Re: RamFactor

[KP <kjpmail@gmail.com>]

On Oct 11, 12:29 am, Hugh Hood <hughh...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> KP,
>
> Mike's post jogged my memory about the RamFactor.
>
> When I was using these cards with the RamCharger external power supplies, I
> recall having to either remove a jumper (or re-position it) in order to
> connect the external power to the card.
>
> You may need to check your jumper position to make sure that it is supplying
> motherboard power to the card. Otherwise, I suspect it will exhibit the dead
> symptoms you describe.
>
> You may even want to find a RamCharger to use with it.
>
> FWIW, I used the RamChargers with my 5 Meg RamFactors, but it seems that
> they would not always be that reliable, particularly during surge and
> brown-out conditions. I made _darn_ sure I kept backups.
>
> If I were to do it over again, I would plug the RamCharger into a good UPS
> and I'll bet everything would be just swell. (Even that combo is slower than
> a RamFAST, however).
>
> Hugh Hood
>
> in article i8u005$qf...@news.eternal-september.org, BluPhoenyx at
> bluphoe...@gmail.com wrote on 10/10/10 10:23 PM:
>
> > On 10/10/2010 07:00 PM, KP wrote:
>
> >> It doesn't work in Slot 1 of my //e and it doesn't work in slots 7, 5,
> >> or 2 of my IIgs.
>
> >> Should I assume the card is dead?
>
> > Isn't there software required to create the actual ram disk? IIRC these
> > cards lose their data without an external power supply when the Apple
> > is powered down.
>
> > Cheers,
> > Mike T

Where is the jumper on the card?  What does it look like?  How do I
tell whether it is positioned to provide motherboard power to the
card?

I'm fairly new at tinkering with the guts of //e cards...