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- From: nverenin@spunet.znet.com (Spumoni (NJ Verenini))
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- Subject: Re: A3000 CHIPS...
- Date: Sun, 7 Jan 96 17:45:08
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- In article <4ckqfb$o5h@steel.interlog.com> Skipper@skipper.interlog.com (David Mulligan) writes:
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- -> In addition to upgrading to WB3.1, the only other problem you may find in
- -> that machine is some of the older versions had faulty expansion daughter
- -> boards that did not work properly with Z-III cards. Replacements can still
- -> be found for them if necessary.
- -
- -
- -Dale,
- -
- -Are you sure that upgrading the DMAC and RAMSEY will affect ZIII?! What
- -problems does it solve, and what changes would I expect?
- -
- -Also, would you know if the rumours I heard about DMAC-02 being very heat
- -sensitive are true? Does upgrading help?
- -
- -Thanks
- -
- -David Mulligan
- -skipper@interlog.com
-
- Some DMAC-02s have heat and timing problems (along with the Ramsey -04)
- which can cause SCSI weirdness with 040 cards. I had tried to get a GForce
- 040/40 working in my 3000, but had problems with SCSI lockups, presumably
- caused by this. According to various literature, the solution is either to
- swap the 02 with another, and hope the tolerances are higher, or swap both
- the DMAC and Ramsey with the 04/07 versions respectively, OR return the
- offending card and get one with its own SCSI host adapter, like a Warp
- Engine. Of course, wanting to do things the hard way, I opted for the
- latter solution. :P
-
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