johnl@tw-rnd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (John Lindwall) (09/19/89)
I recently had a KickStart Eliminator installed in my A1000. Since this event I have noticed some problems with my system. If I use enough memory, I get "snow" effects on the screen. My system is: A1000, Supra 4x4, Starboard II w/2megs, KickStart Eliminator w/ 1.3 ROMS. To demonstrate the effect I invoke multiple copies of CygnusED (or any other program really, this was handy). When Fast RAM gets to about 400K available and Chip is down to about 150K I see the problem. The next time CED is brought up there are unwanted pixels set here and there. Even more interesting, If I enter text or move the mouse the pixel patterns change. (It's kind of like having a screen's bitmap pointed at lowmem - the bit patterns change in response to system state). I hope this makes sense. I removed the Supra 4x4 and I can still see the problem. It doesn't happen when I remove the 2 meg StarBoardII. A curious note on the KickStart Eliminator - there is a jumper on the daughter- board which enables the KickStart ROMS. If I install the jumper the system reads KS from the ROMS as expected. If I pull the jumper the system does not boot - it hangs on a dark grey screen. I'm curious if any one has seen this effect before. I plan to contact CMI and Microbotics soon. Thanks! HELP! -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- John Lindwall johnl@tw-rnd.SanDiego.NCR.COM "Above opinions are my own, not my employer's" Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.