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From: jalbert@cs.ubc.ca (Francois Jalbert)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: everex (documentation)
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Date: 5 Mar 90 09:57:11 GMT
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I must agree with these recent comments. The Everex RAM-3000 I bought about
2 months ago wouldn't work on my 9MHz bus speed AT. As soon as I swapped
the TTL clock generator to a slower one (8 MHz bus speed), the Everex worked
ok. I had looked carefully in the documentation for a potential bus speed
limitation but had found none. If I had known, I sure wouldn't have bought
the thing. A phone call to the local Everex importer confirmed that indeed,
Everex memory board don't work for bus speed higher than 8 MHz. So he said.
A phone call to Everex head office provided even less information.
However, I was also told earlier models of the board would work at higher
bus speeds. Somewhere, design changes took place and Everex people decided
it is not worth telling us about them. Personally, I think there should be
a clear indication on the box, or in the documentation of such a bus speed 
limitation. It's a question of honesty. I have decided to avoid ALL Everex
product in the future, not because they're bad, but because of that lack
of what I feel is honesty. Anybody out there with a recently purchased
Everex memory board (setup as extended only) that will run on a machine
with a bus speed higher than 8MHz? Francois

P.S. I have never had any problem of compatibility with my 14/9 MHz AT in
the past with controllers, video adapters, etc. I expect even fewer problems
now that it's running at 12/8 MHz!