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From: Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com>
Subject: Re: Resurrected RiscPC
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Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:29:12 +0100
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In article <a6utk4FggjU1@mid.individual.net>,
   David Holden <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> wrote:

> On 21-Jul-2012, Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> wrote:

<snip>

> > I've got a RiscPC working after a fashion. 
> > Memory test failed Phase 1 fail at &00ABB430 with &98612D2D instead of
> > &B8612D2D There were &00000053 failures in total
> >
> There's your problem. You've either got duff RAM, dirty contacts or C32
> still present on a series 1 or 2 motherboard. You're wasting your time
> faffing about with anything else until you sort this out.

Thanks, Dave. It was duff RAM. Now sorted. What a weird collection of faults
that gave rise to. Even Paint doesn't ask for the colour picker now, Why duff
memory should stop a module loading I have no idea. No matter. All seems well
now.

What still puzzles me is that the drives that originally reported errors that
everybody told me marked their death, I can now access quite happily & will
use them as back ups.

I didn't have a c32. My motherboard number is 1208. Is there a way of
matching these numbers to which series the motherboard is? Had a Google but
couldn't find a list.

I've sorted System variable not found - USBDeviceDriver$Path (internal error
code 120). I had forgotten to tick the options in Configure USB when I
installed Adjust for the second time.

I now seem to have a fully working RiscPC. Fingers crossed!!!!

Many thanks to all who offered advice along the way.

-- 
Chris Newman