Re: Some RAMFast questions--upgrading?

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <smtrimbl-1508962238560001@www.kuinfo.ukans.edu>,
Shawn <smtrimbl@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> wrote:
>1.  Both my Rev C and D RAMFast cards have 256k on them, but I remember
>somewhere hearing about 1MB configurations... maybe in an old C.V.T ad. Is
>this something that can be upgraded?  If so how, and is it worth the
>efort?

   Only the Rev D can be upped to 1MB with the appropriate ram chips.
I've never done this, so I'm not sure what's involved.

>2. About the ROM upgrades...My Rev C has V2.01 ROMs and my Rev D has V3.0
>ROMs.  So, What am I missing my not having the current (?) ROM 3.01f's on
>them it?  Again, is it worth it?

   The biggest change was adding in much, much better removable disk
(CD-Rom, Floptical, etc) support around 3.0l.  If you're happy where
you are, don't mess with it.

>4. Given that there is a problem with accelerated IIes and RAMFast, is
>there any possible problem with using an accelerated GS and the card?

   If there is a Transwarp GS in the system, set the option for the
Transwarp to 'ON' in the setup. If there is a Zip, you don't have to
worry.

>(On this subject, I have to ask what is all this about the RAMKeeper
>supporting up to 16MB of RAM if you have 2 (8MB) cards installed in it?  I
>thought the max memory of the GS was 8MB period?  I know 16MB would be
>overkill on a GS, except I 'm intrigued by the possibility of using it for
>a RAM/ROM disk...  (-8    )

   The GS's memory manager certainly doesn't support beyond 8MB of
ram. You might be able to use most to all of the rest (ROM eats 128K
or 256K if you're on a ROM 01 or 3 box, plus some reserved banks of
memory (E0,E1), and ROMDISK overhead) as a ROMDISK, but that's seriously
sick. :)

Nathan Mates
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