diff --git a/src/emu/bus/a2bus/a2vulcan.c b/src/emu/bus/a2bus/a2vulcan.c
index 280e100a211..abd7fe21c32 100644
--- a/src/emu/bus/a2bus/a2vulcan.c
+++ b/src/emu/bus/a2bus/a2vulcan.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 //**************************************************************************
 
 const device_type A2BUS_VULCAN = &device_creator<a2bus_vulcan_device>;
+const device_type A2BUS_VULCANGOLD = &device_creator<a2bus_vulcangold_device>;
 
 #define VULCAN_ROM_REGION  "vulcan_rom"
 #define VULCAN_ATA_TAG     "vulcan_ata"
@@ -74,6 +75,11 @@ ROM_START( vulcan )
 	ROM_LOAD( "ae vulcan rom v1.4.bin", 0x000000, 0x004000, CRC(798d5825) SHA1(1d668e856e33c6eeb10fe26975341afa8acb81f5) )
 ROM_END
 
+ROM_START( vulcangold )
+	ROM_REGION(0x4000, VULCAN_ROM_REGION, 0)
+	ROM_LOAD( "ae vulcan gold rom v2.0.bin", 0x000000, 0x004000, CRC(19bc3958) SHA1(96a22c2540fa603648a4e638e176eee76523b4e1) ) 
+ROM_END
+
 /***************************************************************************
     FUNCTION PROTOTYPES
 ***************************************************************************/
@@ -92,11 +98,16 @@ machine_config_constructor a2bus_vulcanbase_device::device_mconfig_additions() c
 //  rom_region - device-specific ROM region
 //-------------------------------------------------
 
-const rom_entry *a2bus_vulcanbase_device::device_rom_region() const
+const rom_entry *a2bus_vulcan_device::device_rom_region() const
 {
 	return ROM_NAME( vulcan );
 }
 
+const rom_entry *a2bus_vulcangold_device::device_rom_region() const
+{
+	return ROM_NAME( vulcangold );
+}
+
 //**************************************************************************
 //  LIVE DEVICE
 //**************************************************************************
@@ -113,6 +124,11 @@ a2bus_vulcan_device::a2bus_vulcan_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const ch
 {
 }
 
+a2bus_vulcangold_device::a2bus_vulcangold_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const char *tag, device_t *owner, UINT32 clock) :
+	a2bus_vulcanbase_device(mconfig, A2BUS_VULCAN, "Applied Engineering Vulcan Gold IDE controller", tag, owner, clock, "a2vulgld", __FILE__)
+{
+}
+
 //-------------------------------------------------
 //  device_start - device-specific startup
 //-------------------------------------------------
@@ -125,16 +141,22 @@ void a2bus_vulcanbase_device::device_start()
 	astring tempstring;
 	m_rom = device().machine().root_device().memregion(this->subtag(tempstring, VULCAN_ROM_REGION))->base();
 
-	// disable 40 meg partition size limit / protection
-	m_rom[0x59e] = 0xea;
-	m_rom[0x59f] = 0xea;
-
 	save_item(NAME(m_lastdata));
 	save_item(NAME(m_ram));
 	save_item(NAME(m_rombank));
 	save_item(NAME(m_rambank));
 }
 
+void a2bus_vulcan_device::device_start()
+{
+	// call base class
+	a2bus_vulcanbase_device::device_start();
+
+	// disable 40 meg partition size limit / protection in v1.4 ROMs
+	m_rom[0x59e] = 0xea;
+	m_rom[0x59f] = 0xea;
+}
+
 void a2bus_vulcanbase_device::device_reset()
 {
 	m_rombank = m_rambank = 0;
@@ -177,7 +199,7 @@ UINT8 a2bus_vulcanbase_device::read_c0nx(address_space &space, UINT8 offset)
 			return m_ata->read_cs0(space, offset, 0xff);
 
 		default:
-//          printf("Read @ C0n%x\n", offset);
+			logerror("a2vulcan: unknown read @ C0n%x\n", offset);
 			break;
 
 	}
diff --git a/src/emu/bus/a2bus/a2vulcan.h b/src/emu/bus/a2bus/a2vulcan.h
index 21d96483f22..cabe7e7b00e 100644
--- a/src/emu/bus/a2bus/a2vulcan.h
+++ b/src/emu/bus/a2bus/a2vulcan.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     a2vulcan.h
 
-    Applied Engineering Vulcan IDE controller
+    Applied Engineering Vulcan and Vulcan Gold IDE controllers
 
 *********************************************************************/
 
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ public:
 
 	// optional information overrides
 	virtual machine_config_constructor device_mconfig_additions() const;
-	virtual const rom_entry *device_rom_region() const;
 
 protected:
 	virtual void device_start();
@@ -55,11 +54,25 @@ class a2bus_vulcan_device : public a2bus_vulcanbase_device
 {
 public:
 	a2bus_vulcan_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const char *tag, device_t *owner, UINT32 clock);
+	virtual const rom_entry *device_rom_region() const;
+
+protected:
+	virtual void device_start();
+
+protected:
+};
+
+class a2bus_vulcangold_device : public a2bus_vulcanbase_device
+{
+public:
+	a2bus_vulcangold_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const char *tag, device_t *owner, UINT32 clock);
+	virtual const rom_entry *device_rom_region() const;
 
 protected:
 };
 
 // device type definition
 extern const device_type A2BUS_VULCAN;
+extern const device_type A2BUS_VULCANGOLD;
 
 #endif /* __A2BUS_VULCAN__ */
diff --git a/src/mess/drivers/apple2gs.c b/src/mess/drivers/apple2gs.c
index 4f23d9a30ff..ef914a4eb58 100644
--- a/src/mess/drivers/apple2gs.c
+++ b/src/mess/drivers/apple2gs.c
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ static SLOT_INTERFACE_START(apple2_cards)
 	SLOT_INTERFACE("arcbd", A2BUS_ARCADEBOARD)    /* Third Millenium Engineering Arcade Board */
 	SLOT_INTERFACE("midi", A2BUS_MIDI)  /* Generic 6840+6850 MIDI board */
 	SLOT_INTERFACE("vulcan", A2BUS_VULCAN)  /* AE Vulcan IDE card */
+	SLOT_INTERFACE("vulcangold", A2BUS_VULCANGOLD)  /* AE Vulcan Gold IDE card */
 	SLOT_INTERFACE("zipdrive", A2BUS_ZIPDRIVE)  /* ZIP Technologies IDE card */
 	SLOT_INTERFACE("echoiiplus", A2BUS_ECHOPLUS)    /* Street Electronics Echo Plus (Echo II + Mockingboard clone) */
 //  SLOT_INTERFACE("mdturbo", A2BUS_UDRIVE_TURBO)  /* ///SHH Systeme MicroDrive Turbo IDE card */