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The following is posted for the user of my BBS:

> From macmillan.j <Joe MacMillan, 88/10/16 23:49:19>
> Subject: problems servicing the atari st's

Problems Servicing the Atari St's

I1 Ram/Data Line Error 0000000000000000 0000000001011011 000008

    This inquiry is to find out more inforation about this error
message from the Atari Diagnostic Cartridge. All the service manual
said was that it is an Initalization Error and that the I1 means that the
Ram Data Line is stuck. There is no information on the rest of the code
but I figure the two groups of sixteen digits are refering to the two
groups of data lines sixteen per bank or even but not likely to the first and
second banks of RAM (1 meg. machines) sixteen chips each.
And the last part of the code (000008) Ihave not a clue.

    This is the second time I have encountered this code, both times on
520's that have been upgraded. The first an 520stfm, about six months or more 
afther the upgrade was done and the second just resently on an older 520St
that was upgraded over two years ago.

    The local Atari Service Depot has not heard or seen this code before nor 
has Atari Canada Service Dept. any idea what this means, (their 
solution to the first machine was to replace the mother board at a
cost of $400.00 Can. rather then find out what's wrong with the machine).

    So I am putting this message out to the networks to see if someone might
have any idea of what this code means .....thank-you for any help you might
be (maybe this might get to someone at Atari,who knows).....

                       Joe MacMillan.......Halifax,n.s.

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