Re: Transwarp GS freezes

[Drew <goggledrew@gmail.com>]

On Sunday, September 9, 2012 9:01:52 PM UTC+1, STYNX wrote:
> > Anyone recommend a cooling spray to get? I had a quick google, but I don't want to buy the wrong thing :). I have never used any, but reading this post is making me think its worth having a go on my existing cards (both TWGS and ZIP) as they don't work past 10Mhz at the moment and I might be able to isolate the problem :).
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> > Without sounding to green, can you use a spray on an on system?
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> > Drew
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> If the Card is working, there are only 4 things to check on the ZIP:
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> 1. THE CACHE (as fast as possible, try several brands UMC worked best for me in the Transwarp and ZIPs)
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> 2. the 74F02 and 74F00 (use ACQ or AHCT parts)
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> 3. the CPU-Cable (make it as short as possible)
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> 4. You can't optimize the ASIC of the ZIP (you could cool it possibly?). If thats the limiting factor, you cant get any faster.

Its a 1.0.1 ZIP which I have had at 12.5mhz, but now only seems to run at 10mhz (I have tinkered with the cache sockets to upgrade to 64k,so  possible my own doing;). My Transwarp won't go beyond 10mhz and that is with new cache board and GAL chips...so wanted to use a cool spray to test various parts of the card if it hangs (but to be fair it usually just bombs out).

To be honest quite happy with 10Mhz, as would rather have it working an stable. I am just interested in trying the cool spray to see what component is causing the issue.

Drew