Amiga 600 Revision 1 Identification

[AmigaArchivist]

Does anyone know if there is a way to identify an Amiga 600 with a revision 1 board by serial number or manufacturing location?

 

[Bladejack]

Would it not say A300 on the MB ? Not sure just asking... ?

From Goggle :

To check if an Amiga A600 is Revision 1, open the case and look for the motherboard's model name printed on the PCB, which will be labeled "A300 Gayle 01". You can also check the ROM chip, as early revision 1 boards have Kickstart 2.05 revision 37.299, which lacks PCMCIA and IDE support.


Physical inspection

1. Open the case: Carefully open the A600 case to access the motherboard.
2. Locate the model number: Look for the main motherboard model name printed on the board. Early A600s were initially called "A300" prototypes. It should be labeled with "A300 Gayle 01".
3. Check for an additional chip: Look for an additional chip below the GAYLE chip. Early "A300" boards will have this chip, and later revisions will not.
   

ROM and Kickstart version check

1. Boot the machine: Turn on the A600 and check the Kickstart version on the initial screen.
2. Identify the revision:
   • If the Kickstart version is 2.05 revision 37.299, it is an early revision 1 board. These boards cannot use the internal IDE hard drive or PCMCIA slot without upgrades.
   • If the version is 2.05 revision 37.300 or 37.350, it is a later revision and is not a revision 1.
     

 

[AmigaArchivist]

Yes of course, I mean if I saw one for sale that was made in a certain location with a low serial number, would that be more likely to be a rev 1?

 

[Bladejack]

That I have no idea, I couldn't even trust I have the right MB in the right case these days for my 600's... interesting question, good luck

 

[DigitalKeeper]

Would it not say A300 on the MB ?

The A300 was an early name of the Commodore A600. Originally it was going to be called the A300, but was quickly changed to A600 on release.

Early "Amiga 600" has this on top side of the Mainboard via imprint, and on some Power Supply's.

Mainboards are Rev 1.0 with "A300" on it.....
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Years ago - i had one......

 

[AmigaArchivist]

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[AmigaArchivist]

Would it not say A300 on the MB ? Not sure just asking... ?

From Goggle :

To check if an Amiga A600 is Revision 1, open the case and look for the motherboard's model name printed on the PCB, which will be labeled "A300 Gayle 01". You can also check the ROM chip, as early revision 1 boards have Kickstart 2.05 revision 37.299, which lacks PCMCIA and IDE support.


Physical inspection

1. Open the case: Carefully open the A600 case to access the motherboard.
2. Locate the model number: Look for the main motherboard model name printed on the board. Early A600s were initially called "A300" prototypes. It should be labeled with "A300 Gayle 01".
3. Check for an additional chip: Look for an additional chip below the GAYLE chip. Early "A300" boards will have this chip, and later revisions will not.

ROM and Kickstart version check

1. Boot the machine: Turn on the A600 and check the Kickstart version on the initial screen.
2. Identify the revision:
   • If the Kickstart version is 2.05 revision 37.299, it is an early revision 1 board. These boards cannot use the internal IDE hard drive or PCMCIA slot without upgrades.
   • If the version is 2.05 revision 37.300 or 37.350, it is a later revision and is not a revision 1.

Kickstart 2.05 revision 37.299 is not necessarily an indication of a revision 1.0 A600/A300 board.

Here's one that shows a revision 1.5 board with Kickstart 2.05 37.299. The chip says 37.229 which I've read was a printing error.