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From: ujlh@pool.info.sunyit.edu (James Henrickson)
Subject: Re: Info on 1 meg simms.
Keywords: memory, simms
Organization: State University of New York -- Institute of Technology
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 04:35:29 GMT

In article <BtHp63.6qE@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> kingd@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Daniel King) writes:
>
>I am trying to upgrade my 386SX-16 from 2 to 4 megs.  I have come across 4 -
>  1meg simms, but I don't know how to tell what speed they are (60,70,80ns).
>  My computer's manual says I need at least 70ns, can someone tell me what
>  speed I have (and if they are compatible or not) based on the following
>  serial numbers?
>
>	Texas Instruments TM256HU8A-80L  9131
>	Okidata MSC23108-80DS2  1X3006

I have a question about 1 MB SIMMs, also.  I have a 386SX-25 that currently
has (2) 1 MB, 70 ns 3-chip SIMMs.  The documentation for the motherboard
says it requires 80 ns page mode SIMMs.  I know there was a discussion
on 3-chip SIMMs a while back but I didn't pay attention to it because
I didn't think it would apply to me.  (If only I knew!)  

I know you shouldn't add SIMMs that are slower than the ones already on a 
board, but what if the ones on the board are faster than what is needed?  

Can I mix and match 3-chip and 9-chip SIMMs?  

What is this "page mode", as it applies to SIMMs?  I learned about the
various memory strategies in my computer architecture class a few years
ago but when I added memory to my other system, I just asked for 1 MB X 9, 
80 ns SIMMs and didn't have any problems.

I have a choice between buying 80 ns 9-chip SIMMs locally or buying the
same type SIMMs by mail order from the place that sold me the motherboard.
If it is possible, I'd prefer to buy local in case I get some bad SIMMs.
Please mail responses, as my computer is useless until I get the memory.

Thanks in advance.


-- 
Jim H.
*
* James L. Henrickson
* ujlh@sunyit.edu        "Some day I might have a real .signature!"
From: hho@usc.edu (*** N.T.K.C.D. ***)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Help in CMOS SETUP
Date: 31 Aug 92 17:16:11 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

Hi World,

I just bought a 386-40mhz (AMD) motherboard which has an AMI
bios in it. I am upgrading my system from a 286..

My problem, is after I put everything together..
Upon boot up,
I get

"No ROM BASIC" :-((

What did I do wrong??
I have 1 3.5 floppy drive and an Adaptec 1542B controller
with 1 SCSI Seagate hardisk.. 
Everything is great until that..

I called my dealer and they said I must alter the Advanced chipsetup
and the advance CMOS setup ..
& I have to send in the whole system, they charge $50 + s/h :-((

Could someone on the net show me what to set? :-)
Thanks..

Please mail hho@usc.edu
H.


-- 
*******************************************************************************
Hung P. Ho, Jr. (John)     USC DENTISTRY    PH.SYSTEMS          CCCOGP  
                           hho@usc.edu      hung@phsys.com      hung@cccogp.com
From: venable@faculty.coe.wvu.wvnet.edu (Wallace Venable)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Info on Under-Ware Electronics
Date: 4 Sep 92 15:03:18 GMT
Organization: WVU College of Engineering

In article <oeddUxO00WB6MgZUs4@andrew.cmu.edu> na0s+@andrew.cmu.edu (Nicolas Alejandro Arauz) writes:

>I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with UWE (Under-Ware
>Electronics).  They advertise in Computer Shopper, and the also sell
>reconditioned computer equipment.  Has anyone dealt with this company
>before? Could you recommend them or (not) recommend them?  Has anyone
>tried their reconditioned equipment?  Thanks!

	I've been satisfied with several orders from UWE.  This includes a "
reconditioned Citizen GSX-140 color printer.
Organization: Little, if any.
X-Mac-Bust:   The Best Way To accelerate a Macintoy is at 9.8m/s^2
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 08:54:16 EDT
From: Charles Fee <CXF111@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Occidental is Zeos

I have erred. The correct newsgroup for Zeos information is Biz.Zeos.Announce,
not Biz.comp.zeos. My apologies for any inconveniences.

>>I saw in the Wall Street Journal that Zeos has set up a subsiduary,
>>called Occidental, to sell PCs for less than Zeos. This was done
>>to gain market share without the confusion that Dell and Compaq have
>>with their lower priced line.  The article indicated that Occidental's
>>prices were (if I remember correctly) about 27% lower than Zeos.
>
>Correct. Others wanting the full story may want to read the full article
>posted
>to biz.comp.zeos (they are on usenet now!) assuming your site gets the biz
>hierarchy.
>
>Occidental will have/does have its own staff, etc..
From: Jim_Johnson@abcd.Houghton.MI.US (Jim Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Moniterm Viking 19 inch monitor
Distribution: world
Date: 28 Aug 92 20:50:44 EST
Organization: Amiga BitSwap Central Dispatch

I have only a little help in that Moniterm is (was?) a Minneapolis area
based company.  If you call information 612-555-1212 (or try 800-555-1212
first) and ask for a number for Moniterm you should be able to get the
information you need.

-- Via DLG Pro v0.995

Jim Johnson-
*** Remember, they're only tools - Not a way of life! ***
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: ewh@emf780.den.mmc.com (Edward Householder)
Subject: Gateway 15" monitor vertical bar problem - RESOLUTION
Organization: Martin Marietta, Denver
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 22:23:23 GMT

In a previous article I posted the following:

>To: All monitor owners
>
>Problem: I have received two monitors from Gateway both of which
>display a vertical bar (looks like a shadow, or a reflection) on
>the left hand side of the screen. This problem is seen only at
>1024 x 768 resolution, not at lower resolutions.  I haven't tried
>it at 1240.
>
>Monitor: Gateway Crystal Scan 1572 fs, 15 "
>         (this is the 15" monitor upgrade)
>
>Graphics Card: ATI Ultra Graphics
>CPU: 486dx2/50
>
>Question(s):
>1. Has anyone out their experienced this phenomenon?
>2. Is this common? Do you know what the problem is? Any suggestions?
>3. Could the driver card being doing this?

RESOLUTION (WELL SORT OF):

    This is my third post on this subject. Due to some helpful 
suggestions, I ran the ATI video driver install program and used the 
"custom" driver instead of the "crystal scan 1572fs" driver.  As soon 
as I brought "custom" up at 1024x768 @72Hz the problem was obvious.
The "custom" configuration provides a rectangular box around the perimeter 
of the screen, to facilitate centering.  This box was folded over on the 
left side of the screen exactly where the vertical bar appears.


 Methods of solution:
 1. under "custom" 1024x768 @72Hz - adjust the displayed box (with the 
    commands given on the screen) to be centered.
 2. under "custom" 1024x768 use less than 72Hz - the problem did not appear
    at all at 60Hz.
    NOTE: This explains why some monitors do not have the problem.  I.E.
    my friends NEC 3fgx only runs at 60Hz.  It also uses a different driver
    though.

 Notes:
 1. I talked to an ATI tech and he believes the problem is gateways 
    version of the ATI bios, or their "crystal scan 1572fs" ATI driver.
 2. Gateway didn't seem interested in solving the bios or driver
    problem.  Basically they said, if the "custom" driver works than
    the problem is solved.  I guess it is.
 3. At this point I am going to keep the second Crystal scan 1572fs 
    monitor, and hope that it is going to be reliable.  The first one 
    had occasional screen flashes.

Thanks to all of you who posted and direct mailed; you helped greatly in
solving this problem,

Any questions post or mail me at:

Ed Householder
email: ewh@emf780.den.mmc.com
phone: 303-977-4437
......................................................... the end !
From: kc2x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kwan-Ju Chen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Promise Technology IDE controller
Date: 3 Sep 92 15:29:49 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.geddzha00WBMM86HN8
Organization: Junior, IM - H&SS Track, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


Anyone using Promise Technology's IDE controller?  Please tell me its
performence.

Thanks
From: u2116318@csdvax.csd.unsw.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: program to erase AMI BIOS passwd
Date: 30 Aug 92 16:50:31 +1000
Organization: University of New South Wales

The problem solved, and I wrote a com file
to do this , if you can still boot from froppy
then you can use this program to change the 
checksum of cmos data, so next time when 
you reboot the machine, the computer
will say bios checksum error, and then 
all you previeus setup is gone include (passwd)

any one want the program? email to me

regards
Anthony Choi
From: M05BC@CUNYVM.BITNET (Spartacus@Cuny)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Does Zeos or Gateway offer Edu Discounts?
Date: 30 Aug 92 00:57:02 GMT
Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center

In article <1992Aug27.040211.18309@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, mrosen@nyx.cs.du.edu
(Michael Rosen) says:
>
>I know that Gateway does not offer educational discounts.  As for
>Zeos, I don't know, but I doubt it.
>
>Mike
>--
>Michael Rosen                                           "Beer - It does

    Yup, they don't :-(.  I wrote Email to Gateway@Aol.com and never
got a response from them.  Zeos only offers educational discounts
to Edu institutions, not directly to students. :-(  Sucks

-------
------------------------------+      All The Best,
Reply To:                     |
                              |      Edward Galarza,
     M05BC@CunyVM.Cuny.Edu    |      Brooklyn College Of The
     M05BC@CunyVM.BitNet      |      City University Of New York
------------------------------+      "Que viva el OS/2!"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,rec.music.synth,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: jon@chopin.udel.edu (Jon Deutsch)
Subject: Re: Music Quest MIDI with WIN3.1 <<--Not working!
Organization: University of Delaware - What state is that in?
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 02:27:24 GMT

Thanks to all who emailed me their help!
FYI, the problem all along was the fact that the MPU-401 and LAPC
drivers that come with win3.1 don't work with the Music Quest MIDI
card (so much for being MPU-401 compat, eh?).  I dl'ed the MQ windows
driver from the MQ BBS and set it on IRQ5 (unused) and Addr: 330 (default).
Now it apparently works.


       X-------------------+--------------+-----------------------X
       |  |   |\       |>jon@chopin.udel.edu<|  "For my 2 cents,  |
       | \|on |/eutsch |>>-----------------<<|  I'd pay a dollar" |
       X------+--------------------+--------------------+---------X
From: kelley@kiwi.ATMOS.ColoState.Edu (Kelley Wittmeyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Computer components for sale
Date: 3 Sep 92 17:25:16 GMT
Article-I.D.: yuma.Sep03.172516.22437
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO  80523

386SX-16Mhz motherboard with 4Mb RAM -- $275

30Mb hard drive with controller -- $100

VGA graphics card -- $50

these items are located in ft collins colorado.  if
interested;

email to kelley@kiwi.atmos.colostate.edu
(129.82.107.43 if you need the ip address for
your host table...)

OR

phone mark at
303 493 4644 (night)  303 491 8667 (day)

please do not post as i do not subscribe to this news
group and am doing this for a friend.  thanks!!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: dab@ubitrex.mb.ca (Daniel Boulet)
Subject: ISA cards in an EISA bus
Organization: Ubitrex Corporation, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 20:15:02 GMT

I'm about to purchase an EISA bus system.  I've heard that there are some
problems that one can encounter if ISA cards are used in an EISA system.

What sort of problems could I run into?  I'm definitely intending to purchase
an EISA disk controller.  I was planning on getting ISA cards for the rest
(video, serial ports, floppies).
From: sxjcb@orca.alaska.edu (Jay C. Beavers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Query: Quantum Quality?
Date: 28 Aug 92 20:46:35 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Alaska Computer Network

In article <1992Aug28.143840.1@wharton.upenn.edu>, poe@wharton.upenn.edu
wrote:
> 
> Don't beat around the bush! Tell us what you think! :-)
> 
> Phil
> another happy quantum user

I own a Quantum 120AT with one of their controllers.  The original drive
fried after about three months of use.  It was replaced without question. 
The drive controller was fried by a bad CMS Jumbo-250 tape drive after
about 1.5 years of use.  It was replaced without question.  They got my
vote as a good company.
 - jcb

______________________________________________________________________________
                                        |    jay@seaspray.uacn.alaska.edu
Jay C. Beavers                          |    sxjcb@orca.alaska.edu
University of Alaska Computer Network   |    sxjcb@alaska.bitnet
________________________________________|_____________________________________
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: edd151s@nella1.cc.monash.edu.au (Mr I.P. Rayner)
Subject: Re: AMI BIOS Password - Answer!
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 15:33:07 GMT

kevin@dipl.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com (Kevin Anderson) writes:
>The other way is to zap the password directly in cmos
>memory.  The cmos is located at i/o port addresses 70h and 71h.  There are 64 
>bytes in cmos memory.  Write the address to port 70h, and read/write registers
>at port 71h.  For example, to read address 20h in the cmos, write 20h to address
>70h, then read address 71h.  The password occupies six bytes from 38h to 3dh.
>The addresses 3eh, 3fh, and possibly 37h are used in decoding the password,
>but I don't know how.

>Kevin Anderson

So, if you have forgotten your password, how exactly can you read/write to 
anything when you're staring at a PASSWORD: prompt????!!

Ivan Rayner
From: a_millsbs@ccsvax.sfasu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: HELP! Need info on SMS 1/4" tape 
Date: 31 Aug 92 00:25:36 CST
Organization: Stephen F. Austin State University

I was recently given an old SMS 1/4" cartridge tape unit and card that had been
sitting around.  Unfortunately I know very little about it other than it looks
just like some old Archive QIC-02 drives I have seen in the past.

Here is what I do know.

     TAPE UNIT				     INTERFACE CARD 8-bit 
Manufactured by SMS			Manufactured by SMS
Identified as  "Caliper CP-60B"		ASSY 0005581
P/N 900000-000 C2                       Model 4036-2  rev F 
S/N PSE75001194

Any help in obtaining further info about this unit will be GREATLY appreciated.
I need specs, jumper settings for the card, software info etc.
Also does anyone know who and where SMS is?

Thanks in advance,

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B. Scott Mills                            (409) 568-1134
Computer Center -- Technical Support,     Stephen F. Austin State University
a_millsbs@ccsvax.sfasu.edu                P.O. Box 13012 SFA Station
root@calvin.sfasu.edu                     Nacogdoches, TX  75962
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: iscjhs@nuscc.nus.sg (Jong Hee Sen (Dr))
Subject: RAM speed for 486DX-50 and 486DX2-66
Organization: National University of Singapore
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 05:04:14 GMT

I know this is a FAQ but I need answer to the following
questions urgently.  Please help!

What is the minimum RAM speed in nano-second for the following CPU

486DX-50
486DX2-66

How about the minimum external external memory cache speed?

WHat i meant by minimum means slowest possible speed.

What are the differences in the mother board of a DX-50 vs
that of a DX2-66.  All dealers in Singapore tell me that you
everything is the same except for the CPU chip, the occilator,
the faster memory and cache speed.  However, I suspect the
whole motherboard may need to be changed for the DX50 to cater
for the higher speed.  Please clarify.

Thanks

-- 
Jong Hee Sen
JHS@iscs.nus.sg,  ISCJHS@NUSCC.nus.sg
Department of Information Systems and Computer science
National University of Singapore
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: dab6@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas A. Bell)
Subject: Thumbs down for MAG (was Re: Standard Computer (and os/2)
Reply-To: dab6@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas A. Bell)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 20:29:21 GMT


In a previous article, hpw@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Harry P Warren) says:

>
>I am trying to decide if I should buy this system for use with OS/2 2.0:
>
>  Standard Computers - Windows Workstation Plus
>	33 MHz 486
>	16 MB of RAM
>	64 k Cache
>	15" MAG Monitor

I had just bought a mag 15" monitor and was less than happy with it.
At 800x600, the display was fuzzy and difficult to read compared to by
old 60hz 14" monitor.  I just returned for a refund because I didn't 
want to pay shipping costs to look at another fuzzy monitor.
From: youngqd@atlantis.CS.ORST.EDU (Dean Youngquist)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: 82450 -> 16550???
Date: 4 Sep 92 16:52:17 GMT
Article-I.D.: leela.1992Sep4.165217.9618
Organization: Computer Science Outreach Services - Oregon State University

In article <1992Sep1.152537.8006@ichips.intel.com> smintz@sedona.intel.com (Stephen Mintz exp 11/92~) writes:
>
>If the chips are socketed, 90% of the cards can use a 14550 Uart, no problem!!

What is the difference between the different Uart chips?  I have used 8250
in AT & 386 computers with no problems.  When is it that one needs the
14550 or the 16550 ?  What are all the different serial port chips?
There is the 8250, 8250A, 8250B, 82450, 14550, 16550 !  and more.  What's
the advantage or disabilities of these different chips?

Dean
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: ujlh@pool.info.sunyit.edu (James Henrickson)
Subject: Re: Gateway CS1024NI = (!=) Mag Monitor
Organization: State University of New York -- Institute of Technology
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 01:00:23 GMT

In article <1992Aug24.145417.7309@walter.cray.com> huot@cray.com (Tom Huot) writes:
>In article <4901@sumax.seattleu.edu> grtorlba@sumax.seattleu.edu (George Torralba) writes:
>>
>>I'm not sure how to start asking this but aren't the CS1024NIs made by
>>the same people who make MAG monitors?  If so, then are the problems
>>reported by people about CS1024NI true too about MAG monitors?  Please
>>clear/confirm/correct my understanding about this matter.
>>
>>George
>>
>>
>
>The Gateway Monitors are made by Mag Computronics. The other monitors
>appear under the name MAG Innovision. I have heard that they are
>the same and different companies at different times. I wish someone
>would clear this one up also.
>
>-- 
>_____________________________________________________________________________
>Tom Huot        			       
>huot@cray.com 
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Nope, not always.  I have received mail from several people in the past
whose Crystal Scans were made by another company.  Gateway does a lot
of parts switching, like the 386DX-33 system that PC Magazine gave such
high praise a couple years ago.  The saleswoman bragged about the review,
then I found out that my 386DX-33 was a completely different system.
Different motherboard, different memory speed, different memory capacity,
different cache speed, different chip set, ......


-- 
Jim H.
*
* James L. Henrickson
* ujlh@sunyit.edu        "Some day I might have a real .signature!"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.dcom.modems
From: amigo@milton.u.washington.edu (The Friend)
Subject: Comments on Boca 14.4K baud modem
Organization: University of Washington
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 03:48:07 GMT

K
	Anyone have any problems with a internal Boca 14.4K baud V.42 modem?
I'm considering the purchase of one and wondering if there's any defects with
their implementation of the modem standards (v32bis/V42bis/etc)... looks
like a reasonable modem, but as people mentioned, the cheaper, the more 
problems that _may occur_.. and the less support you'll get typically.
I don't always go by that rule though - its not always the case that
you get defective products because of price.


							--> Mike


From: deanc@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Dean Cashen)
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 00:52:46 GMT
Subject: Re: Zeos (and others) general flame
Organization: Hewlett Packard - Boise, ID
From: Jim_Johnson@abcd.Houghton.MI.US (Jim Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Addressing two independent monitors from one PC
Distribution: world
Date: 26 Aug 92 11:09:43 EST
Organization: Amiga BitSwap Central Dispatch

I know it is possible to install a TTL monochrome card in addition to a VGA
card and (if the software is capable of addressing two video cards) send
text to mono card and whatever to the VGA card.  However, what you want is
two VGA monitors each displaying different graphics images from one
computer.  I could be wrong, but my first impression is that this isn't
possible.  Both VGA cards (and two would be required) look to the same
address for graphic info put there by the CPU.
What you MIGHT be able to do is run two linked computers, with one being a
slave to a program on the master.

-- Via DLG Pro v0.995

Jim Johnson-
*** Remember, they're only tools - Not a way of life! ***
From: Jim_Johnson@abcd.Houghton.MI.US (Jim Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Parallellport communications
Date: 25 Aug 92 14:33:48 GMT
Article-I.D.: abcd.Jim_Johnson.07ca
Distribution: world
Organization: Amiga BitSwap Central Dispatch

In a message dated Mon 24 Aug 92 12:33, D9mikael@dtek.chalmers.se (mikael W
wrote:

 DW> I would like to know how a cable for communication between two
 DW> parallellports
 DW> are wired.  For something like Laplink or whatever, it doesn't
 DW> matter.  I am
 DW> considering writing something like that for OS/2, and would like to
 DW> use the
 DW> same cables.

 DW> Mikael Wahlgren      d9mikael@dtek.chalmers.se

I don't have the full answer to your question, but I do know that there are
two types of parallel ports - on the standard design, the data lines are
only used for output, and there are only 4 status lines that can be used
for input. In other words, each machine can send a full byte, but only
receive nibbles. On the PS/2 machines and a growing number of clones
(especially notebooks), the parallel port is bi-directional meaning the
data lines can both send and receive a full byte at a time.  I own a
parallel port hard drive which I use to bring all my tools to a customer's
site, so this distinction becomes important to me.

-- Via DLG Pro v0.995

Jim Johnson-
*** Remember, they're only tools - Not a way of life! ***
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware