The programming software will show the first few lines of the contents, and you should be able to see some broken English phrases.Remember that 32 bit machines need two, a High and a Low so it’s a good idea to write in pencil on the top of the EPROM which one it is you’re programming, if your memory is as bad as mine because otherwise you’ll end up with two written ROMs and no idea which is which… In the case of AmigaOS 3.2, go into the ROM folder and find the right machine (eg A500, A1200, A4000 etc) and use the BIN file. Now we need to stop the programming software worrying that the chip isn’t exactly what it thinks it is, so untick “Check ID” and “Pin Detect” options.That’s what your adaptor is converting the 27C400 into. You’ll need to select the closest match in the software, so click on the chip select button and look for AM27C4096.Place the adaptor in and lock the lever, and then place your blank EPROM in and lock that lever too.Connect the programmer and load the software.And then it’s time to program our first chip, and for this we’ll use the AmigaOS 3.2 files as an example. The next step is to install the software, and to do that simply follow the instructions that came with the programmer. TL866 Pro II Programmer 27C400 adaptor 27C400 EPROMīy now we’ve got a programmer, we’ve got some blank chips, and we’ve got the adaptor to connect them together. But a quick search on ebay for “TL866 27C400 adaptor” or similar shows that there are very affordable adaptor boards, even available as a kit, which convert the pin locations of the chips to work with the programmer Sadly those two items already cause us a problem, in that the TL866-Plus II doesn’t know what a 27C400 is.That’s the part number for a 512KB chip that perfectly matches the pinout and requirements of the Amiga You’ll also need some blank EPROMs (Erasable Read Only Memory chips) and the magic search term here is 27C400.Make sure to buy from an official dealer as clones are rife and there’s always the threat that they’ll stop working with a future update to the software. Firstly you will require a programmer, and the widely available MiniProTL866-II Plus is a great choice.So what do you need to burn a kickstart ROM?

Or does it? You could always invest a little bit of money and burn your own and with the licence for AmigaOS 3.2 permitting you to buy once and burn for all your Amigas then owners of a collection will perhaps find this way financially more suitable.

With the release of AmigaOS 3.2 the distribution method has changed and at the time of writing the primary distribution is to be sent the ROM images on a CD which means you’ll need the services of someone to turn that into the physical ROM before you can swap the chips over and enjoy the latest release.

Kickstart 1.3 rom