Re: RamFAST crashing

[crownmi@zot.io.org (Myles Fudge)]

In article <fm01008@pro-palmtree.cts.com>,
Richard Der <rder@pro-palmtree.cts.com> wrote:
>That is when strange things started happening. Once in a while, the
>hard disk drive's light would turn on and stay on and the system would
>freeze. Other symptons included trashed volumes, blinking light, etc.
>To make a long story short, after Sequential couldn't solve the
>problem, the RamFast was sold and the hard disk added to the Apple
>HS SCSI's chain. Now things work fine and no more trashed volumes
>or strange behavior. The new owner of the RamFast also reported no
>problems. It seems that there is an undocumented conflict when
>Apple and RamFast cards reside in the same system.

Now that's very interesting.  I'll certainly keep my eye on the problems 
after I get my drive & card back from SS.  The last thing I want is to
go through losing all my current files again.  I'm glad I made a backup
three weeks ago, but I still lost a hell of a lot of work.

>The Apple High Speed card is as fast as a RamFast under GS/OS, but
>it is noticeably slower under ProDOS 8. One solution: sell the
>RamFast and Apple rev. C cards and get an Apple High Speed SCSI
>card to consolidate the drives.

I seriously considered that idea a little while ago.  I may give it more 
thought if my problems aren't solved after I get the hardware back.  I 
have no need for the Apple card except for the fact that the RamFAST
was not able to drive my HD.
-- 
Myles
crownmi@io.org