Path: news1.icaen!news.uiowa.edu!iagnet.net!howland.erols.net!nntprelay.mathworks.com!news.mathworks.com!News1.Vancouver.iSTAR.net!news.istar.net!discovery.intergate.bc.ca!not-for-mail From: Wayne Stewart Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Transwarp and RamFactor Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 11:39:57 +0000 Organization: Internet Gateway Corporation Lines: 59 Message-ID: <343E1408.28D1@intergate.bc.ca> References: <61kd11$1cr@freenet-news.carleton.ca> Reply-To: waynes@intergate.bc.ca NNTP-Posting-Host: tc1s23.intergate.bc.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: discovery.intergate.bc.ca 876508374 23526 (None) 204.50.109.232 X-Complaints-To: usenet@discovery.intergate.bc.ca X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.02 (Macintosh; I; PPC) To: Robert Hoover >Robert Hoover wrote: > A while back I bought a Transwarp and a few other things for my //e. I > had at the time the following in my system. > > AE Par Pro > Apple SSC > (apple 80 col 64k card ) > RamFActor 1meg > 2 5.25 disks > 1 3.5" on a UDC > > I put the TW in slot 3 and it promptly ate several 3.5" disks. After > removing the TW the disk problem went away. Now I reset several dip > switches on the TW to reflect my system and now the silly thing wont work > at all with the RamFactor in the system. So I remove the TW and everything > works I put the TW back in and remove the RF and again everything works ok. > > This has me a little comfused as I know these cards should work together. > Any help ? > > The current system set up is the same excpt I now have 2 3.5's with the udc. > > -Robert Here's a quick rundown on the transwarp IIe in case your not too familiar with it otherwise skip that part Block 1 / Switches 1-7 : Turn the corresponding switch OPEN for any slot in which you have a Language Card (unusual in a IIe) Block 2 / Switches 1-7 : Turn the corresponding switch OPEN for any slot that has an adapter card installed in it that MUST be accessed at 1 MHz Switch 8 on both switch blocks together determine the speed that Transwarp powers up at Block 1 = OPEN Block 2 = OPEN is 3.6 MHz CLOSED OPEN is 1.7 MHz either CLOSED is 1.0 MHz keypresses at power up Esc - disables Transwarp until next power cycle. 0 - Invokes TransWarp self test 9 - Displays copyright, Rev # and Invokes TransWarp self test On my IIe switches are set at block 1 sw 1-7 closed sw 8 open block2 sw 1-4 & 7 closed sw 5,6 & 8 open I'm running the same cards (except for the AE Par Pro) and a couple more without difficulty.Have you tried it without the AE Par Pro & Apple SSC. You might try the self test by holding down the 0 key as you power up. Bad ram on the transwarp could be the problem. Which Revisions of the two cards are you using. Wayne