Bridgeboard
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Help!!! I'm having a very bizarre problem with my XT Bridgeboard. When I
click on an icon to open a PC window, everything starts out fine. I get the
LPT1 at 0378h prompt, but after that, I will usually get the following
error message:
E000h Optional ROM checksum error xxh I've tried changing the RAM
parameters in the PC prefs to D000, and I get
D000h Optional ROM checksum error xxh Then, I've tried changing the
setting to A000. An error won't occur, but the prompt
Janus Handler v2.20 Found does not appear either (as a matter of fact, I
have only gotten this message to appear twice). What gives? The
Bridgeboard still does 99% of what it is supposed to do, but this error
bothers me, because I am unable to use the PCDisk program for virtual
drives (it crashes the computer). Here are the actions I have taken:
1) I took the board out and put it in the other bridge slot. No effect.
2) I've used the PCInstall disk two or three times, thinking that maybe
something went wrong in the installation program. No effect.
3) I have a revision 4.1 motherboard, and I am aware of the minor bus
problem which might require minor modifications. I've checked
this, and I see nothing that needs to be modified.
4) I suspected that it may be my startup-sequence, but I don't think
it is. I use the startup off of the PCInstall disk.
5) I also suspected a hardware problem. I checked everything, and I
don't see any broken or misplaced parts on the board.
6) I suspected that it could be one of the custom chips. However, I
don't think this is it either; if it were, you would think that
the computer would generate the same error when A000 is selected.
It doesn't.
I would greatly appreciate any suggestions anyone could give, even in the
above areas. Currently, I have nothing other than the Bridgeboard (XT
version) in my computer. A friend of mine had it in his computer, and it
for him to send me a copy of his PC Workbench to see if perhaps his