The A570 Fan Club

6. Your Mileage May Vary
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    Comments and Notes from Internet 570 Users.

Stefan Berg (sgberg@charon.bloomington.in.us) says
   -he didn't use the grounding plate/clip, but it works without.
   -Next, I had problems using the AlfaRAM memory expansion together with
    the A570.  They work fine only when both or either one of them are
    disabled.  The AlfaRAM is a regular 8MB memory expansion with
    pass-through and ON/OFF switch.  I ordered a SupraRAM memory expansion
    and hope that it will work ok.  Dale Currie said that he heard of
    people who succesfully used the SupraRAM and the A570 together.  I can
    let you know about it once I get the unit if you want to add that to
    your FAQ.
   -CDFix program by Thomas Moore, dark@judy.indstate.edu.  It's available
    on Aminet.  Before I ran his patch I could not remove and re-insert some
    CD disks while operating in standard AmigaDOS mode.  The A570 would simply
    not recognize the CD after having inserted it.  Basically I had to reboot
    my computer every time I swapped the CD and had to make sure that the CD
    was in the computer _before_ I booted with a disk.

Jim Cook (lrfredrick@athena.ualr.edu) writes
   -he's using a 25 foot parnet cable
   -is successfully switching between digitizer, printer and parnet
    hardware with his A1200, connected to a 500 w/570.
   -the AlfaData Expansion Connector, a two place Y device,
    will not let the A570 and an A590 run at the same time.

Dale Currie (Dale_Currie@CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA) writes
   -his company, AmiTrix Development sells 570/CDTV products.
   -SCSI/TV570 is a RDB SCSI adaptor for the expansion slot at the
    back of the 570 chassis.  It takes a GODrive like 2.5" mechanism,
    and works with HDToolbox.
   -CD-RAM570, an upcoming board, will attach to the 40 pin header
    of the 570 for adding AutoConfig RAM to the 570 system.

Frank Lazar (franklazar@aol.com) is quoted
   -Just pop in the CD+G disk  then move the cursor all the way to the
    bottom right.  push the A button and then Play and you're off.
    By the way, one of the latest titles is Lou Reed's New York album.

Calum Tsang (myself, tsangC@io.org) notes
   -the Supra Corporation SupraDrive 500XP SCSI expander doesn't
    like to boot with the 570 attached.
   -grounding is crucial to the operation of the 570.  Attach the
    including grounding shield clip extender.  You may have to
    connect the shield ground further with a piece of sheet metal
    in order for a proper boot.
   -Danny Amor's CDTVPlayer works VERY well with the 570.  The
    Auto-Album recognization feature is excellent.
   -Users have recommended JukeBox, availible on AmiNet.