Re: IIgs RAM Card Identification

[Ed Eastman <noone@nowhere.net>]

Polymorph wrote:
> Here's what I have found by trial and error:
> * When no jumpers are installed the card is inactive (no expansion RAM
> detected)
> * When jumper 1 is on only, the card reports 768K being installed

This means that it tells the IIgs it has 512k.  With the 256 on the IIgs 
main board itself, this makes sense.

> * When both jumpers are on, the card reports 1Mb being installed

Jumper 2 must be for the 2nd 512k for a total of 1024 (+main board ram.)

> So taking this information, I loaded the card with 768K, put jumper 1
> on, and ran the GS Memory Diagnostics. It seemed to go through pass one
> of the test (ie. it did the countdown thing OK), but bad RAM was then
> detected.

It was probably 'confused' by the extra 265k you put on the card.

> If nobody's got any idea's, I'll probably shelve this card until I can
> figure out what to do with it.

Further testing should prove or disprove my thoughts...  Good luck.

Thankx,
Ed