On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 at 11:51:59, wrote:
(ref: <H0000b5f122619cd.1015847517.ln4p1327.ldn.swissbank.com@MHS>)
>> You don't actually say, but are your memory chips soldered or
>> socketed?
>>
>> If socketed, then check that all pins are properly located.
>The chips are socketed. The sockets are staggered, and the pins are
>bent close to the edge of the chip and appear to have been stretched
>about as far as they'll go to reach the sockets.
They have not been stretched - that is how they are designed (8-)#
> I did check that they
>were all located in their sockets but I can't tell whether they are all
>making sound contact. It will also be difficult to check whether any
>of the pins have broken where they emerge from the chip, because the
>chips are mounted close together.
Pull them all out, and start form scratch.
It is most likely to be video ram, as you say the system is actually
working. It could be bad contact on two Lattice chips near hte video
socket.
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