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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: FRANCES problems
Keywords: FRANCES
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Date: 3 Jan 91 20:12:44 GMT
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In <3860@bnr-rsc.UUCP>, hounsell@nmerh4.BNR.CA (Rob Hounsell) writes:
>Folks,
>
>  I've got an Amiga 1000 that I've upgraded using the LUCAS accelerator and
>the FRANCES 32-bit memory expander with 1 Meg installed. The memory tests out
>fine using the diagnostics that came with the FRANCES board, but when I add the
>memory to the system (i.e. it doesn't autoconfigure) the system recognizes the
>extra ram, but locks up within 1-5 minutes. 
>
>  Before it locks up, if I insert a disk, I often get a system requestor with a
>message like:
>
>   Validation Error
>   Key 880 checksum error
>
>  This key value of 880 is very consistent. What is it telling me, and what
>could cause this problem just by adding extra memory (i.e. why key 880??).

A key is a block is a sector. Key 880 is the root block on a floppy. Since it
is accessed when you insert a diskette, if you have problems with memory, the
root block is a ikely candidate to show up a problem.

-larry

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