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Re: Resurrected RiscPC

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In article <mpro.m7mdo3000bx0y04eo.lists@thesandfords.me.uk>,
   John Sandford <lists@thesandfords.me.uk> wrote:
> Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> wrote:

> > 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.

> Modules load into memory ! as does all the applications/data you use.

Only one bank of the memory was duff - 32 out of the 96MB. Wouldn't they use
the bit that was still available? Also, if you have memory SIMMS of different
values, does it matter which goes in which slot? Likewise, does it matter
with ROMS?

Yours in ignorance,

-- 
Chris Newman

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Unipod query Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-17 09:30 +0100
  Re: Unipod query "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-07-17 09:06 +0000
    Re: Unipod query Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-17 17:34 +0100
      Re: Unipod query Brian Carroll <bric-nospam@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-07-17 20:05 +0100
        Re: Unipod query Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-18 12:56 +0100
          Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-21 00:31 +0100
            Re: Resurrected RiscPC "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-07-21 05:39 +0000
              Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-21 12:29 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-21 14:05 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-21 18:09 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-07-21 18:56 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Bruce Goatly" <ss4@goatly.co.uk> - 2012-07-21 19:19 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-21 20:26 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-07-22 14:46 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-07-21 21:39 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-22 13:53 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-22 15:09 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Fred Bambrough <fred@[127.0.0.1]> - 2012-07-23 16:36 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-21 20:22 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Brian Howlett <news-spamtrap@brianhowlett.me.uk> - 2012-07-22 10:03 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-22 11:09 +0100
              Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-23 11:29 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC John Sandford <lists@thesandfords.me.uk> - 2012-07-23 16:28 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-23 18:27 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-07-23 20:38 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-23 22:25 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-07-24 06:03 +0000
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC spampling <spam.pling@btinternet.com> - 2012-07-24 07:49 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-07-24 12:23 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-24 21:08 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2012-07-24 22:05 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-24 22:36 +0100
  Re: Unipod query Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-25 16:40 +0000
    Re: Unipod query "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-07-26 08:34 +0000
      Re: Unipod query "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-26 10:22 +0100
      Re: Unipod query Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-26 10:15 +0000
    Re: Unipod query Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-26 10:22 +0100

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