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Quote from: spectreman on Today at 04:03:39 AMHI,
I would like to know if this card produced by aje_fr also works well on X68000 XVI with CPU set at 16MHz.
Is the memory detected correctly?
Does the MIDI part have a clean sound?

Unfortunately I purchased the model called Etarikashikoshi on the arananet.net site, which does not work at 16MHz, it only works with 10MHz systems.

I can confirm that it works on XVI systems, my system can overclock to 24mhz and the aje_fr board works fine.

It does currently have a bug where After Burner MIDI files have too fast tempo, but I've tested many other games and this is the only one I found with an issue.

I also let aje_fr know about this bug so hopefully one day it can be fixed

The aje_fr ram + midi card works with no issues on a XVI

HI,
I would like to know if this card produced by aje_fr also works well on X68000 XVI with CPU set at 16MHz.
Is the memory detected correctly?
Does the MIDI part have a clean sound?

Unfortunately I purchased the model called Etarikashikoshi on the arananet.net site, which does not work at 16MHz, it only works with 10MHz systems.

Hi, I purchased one of these boards from the following website:

https://www.arananet.net/pedidos/product/etarikashikoshi-x68000-8mb-ram-midi-board-preorder

However unfortunately it doesn't work in any higher CPU clock speeds than 10mhz, making it kind of pointless for my XVI Compact System.

It works perfectly at 10mhz so for machines that cannot clock any higher, this is a good choice.

Looking to sell for $110 + shipping, I'm located in the US.

Will post on eBay in a few days if nobody here is interested.

Quote from: ateam on April 19, 2024, 07:22:34 AM

Quote from: spectreman on April 19, 2024, 06:32:30 AMYes, it works.

However, I bought the X68000 XVI for its remarkable speed, for example in Super Street Fighters or Tail Chaser (with polygonal graphics, but in this case it also runs with only 2MB of RAM).
The fact that it only runs at 10MHz is a problem for owners of this system or with the X68030.

I don't disagree with you, I was only looking for clarification. Thank you.

Hopefully this is addressed somehow. It seems like a significant feature gap.

Mine arrived yesterday, but I don't plan to install it until a have MIDI devices ready.

Don't worry, I know.
I only complain to the seller, who, to be fair, should have specified the compatibility of the Etarikashikoshi 8MB RAM+MIDI on the sales site.

Summarizing the tests I carried out:
It is not compatible with CPU speed above 10 MHz, if you install the card on X68000 XVI with CPU set to 16 MHz, the RAM will not be detected and the MIDI part will not work properly, even if detected by programs.
Moving the position of the jumpers will have no beneficial effect.

Quote from: spectreman on April 19, 2024, 06:32:30 AMYes, it works.

However, I bought the X68000 XVI for its remarkable speed, for example in Super Street Fighters or Tail Chaser (with polygonal graphics, but in this case it also runs with only 2MB of RAM).
The fact that it only runs at 10MHz is a problem for owners of this system or with the X68030.

I don't disagree with you, I was only looking for clarification. Thank you.

Hopefully this is addressed somehow. It seems like a significant feature gap.

Mine arrived yesterday, but I don't plan to install it until a have MIDI devices ready.

Quote from: ateam on April 19, 2024, 06:16:14 AM

Quote from: spectreman on April 19, 2024, 06:09:47 AMI also received this 8MB RAM+MIDI expansion, called Etarikashikoshi.
I was able to try this product on my X68000 XVI, unfortunately it is not compatible.
By setting the CPU speed to 16 MHz, RAM is not detected.

What if you set the machine to 10 MHz? Does the card work as intended?

Yes, it works.

However, I bought the X68000 XVI for its remarkable speed, for example in Super Street Fighters or Tail Chaser (with polygonal graphics, but in this case it also runs with only 2MB of RAM).
The fact that it only runs at 10MHz is a problem for owners of this system or with the X68030.

Quote from: spectreman on April 19, 2024, 06:09:47 AMI also received this 8MB RAM+MIDI expansion, called Etarikashikoshi.
I was able to try this product on my X68000 XVI, unfortunately it is not compatible.
By setting the CPU speed to 16 MHz, RAM is not detected.

What if you set the machine to 10 MHz? Does the card work as intended?

HI,
I'm not sure if it's right to talk about this product here, or it's better to create a new page about it.

I also received this 8MB RAM+MIDI expansion, called Etarikashikoshi.
I was able to try this product on my X68000 XVI, unfortunately it is not compatible.
By setting the CPU speed to 16 MHz, RAM is not detected.
I messaged the manufacturer and they responded that testing was only done with the ACE and PRO models.
In fact I was also able to try it on the X68000 Expert II, and it works well.
It would have been nice though if you had notified me before purchasing, I wanted to install it on my X68000 XVI.

I figured it out! The issue is that my system is running at 24mhz. If I run the system at 10mhz, RAM works and Castlevania MIDI audio sounds perfect.

Unfortunately, I really prefer to run at 24mhz so this card might not be for me. But at least it's not broken