Motherboard from Hell
31-Jan-90 22:26:39
Sb: #87714-Motherboard from Hell
Fm: Greg Halper 73167,3442
To: Steve Pietrowicz 73047,2313
Well Steve, maybe I kept it too short. I contacted Micron; they directed me
to ASDG (original designers of the memory board) and Progressive
Peripherals (who is now handling the repairs). I contacted Perry K., who
told me to try a 16Mhz 68000. (If I can try it on a trial basis, this is my
next step.) I have two confirmations that the memory board works (on 4.3
and 6.0 motherboards). I have tried a friends ASDG board (the same design)
with no better results. (BTW the board hangs the system during
autoconfigure). I am currently borrowing a CBM board which works fine. The
original flaky boot problem was solved after I replaced the motherboard,
but my memory board stopped working. What I find most aggravating
(disheartening, frustrating) is that I am hearing from other people similar
horror stories about incompatible hardware on 6.X motherboards.
regards (but still frustrated)
greg