Re: 2gs with ramfast scsi fails to boot, just sits there

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Jim writes ...
> 
> Hello.  Thought I'd pass this one along because I spent hours trying to
> dope out what was wrong.
> 
> Symptoms:  intermittant boot failure on ramfast SCSI.  Machine just 
> sits there ....

> 
> Solution: .... the true cause of the problem - dirty contacts on the 
> card edge connector on the ramfast.  Once I polished these so they were
> bright (I'm told an erasor works well for this) .... the problems went 
> away and stayed away. ....


     This could save many RamFAST users (and Zip-GSX users) a _lot_ of 
trouble!

     Something else to be aware of: The GS Slot sockets make contact very 
low on cards plugged into them-- pretty near the bottom edge. When it's 
necessary to shine up a card's edge connector, the bottom 1/8 inch is the 
most important part to clean.


Rubywand