Re: Error Message HELP!....<RAMFAST-SCSI FATAL MEMORY FAULT CODE=08>

[rubywand@aol.com]

In article <329AA214.F95@citrus.infi.net>, Big Don <darua@citrus.infi.net>
writes:

>
>We use a IIGS in my business. Today the system would not boot. It gave
>the following message:
>
>>		RAMFAST-SCSI FATAL MEMORY FAULT CODE = 08
>
>Could it be an problem with my SSCI card? 
>
>

     Thanks to the Paul Creager error list posted by Nathan Mates, it
looks like you can be pretty sure that RamFAST thinks there is a problem
with the on-board memory.

     Before calling Sequential or Alltech, you might try pulling the board
from the Slot-- do this only with GS power turned OFF-- and wedging-up and
re-seating each memory IC. (This assumes the mem IC's are socketed.)  If
you're not sure which IC's are memory chips, do them all.

Note: A small screwdriver-- approx 1/8" wide blade-- works well for
prying. The safest way to pry is to insert the edge between IC and socket
and twist the screwdriver. Levering against the circuit board could damage
a circuit trace. 

     The idea is that, over time, IC's sometimes work their way up a bit
in their sockets. Also, contacts may oxidize, dust may mess up contacts,
etc.. Prying up and pressing in a chip will usually re-establish contacts.

     Once you've pried-up and re-seated you RamFAST memory IC's, return
the card to its Slot and try out the computer.

Rubywand