Re: Saturn 128k card

[Nama <forums6000@mac.com>]

On Oct 11, 1:35 am, Patrick Schaefer <pa.schae...@web.de> wrote:
> Nama schrieb:
>
> > but then it starts to do the extended testing, and I get the
> > following:
>
> > FORGET TEST
> > (...)
>
> > ?BANK 1-1 (C083) D001 27 FF 11011000ERR
>
> This is a data retention test. The DRAM refresh is stopped, the software
> waits the maximum time allowed without refresh, and then the refresh is
> continued.
>
> In my opinion this test does not really make sense because nobody will
> stop the refresh cycles during regular use. Most of my Saturn clones (I
> have 5 or 6) fail this test sometimes, but run fine during normal use.
>
> So just ignore it, do the test when it's cold,  or,  if it's really a
> problem for you, replace the 4164's with newer ones that have a lower
> leakage current. IIRC you can use 41256 chips, too, because pin 1 is
> tied to GND or VCC.
>
> Regards
> Patrick
>
> BTW: Locksmith 6.0 Fastcopy uses the 128k. The program reads a full disk
>   into memory, allowing multiple copies.

Thanks Patrick, thats good to know.
I havn't seen any problems with normal use with this card, so I'll
just keep using it as is.
Thanks again to everyone for their input.

Philip