Re: Slot Confliction

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khorster@attila.stevens-tech.edu (Karl Horster) wrote:
>	I recently bought an AE Parallel Pro and installed it on my ROM
>01, Zip 8/16 GS.  I put it in Slot 1, I have an Audio Animater in Slot 2,
>the Zip in 3, and a Rev C Apple SCSI in Slot 7.  With the Parallel pro
>installed, slot 7 doesn't work anymore.  The Parallel Pro wouldn't pass
>the self test.  I took out the SCSI, everything is fine.  Then I tried
>turning the Zip off with the SCSI installed.  This seemed to work most of
>the time, then I tried with everything installed and setting the slot
>speed to slow, and this didn't work either....anyone have any experience
>or know of anyway to get around this?  I'd give up the Parallel Pro long
>before the Zip...

It sounds like your power supply is too weak for your loaded system.
This is why the system fails when you try to use all your cards together.

You need a heavy-duty (> than the stock 70W unit).  Steve Buggie makes
some good ones cheap.  Can someone supply contact info?

-Scott G.