Amiga 3000T



Hi Res Version of A3000T (708 x 920)
Picture of Rev 6.1 Motherboard Image 1 (1280x1024)
Picture of Rev 6.1 Motherboard Image 2 (1280x1024)
Picture of Rev 6.1 Motherboard Image 3 (1280x1024)
Picture of Rev ?? Motherboard (598 x 463)

Standard Specifications

Case Type: Full Tower
Processor: 030@25Mhz or
040@25Mhz (via Commodore A3640)
MMU: Internal
FPU: 68882@25Mhz (for 030 version)
Internal (for 040 version)
Chipset: ECS (Plus the additional chips Amber, SuperDMAC and Ramsey)
Kickstarts: V2.04
Bus Controller: Super Buster Rev 7
Super Buster Rev 9
Super Buster Rev 11 (not confirmed)
Expansion Slots: 5 x 100pin Zorro III slots
1 x ECS Video Slot (inline with Zorro)
4 x inactive 16bit ISA slots (2 inline with Zorro)
1 x 200pin CPU Fast Slot.
Standard CHIP RAM: 1MB (but supports 2MB)
RAM sockets: ZIP Sockets for Chip RAM
ZIP and DIL sockets for Fast RAM.
Hard Drive Controllers: 1 x SCSI-II Controller
Drive Bays: At least:
2 x 3.5" (2 with floppy faceplates)
3 x 5.25" (3 with faceplates, 2 vertical, 1 horizontal)
Expansion Ports: 1 x 25pin Serial
1 x 25pin Parallel
1 x 23pin RGB Video
1 x 15pin VGA Connector
1 x 23pin External Floppy
2 x 9pin Joystick/Mouse
2 x RCA Audio (Left/Right)
1 x 25pin External SCSI connector
1 x large 5pin DIN Keyboard connector.
Floppy Drive: 1 x Internal 880K Floppy Drive (for 030 version)
1 x Internal 1.76MB Drive (for 040 version)
Motherboard Revisions: (Earlier revisions are likely to be A3500 motherboards)
Rev 6.1
Battery Backed Up Clock: Yes, uses "Barrel" shaped battery.

It is easy to assume that the A3000T is the same as the A3000 but shipped in a full tower instead of a desktop case, however the A3000T is infact a totally separate motherboard. The A3000T is a huge machine and probably has the largest motherboard of any Amiga, including the A4000T. It is similar to the A3000 but offers far more expandability. The Zorro and ISA slots are fitted directly onto the motherboard rather than being on a daughterboard (riser card) as they are in the desktop A3000. The A3000T probably has a small amount of NVRAM designed to hold the configuration settings for the SCSI controller which is the same chipset as in the desktop model. The A3000T also has a keylock and has an internal speaker for playing native audio, however external speakers can still be used. The A3000T contains a builtin scandoubler which allows PC type SVGA monitors to display the native NTSC and PAL Amiga screenmodes, which can be disabled with a switch on the rear.

Thanks to Greg Scott, Peter H. and Chris