works fine, especially the IDE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q17. The boot with the internal Cécile doesn't work anymore after having put a CECILE.SYS on the boot partition. A17.Check in normal mode if the ATA settings are correct. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Q18. What is the auto folder order? R18. Here the order to respect. All programms are not allowed to run together: this is only a list... - XBOOT - MENU - MAGXBOOT - SETENV - METADOS - EXTENDOS - DRVIN (replace Fpatch2) - SCC - RSVX - STING - FDI_INIT - JPEGD - NVDI - CKBD - SPEEDOGDOS - WDIALOG - CENTSCREEN - SLECTRIC - UISIII - FREEDOM - LETEMFLY - DESKPIC - FALCT2_8 (formerly FALCON8) - NOSYSTEM - RDEBUG - CENTINEL - DSP_IRQ - MINT If a software is not here, you must try to locate it at the same level than an equivalent. For example: STICK take STING's place... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Q19. After a Flash updating, the next boot crash and the Flash mean to be unchanged. R19. You must use the reset button for validate the new Flash. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Q20. After the cold start, the screen stay black in normal mode or an error occurs when quit the setup in turbo mode. R20. It is possible that the SDMA is not clocked! Check the solder of the #12 wire and the resistor on the track cutted at the left of SDMA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Q21. When launching Magic 5, the resolution change don't run correctly (scrambe screen) with CENTscreen 3 on. R21. CENTscreen 3 is not compatible with Magic 5. Remove it. Magic 6 run perfectly with CENTscreen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ************ ********************************* ************ CENTurbo, DOLMEN and PHENIX are trademarks of CENTEK. 'CBOOT', 'PUTFLASH' software and the SETUP demanded numerous hours of research and conception to lead to reliable products. Thus, the CENTEK society would not be held responsible of possible injury that would drag the utilization of these software . In the same way, the CENTEK society would not be held responsible of a dysfunction or no working of these software or/and of the computer. The law of March 11, 1957 allowing, to terms of paragraphs 2 and 3 of the article 41, on the one hand that "copies or reproductions are strictly reserved to the copyist's private use and not destined to a collective utilization", and, on the other hand, that analysis and short quotes in a goal of example and illustration, " all representation, complete or partial reproduction, made without the consent of authors or of their rightful owners or assigns, is illicit" (paragraph 1 of the article 40). This representation or reproduction, by any process, would constitute a counterfeiting punished by articles 425 and following of the Penal Code. ************ ********************************* ************