Re: Need help with Zip

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

JB writes ...
> 
> In article <19980226051001.AAA13958@ladder03.news.aol.com>,
> ljsilicon@aol.com (LJSILICON) wrote:
> 
> >Does your ZIP have 32K or 64K installed? If it doesn't, that's why it crashes.
> >
> >LJSilicon
> 
> It's supposed to have 64k.  It will work for a few minutes but inevitably
> it crashes.  When it's working the zip CDA shows 12.5mhz with 64k cache.
> 
>

     If you are sure that your Zip works okay at 16k and that it works
okay for a few minutes at 64k, then, one possibility is over-heating.
One or more of your other memory IC's could be over-heating or some
other IC over-heats when you go to a larger cache. One test is to remove
the case lid and use a portable fan to blow air across the Zip board.

     Cooling may eliminate the problem. If it does, great! You just need
to find a way to move air across the board; or, if one particular memory
IC is getting too hot, you can try swapping-in one which does not.

     It may be that cooling will not do the trick. If so, try doing more
intensive testing just after startup. For example, run Platinum Paint,
load-in 3-4 pics, and do a lot of fills. Do several OA-CTRL-Esc accesses
to the Desk Accessories Menu. ... Mainly, you want to try lots of
memory-intensive stuff and other things that commonly expose system
weaknesses to see whether the system crashes before anything has had a
chance to heat up. Post what you discover; and, be sure to list what
other cards are plugged into your Slots.

     

Rubywand