Re: RAMFast / SCSI question

[irsman@iastate.edu (Ian Schmidt)]

In article <CBz47v.7FM@news.cso.uiuc.edu> bazyar@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Jawaid Bazyar) writes:
>"Seth D. Kadesh" <thes+@CMU.EDU> writes:
>
>>- sometimes it boots up fine.
>>- sometimes I get a RAMFast memory error 0 or 1 (right at the GS
>>copyright screen).
>>- sometimes the drive seems to disappear.

>  It could be the cable, or the drive, or the RAMfast.  Start easy - get
>a new SCSI cable (they're not expensive) or try out a known good cable.
>  If it's not the cable, try letting the drive warm up longer before you
>start the computer.  You still get the "searching SCSI bus" messages, right?

Lemme add to this, based on my recent experience.  If you get a new cable,
and it helps for a little, but then the RF flakes out again, it means you have
a dirty/corroded SCSI connector on the back of your drive.  A Q-Tip (tm)
moistened with a bit of rubbing alcohol cleaned my HD up fine, and it's worked
flawlessly since. 

>>Does CVTech still exist?  Do they still service their products?
>
>  Yes and no. Sequential Systems is now providing tech support, sales,
>and service on the RAMFast.  Our number is 1-800-999-1717.

I'm glad to hear this; I was treated very poorly by CVTech tech support, in
the form of Drew.

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