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From: tim@brspyr1.BRS.Com (Tim Northrup)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Memory upgrade shortens life expectancy???
Keywords: memory upgrade st terminal
Message-ID: <5751@brspyr1.BRS.Com>
Date: 12 Apr 89 19:27:50 GMT
Organization: BRS Information Technologies, Latham NY
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I just had a strange conversation with my local Atari service center.

I have been experiencing some problems with my ST lately (a 520 ST with
2 meg upgrade using the Aerco board), and it finally went completely yesterday.
So, I called the local service center and explained that I had a problem with
my ST; the person I talked to asked if I had a memory board upgrade and when
I said yes, she said she didn't want to see it.

THEN she said that she had seen "a lot" of ST's with fried main logic boards
and some power supplies after about 18 months of using an upgrade board, and
that the only corrective action is total replacement of the CPU.  She said to
save the $30 that it would cost to have them open the case and find this out.

Is this that common?  Can something be done to prevent it?  Is there some "safe"
upgrade that we should all be using, or are all memory upgrades terminal?  Is
my local service center pulling my leg?

(I had heard that the connection of the memory board becomes loose, and I tried
 to get a better connection, but with no success).

Any information you can add would be greatly appreciated.

								-- Tim
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