Chapter 1: Method 1 - Setting up and Configuring WinUAE for WB1.3

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1. Download WinUAE executable (Setup program) from www.winuae.net

2. Install WinUAE and follow the on screen instructions.

3. Next copy your Kick-Start ROM file into C:\Program Files\Winuae (or make a new directory and name it Roms then copy your ROM file into this new directory.)

4. Next make another new directory in C:\Program Files\Winuae and name it Hard Disks

5. In Hard Disks make another directory called WB1.3

6. Now close all open explorer windows and launch WinUAE.

7. If it asks you to ‘Detect 16-bit Pixel format’, click Yes.

8. Go to ROM Properties and click ‘...’ button and set the path to your kick-start 1.3 ROM File.

9. Next go to Hard Drives Properties.

10. Click Add Directory...

11a. In Device Name: type DH0

11b. In Volume Name/Label: type in WB1.3

12. In Path type C:\Program Files\WinUAE\Hard Disks\WB1.3 (or click ‘...’ button and point to this directory) And then click OK.

13. Next go to CPU Properties

14. Under CPU Type:- select 68000

15. Tick More compatible.

16. Under CPU Emulation Speed:- select Match A500 speed

17. Go to RAM Properties.

18. Set The following Memory Settings to:-

• Chip - 1 MB

• Slow - Somewhere around 512k to 1 MB

19. Under the Chipset Properties just tick ECS Agnus

20. Now Go to Display Properties

21. In Display (screen resolution) options - Screen > Fullscreen, Select via the drop-down boxes - 800x600 and 32-bit or 16-bit.

22. Under Centring:- Tick both the Horizontal and Vertical settings.

23. Under Settings:- Tick Correct aspect ratio, Full-Screen

24. Under Line mode:- Tick Doubled.

25. Now go to Sound Properties

26. Set the following options:-

• Sound Emulation - choose Emulated 100% accurate.

• Sound buffer size - I find it best at around the 5 to 6 setting

• Frequency - choose 44100 Hz

• Stereo Mode - choose Stereo

• Optional - From WinUAE 1.3.3 you will notice a new tick box labelled 'Automatic switching'. Ticking this box will disable sound emulation when it's not required, reducing CPU load, and auto enable when the software requires sound)

• Optional - From (approximately) WinUAE 0.8.22 Release 7 + you will notice the settings part has changed. Click on the \/ dropdown to select Frequency - 44100 Hz. Also I find Audio Filter is best set to 'Emulated'. (or from WinUAE 1.3 'Emulated (A500)').

• Optional - From (approximately) WinUAE 0.8.22 Release 5 + you will notice the Interpolation options have been changed to Disable, RH and Crux: I find Crux to be the best option to use. (This has now changed to a dropdown box).

• Optional - From WinUAE 1.3 two new Interpolation options have been added, so now it lists: Disable, Anti, Sinc, RH and Crux - use either Sinc or Anti Interpolation.

• From (approximately) WinUAE 0.9.90 you will notice two new dropdowns, Stereo separation and Stereo mixing delay, leave these set as shown in image above (70% and -)

  What does RH and Crux stand for? - Crux is Berndt Schmidts old handle. - RH stands for Richard Hoffmann. (Thanks to Lockrobster for the information) For more information see this thread on EAB.

27. Last go to Configurations Properties.

28. Type in Name box i.e.:- A500 WB1.3 HD and Type something in Description box and click the Save button (you should then see the config appear in the list.) That concludes Chapter 1.

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Copyright (c) Paul, The Green Amiga Alien. 

Last Updated: August 2006