Re: normal Zip 8000 behavior?

[rich12345 <aiiadict@gmail.com>]

On May 31, 7:02 am, Sean Fahey <a2...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Rich -- I tested the ZipChip for several hours before shipping it out. Unless something happened in transit, it should work fine. If not, send it back and we'll try another.


I let Flight simulator II run over night.  The time is still running,
the demo pilot ran out of gas :-)  So it seems like it isn't %100
flakey...

>
> Something to consider: the socket and one or more pins might not be making good contact. Has your CPU been popped out and reinserted in your motherboard a few times? The Zip's pins might need to be spread oh so gently if the socket has been worn.
>

I'll try this.  the CPU hasn't come out of the IIe before I removed it
for Zip.

> If your power supply is old and hasn't been refurbished, you might have to give it the machine a three-fingered salute right after turning it on. Also, after turning the machine off, you may have to wait 20 seconds before turning it back on again -- the Zip cache seems to take forever to clear.

Ok, so the Zip seems a little slow to reset.  Good to know.

I put the Zip in a IIe that has been running LOADED for years.  1 meg
card in aux, transwarp, UDC, uthernet, mouse, focus, parallel, serial,
so I don't think the PS is suspect, although I will try to swap
another one in and see if it changes anything.


Rich