Re: ZipGS question

["GarberStreet Enterprises" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

> > The installed boards in my rom3 are:
> >
> > slot #1 SSC (for fruity dog communications - at least until I can get a
> > pinout to make it work for the gs port)
> > #2: none
> > #3: ZipGS+
> > #4: none
> > #5:none
> > #6: Apple HS Scsi
> > #7: CFFA Ide controller
> > Memory is a GSRam 7 Meg

I was under the impression the only card allowed in slot #3 was video.

> > When I boot the gsos from the hard drive - either from the pr#7 or
restart
> > w/ boot slot 7 I either get some strange error like
> >
>      The problem may be your memory.
>      In a FAQs item at
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2HDWHACK.html#022 ,
> Supertimer comments about extra memory on a ROM 3 ...
>      First, if your RamFAST is the Rev. C (full-length) card, it cannot
DMA to 8MB;
> so, you will have to turn DMA off. The Rev. D can DMA to 8MB fine.
>      Second, make sure there are 8 SIMMs on the Sirius. Alltech used to
say that you are
> supposed to take out one of the SIMMs when using the 8MB Sirius card on a
ROM 3;
> but, this leads to problems.  Plug in all 8 SIMMs and use it that way. You
lose the 1MB
> from the motherboard this way, but you gain it back on the 'extra' SIMM
you put in.
>      You could try either adding another MB to your card or going to 4MB
on the card.
> Rubywand

I was told the opposite, problems arise when having 8 meg IN the card.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises
http://garberstreet.netfirms.com



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