brent@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Brent Johnson) (05/26/90)
The Apple IIe and IIGS already have a ram test built in - when you reset, hit
Control - Open Apple - Solid Apple and Reset - just like a warm boot - it
will check the system ram and roms.
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INET: brent@pnet51.orb.mn.orgTMPLee@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL (06/13/90)
One of my GS's just showed up with error 9010001 on the self test. (that may explain some erratic results.) My dealer says that is a memory error diagnostic. (Why the errors aren't listed in the hw or fw books escapes me.) Is there a public domain memory tester available from one of the ftp archive sistes that might help narrow it down? (I tried finding a refernce to one in the last couple thousand messages, but couldn't. And the last I looked, I couldn't find any up-to-date indexes.) TMPLee@dockmaster.ncsc.mil
wombat@claris.com (Scott Lindsey) (06/13/90)
In article <900613004828.995728@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL> TMPLee@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL writes: > One of my GS's just showed up with error 9010001 on the self test. According to some docs that someone at Apple posted here months and months ago, the 9 means that test that failed is the Front Desk Bus test. The next 4 digits (0100) are supposed to be the bad checksum, however the last 01 means that "FDB toolcode encountered a fatal error and no checksum computed." From my experience, this is the same problem as the oft-discussed 911 System Failure wherein the ADB fails to resync (or some such) and is usually caused by high temperatures. I don't think a memory tester will do you much good with this problem; a cooling fan might. -- Scott Lindsey | I dig iguana in their outer space duds Claris Corp. | saying, "Aren't you glad we only eat bugs?" ames!claris!wombat| DISCLAIMER: These are not the opinions of Claris, Apple, wombat@claris.com | StyleWare, the author, or anyone else living or Dead.
throoph@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU (Henry Throop) (06/13/90)
In article <900613004828.995728@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL> TMPLee@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL writes: >One of my GS's just showed up with error 9010001 on the self test. >(that may explain some erratic results.) My dealer says that is a >memory error diagnostic. It's not a memory error, it's a problem with the ADB system. Try replacing your mouse or keyboard and see if that fixes the problem. >(Why the errors aren't listed in the hw or fw >books escapes me.) This information is available in Michael Fischer's _IIgs Technical Reference_, which is pretty much outdated, but has some material not covered elsewhere. Henry --- Henry Throop Internet: throoph@jacobs.cs.orst.edu