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Date: 16 Nov 88 20:47:25 GMT
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Yow! Me and my 1040ST have just suffered a hardware blowout, and I'm in need of
some advice.  The machine isn't totally dead; some things run, some things
bomb.  I have naively come to the conclusion that there is a RAM failure
somewhere.  Because, first of all, big programs bomb, small ones don't.  And
secondly because of some ramdisk experiments--a ramdisk up to 450K will
install without apparent problem, but installing one over 500K leaves a lot
of garbage on the screen.  Does it sound like I'm on the right track, hardware
wizards?

To further illustrate my incredible naivete, I have this idea that, if I can
track down the bad chip, I can swap it to the highest part of memory and end
up with something like a (15/16)*1040ST.  How stupid is this?  Actually,
replacing the part probably wouldn't be too hard, would it?  I'm hesitant to
haul the machine into the shop, partially because it's an American ST in
Europe; I suppose this represents an irrational fear, but it would at least
require that I drag along my fifty-pound transformer.

Another thought--is there a program around to test the RAM?  I couldn't find
one on the Houston Atarinet, which is the only archive I know how to reach
from Holland.

Thanks for any ideas.

Roger
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