Re: Transwarp card for //e

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca>]

John L wrote:

> I'd appreciate a copy of the manual via email attachment - thanks.
>
> BTW, I tried the Transwarp in my other //e's again (one enhanced;, the
> other unenhanced) and got the same problem that appeared on my
> Platinum //e - No boot & a screen full of "@" characters.  This is
> rather strange since both of these systems previously booted ok with
> the Transwarp installed (although I didn't hook-up a monitor at the
> time to see the display).
>
> This is really starting to annoy me since I'm quite eager to get this
> card going :)
>
> The only logical conclusions I can make at this point are:
>
> 1. The DIP switch settings are wrong (although I did check them)
> 2. The card is defective in some way

I can't think of any way to get a sceen full of @s no matter how the Dip
switches are set.. I trried anyways and the most I could get was some
problems using a floppy drive.
Since all the chips are socketed one possibility is poor contact between a
chip and the socket. This can usually be solved by lifting the chips up
slightly
with a small screwdriver or knife and then pushing them back down again.
This generally restores good contact. This was a common problem on the
II & II+.

If that doesn't do it I'd probably start thinking defective chip somewhere.
Most likely would be the RAM.

Wayne