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From: jea@merlin.cvs.rochester.edu (Joanne Albano)
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Subject: Re: Problems with Spirit INBOARD on A1000: HELP!
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Date: 13 Feb 90 02:26:23 GMT
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 It was suggested to me by several kind people on the
 net that we:
 1) ground our pals
 2) terminate our bus
 3) replace the pals

 to overcome similar problems (will not load workbench)
 when adding a CMI accelerator to a A1000 with a Starboard.
 We first determined that the CMI would run without the
 Starboard, we already knew that the Starboard would run
 without the CMI PA. 

 We first grounded our pals -- did not help.
 Then we built a bus termination circuit on a card.
 It cost about $40 and fixed the problem. The A1000
 now also seems to be resistent to inexplicable lockups
 and crashing. I recommend this effort and cost if you
 plan to keep your A1000.

 Joanne Albano, Center for Visual Science     (716) 275-3055
 Room 274 Meliora Hall, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester NY 14627 
 INTERNET: jea@cvs.rochester.edu or  ur-cvsvax!jea@cvs.rochester.edu