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From: h_esben@vaxa.uwa.oz
Newsgroups: aus.computers.ibm-pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Problems with Persyst memory card in IBM PC XT - HELP!!
Message-ID: <1990Jun17.163729.1901@vaxa.uwa.oz>
Date: 17 Jun 90 08:37:29 GMT
Organization: University of Western Australia
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I am having major problems with an IBM PC XT with a Persyst memory board.
Both the micro and the board are OLD.  I am trying to track down the
DIP switch settings for the Persyst board as am unable to locate a 
manual for the stupid thing.  Any one with experience with these type 
of boards, could you please mail me if you know where I might be able to
get the switch settings.

My problems started with the CHKDSK program only showing 622 KBytes. It
then extended to PARITY CHECK 2 failures, when running MS-CHART and
SAS/GRAPH.  These PARITY CHECK 2 errors became more frequent, even
occuring at bootup time.  Now none of my installed software will run.
Software such as MS-Word 5, Harvard Graphics, MS-Chart, PC-SAS does not
even fire up anymore.  Trying to run any of these packages just sends 
the PC into below zero conditions. (i.e. freezes the damn thing).
Only a hardware reboot will work after this.

So, anybody out there with any knowledge of what may be wrong, please
mail me ASAP.  My PhD is on the line unless I can get this thing working
as soon as possible.