Specifications
CHAPTER 1
Compatibility and Board Setup
1.1INTRODUCTION
The Roadrunner product kit described in this document is designed for upgrading the
following Alpha Micro computers: AM-3000M/LC (AM-140 CPU), AM-3000 VME
(AM-185 and AM-185-50 CPU’s), and the EAGLE 100 (AM-137 CPU).
Though there are two types of Roadrunner boards available: the MC68030 based
AM-172 board and the MC68040 based AM-174 board, upgrading an existing 030
based CPU board to an 030 based Roadrunner would be of little benefit and so
this manual is primarily targeted to an 040 based Roadrunner (AM-174) upgrade!
At this writing the RR "030" upgrade configuration is NOT supported!
Your product installation kit includes one Roadrunner 040 Board (AM-174), one AM-987
Interface Board, two 34-pin cables, and all necessary mounting hardware.
With a Motorola MC68040 CPU, integral high performance SCSI interface, and memory
expansion up to 64 megabytes, Roadrunner provides incredible power and easy
installation. Simply update your operating system, install the Roadrunner hardware into
your computer, and you’re ready to take advantage of a whole new level of performance!
1.2GENERAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
This section outlines Roadrunner’s basic features and specifications.
Depending on your order, some SCSI disk drives are factory loaded with a bootable
copy of Roadrunner compatible AMOS software. If you ordered a SCSI disk drive
without the factory loaded software, or if you choose to use your existing drive, you will
need to download and configure a Roadrunner compatible AMOS operating system
using the instructions found in Appendix C at the end of this document.
ESDI and ST-506 disk drives are not supported in Alpha Micro computers upgraded
with Roadrunner hardware. Additionally, this Roadrunner upgrade replaces the AM-540
SCSI disk accelerator board on AM-3000M systems if installed.
PDI-00172-60, Rev. A02