FWIW, you get 3A when you connect HDD and it is spinning up.
On Mon, 9 Aug 2004, zac luzader wrote:
Thats a good idea. Its a 32 pin socketed PLCC, an AM29F040B, 512KB AMD Flash, data sheet: http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/2144... Looks pretty standard to me, although you would know better than I. This may be moot now, as just since posting the my inital message, I got it to boot something sane of my own making, from CompactFlash (without the network, which it was previously dependent on). This significantly lessens my need to use LinuxBIOS, although I would still be happy to reduce the startup time. Also, the BIOS only understands uncompressed kernels (vmlinux). If it would accept a bzImage then booting should be faster.
As an aside: Through my experimenting today, I was able to find that this entire board uses only 680mA maximum on its single 12V connector (not 3A as the nameplate states), and will run off anything between 5.5 and 30 volts (I only tested it to 14ish, the onboard switcher is rated to 30). This is fanstastic news for me, since I intended it to run right off the cigarrette lighter in my car, with only minor protection circuitry. And I only paid $99 for it.
Hendricks David W. wrote:
What kind of flash part does it use? Perhaps you use a mainboard with a compatible socket rather than buying a flash device.
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