Re: RAMFast heat problems

[bazyar@netcom.com (Jawaid Bazyar)]

botting@leper.tamu.edu (Tye W. Botting, SysAdmin) writes:

>	I've been having my //gs freeze now that the weather is getting hotter. 
>If it gets above 85 deg. in the room that the 'puter is in, it'll lock up so
>bad that I have to turn the thing off, let it cool, and then turn it on
>again for a few more minutes of running time.  The case is off and a fan is
>blowing over the motherboard, so the temp reading is accurate, and it should be
>cool enough.  The problem doesn't go away if I take out the other cards (ZipGS,
>5MB RAM card, or sound card), so I know it's with the RAMFast, as it also
>doesn't happen if I just run off floppies.  I've tried putting the RAMFast in
>different slots, also to no avail.  Only once have I gotten any sort of error
>notice out to the RAMFast, which was some sort of SCSI sync error.  Anybody
>else familiar with this problem?  BTW, the card is only one or two years old.
>Also what's the policy on getting the thing fixed?  I run a BBS, so it's
>imperative that I get it back up and running as soon as possible.  Oh, one last
>thing - the GS is a ROM 03.

>	Thanks in advance.

  It could also be your hard drive or cabling.  What's the serial number
on your RamFAST? Is it a CV Tech model or a Sequential Systems model?
Email me to further resolve this.

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