CompuServe Messages

<< I think I can vouch for this; I originally had the gold SIMMS, and after about 6 months, I was starting to get an average of 3-4 GPE's, etc., per day in Windows, and 3DS would sometimes just lock up during a render. About 4 weeks ago, I replaced the gold SIMMs with tin ones, and have not had even a *single* error since replacing the chips. > That's interesting, that you had that experience. I spent about a half a day arguing with my supplier about this issue. They think it's ridiculous, but it makes some sense to me. I solved the problem 3DS had with the 2nd EIDE by dropping back and punting <g>. I gave up on the EIDE after much experimentation and frustration, and added a 2nd internal SCSI. The problem disappeared. I don't know what the deal was with 3DS & the 2nd EIDE, it should be no problem. It's kinda' strange though, in that this system has: PCI IDE controller, SCSI controller, proprietary CD ROM controller, 3 physical hard disks, 13 logical devices, Erasable Optical, CD ROM, SCSI Scanner, Tape Drive, PCI SVGA S3 display, ATVista w/ daughtercard, Wavetable synthesis card, with a second as a daughtercard, 2 MIDI Ports, 3 serial ports with Mouse/Tablet/Modem, 2 parallel, 2 FDD's…..and I can make it all work together flawlessly under DOS/WINDOWS/NT….But I can't manage to add a second "Plug & Play" HDD and use 3Ds, to save my life <g> Oh well, thanks for the info. BILL