SIDE2 Troubles

[moonlight_mile]

Ah. I just broke down and bought a syschek.

Being that I read that the xe board’s traces come up pretty easily I don’t really want to stress the board out anymore than necessary.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

[BillC]

On 1/15/2021 at 11:08 AM, moonlight_mile said:

Thanks for the input. There isn’t an easy way to determine what ram chip(s) may be bad is there? I know there is that diagnostic hardware available but I really hate to kick in the money for something there is a good chance I will only ever use once.

The SYSCHECK 2.2 mentioned isn't just a diagnostic device, it also includes a RAMBO type 512kB external RAM upgrade and the choice of 4 OS's that are flashable.

[moonlight_mile]

The SYSCHECK 2.2 mentioned isn't just a diagnostic device, it also includes a RAMBO type 512kB external RAM upgrade and the choice of 4 OS's that are flashable.

Yes I realized that after I ordered it. That is great news.

I got a uav this week so going to try my hand at putting that in my 800xl. I am trying to get a readable dt-80 column display on my tv. I know it won’t be perfect but just hoping it will clean it up just enough that I can use it when I boot into cp/m.

[+Stephen]

32 minutes ago, moonlight_mile said:

Yes I realized that after I ordered it. That is great news.

I got a uav this week so going to try my hand at putting that in my 800xl. I am trying to get a readable dt-80 column display on my tv. I know it won’t be perfect but just hoping it will clean it up just enough that I can use it when I boot into cp/m.

For good 80 columns, Y/C is a must - composite video just won't do.  A couple things you can do to help.  Either turn the colour all the way down, or depending on your cable, only run the luma signal.