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Date: 25-Oct-99 @ 01:49 PM -
RE: Attention ASR-X Pro Users...
It appears EMU/ENSONIQ have at last acknowledge the issue of 66 MB's of RAM with the ASR-X Pro. What follows is their repsonse to the issue. Notice that the response excludes EDO SIMMs - I don't know what to make of this as the manual cleary states either EDO or non EDO may be used. If time & money permits I may try a pair of non EDO SIMMs to see if there is an difference in performance.
FROM EMU ***************************************************
The ASR-X Pro can exhibit peculiar behavior when 64 meg of RAM has been
installed. After some time of research I have found that it is not a
technical or software based malfunction. It is simply a dirty simm
socket, or the wrong simm's are in use.
CLEANING THE SIMM SOCKETS:
There are a few tools needed to rectify the situation.
1. Isopropyl Alcohol
2. An Acid brush
(Any electronics store or possibly even a Radio Shake carries them)
Remove the simm's from the unit.
Dampen the acid brush's bristles.
(Alcohol should NOT be dripping from the brush)
Lightly wiggle the brush in and across both simm sockets
WAIT FOR THE UNIT TO DRY
(This should not take long because alcohol has a fast evaporation time)
Reseat the Simm's
(be sure to make the simms fit snug and straight into the sockets)
Correct simm description for the ASR-X/X Pro:
Standard SIMM's that are 32 bit non-parity, or 36-bit parity
72-pin only
70 ns (nanoseconds) or faster
Non-EDO.
The SIMM is a 5-volt chip, 3-volt SIMMS will not properly fit the ASR-X
SIMM socket.
If your unit is still displaying odd behavior, please take your unit AND
THE SIMM's to an authorized service center for further diagnosis and
repair.
jondl