Re: AE GS-RAM

[rbraun@Hopper.ITC.Virginia.EDU (Rolf Braun)]

Steve Cavanaugh (cav@strauss.udel.edu) wrote:
: I just got a new RAMFAST SCSI card, and reading the docs
: before I plugged it in, I saw it will not work with the
: Revision A GSRAM card from AE. Of course, that is what
: I have in my GS. Is there any way to upgrade the RAM card
: to a revision B (or C, etc.), or is there a software patch 
: available to help with this. Or do I need to buy a new RAM
: card? Thanks for any help.

AE's later GS-RAM cards are DMA-compatible, but yours isn't. Unfortunately,
AE went out of business earlier this year, so getting an upgrade is close
to impossible. If you get a new RAM card, try Sequential Systems' RAM card
as it is 4 MEGS for less than $150. I personally use a DMA-compatible GS-RAM
Ultra card. Until you fix the incompatibility, there is probably a way to tell
your RAMFast card not to use DMA - check your manuals.

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