Re: HELP ramfast fried HELP

[nathan@cco.caltech.edu (Nathan Mates)]

In article <3kci1k$au@mark.ucdavis.edu>,
Alexander H Eddy <eddy@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote:
>For the past two days, I have gotten just about every error known
>to GS users when booting the system. Firstly, I have:

  Have you tried the following:

- Switching the termination setting on the RamFast
- Turning on the HD maybe 30 seconds before the GS so it can warm up
- Running a HD verification program on it?

>and then I saw the p8 screen crash, with at the bottom "Copyryght ..."
>This led me to think that the ramfast's ram cache was bad, and was
>randomly trashing a bit here and there to 'bump up' a character
>every now and then. Note that trashed characters always turn into
>the same things; . -> >, k -> }, h -> x, i -> y, etc.

   Looking at an ascii chart, I don't see a pattern:
. -> ,  = 2E -> 2C, or bit 2 off
k -> }  = 6B -> 7D, or a bunch of bits on
h -> x  = 68 -> 78, one bit on
i -> y  = 69 -> 79, one bit on

   Have you tried cleaning the card's gold 'fingers'? Remove the card
from the slot, then use something like Q-tips and Rubbing Alcohol to
clean them off. Dry thoroughly, and reinsert. Make sure all cables are
set cleanly.

Nathan Mates
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