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From:Alan Buxey
Date:3 May 2000 at 14:55:44
Subject:Re: Someone just please please help!!!

hi,

> This time, boys and girls, my Second Hand Blizzard PPC card is fubar.
> Sorry for the language - but I am truly fedup.

well, perhaps you might ask why it was being sold....

> Basically, in my A1200T which has an Ateo Bus, KS 3.0, WB 3.0, Pixel 64,
> 2 hard disks, 2 floppy drives, a cd-rom - the bloomin thing won't work...
> :///
>
> My problem: the memory i plug in is not recognised, and the memory is fine
> because I have tested it in another A1200 accelerator; a Viper V on
> another desktop A1200. It is 60ns type, Fast Page and EDO; good
> quality because it is working fine.

could this be a hardware conflict? Who else uses a PPC with AteoBUS?

have you tried cleaning the edge connectors (the PPC is VERY fussy)?

> I try removing the Ateo Bus controller and plug directly to the 150pin
> A1200 accelerator slot - no joy :-[=

hmmmm.

> The A1200T is a rev. 1B
> The A1200 desktop is a rev. 2B
>
> Is my BlizPPC knackered??? ://
>
> One interesting thing:
>
> sometimes, okay a lot of the time when the BPPC is in the A1200T's acc.
> edge connector (not the ateo pass thro') is that the screen is sometimes
> corrupted...

could it be a power problem? perhaps...yes, a big perhaps.

alan

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