On Aug 18, 8:01=A0pm, Krishna  Sadasivam  wrote:
> Here's a brief update of my re-entry into IIGS land. It's been a bumpy
> ride so far, but here goes:
>
> 1) Error $0308 pops up (swapping RAM cards - a 4MB GS Sauce card with
> a 3MB GS-RAM card yields the same error). It could very well be
> possible that both cards have bad RAM. (or maybe, there's a bug with
> the SecondSight card?) Intermittent lock-ups and the "Ding!" sound
> (indicative of a RAM crash) are what I experienced. I hate to have to
> buy a new IIGS RAM card, but it's probably looking that way.
>
> 2) Swapping the RamFAST card with the Apple SCSI card (finally!)
> allowed me to access the contents of my 80MB hard drive. I've
> trepiditiously been copying over files (between a staggering number of
> reboots).
>
> 3) the battery kit I ordered from ReactiveMicro did the trick as a
> replacement for the dead NightOwl battery (last replaced in 1990!).
> Very easy to install and I now have a functioning Control Panel
> (Woot!) that keeps the correct time, date, and slot settings. :)
>
> -Krishna

Congratulations! and welcome back to the wonderful world of the GS.
Any chance you could swap ram chips between the two cards to see if it
just some of the chips are bad instead of the cards? Glad to hear
you're able to access the hard drive again. Any ancient finds on there
that the rest of us would be interested in?

Again congrats and keep us informed,
Dean
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