My machine keeps crashing after installing my accelerator.
This is a common problem encountered on most Amigas. Firstly check
your machine to see if the accelerator is plugged in properly. If
this does not help unplug all hardware apart from the accelerator
and boot the machine. If the machine works properly without
crashing the problem may be a conflict with other hardware.
Reattach each peripheral in turn to find the cause of the problem.
It may be possible that the incompatible hardware has an updated
driver that allows it to work with the machine. Check Aminet or the manufacturers web page.
Another solution may be too buy better power supply. The
standard 23W A1200 PSU is woefully under powered, only managing to
power a few peripherals (the demand of a hard drive and CD-ROM are
usually its limit). The processor on the accelerator may be getting
to hot and shutting itself down. This is especially common on the
68040. Try leaving the trapdoor cover off or fitting a small fan to
keep it ventilated. It is also recommended to place the machine in
a tower case or raising the machine off the desk by putting it on
stilts.
If the machine is crashing on particular programs you may be
trying to use software which breaks under a new processor. There is
very little you can do in such cases apart from finding a similar
application or game that will run. It may be useful to try degrader
patches to get the stubborn software to work.
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