Re: Ram-4-GS - fried?

[Roger Johnstone <news2006@roger.geek.nz>]

In <1151633565.246426.156370@d56g2000cwd.googlegroups.com> golfrock 
wrote:
> I am in touch with that problem.  I have a RAM-GS 4MB board and my 
> IIGS boots up until it starts to put the hard drive icons on the 
> desktop. It beeps as the last one is supposed to be placed and locks 
> up.
>
> I put in a different card and no problem.
> 
> The RAM-GS board has 32 128K zip RAM chips with the pins on the side
> that are soldered in to the board.  There is no way to hunt for the 
> bad chip, or chips, much less replacements.
>
> Its too bad.  :(
> 
> Robert

There's a test program that came with the Sequential Systems RAM-GS 
memory card. Because it's designed for that particular card if it finds 
a fault it can tell you which chip is the faulty one. At least that way 
you only need to replace one chip!

A ShrinkIt archive is available at:
http://roger.geek.nz/apple2/downloads/RAM-GS.test.shk

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