Re: 1Meg Upgrade Warning

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From: Jan Gray
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1986 16:00

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In article <3806@pur-ee.UUCP> beatyr@pur-ee.UUCP (Robert Beaty) writes:
>  This is just a subtle warning to all of those interested in upgrading
>their Atari 520ST's to 1Meg. I attempted to do so two weekends ago and
>the result was a non-functional 520ST and about 24 hrs. of wasted time.
>				. . .
> If possible, find out EXACTLY what combination
>of components worked for someone else ( any offers out there? ).

I upgraded my ST months ago and it worked first time.  I used NEC 41256-15
DRAMs (*exactly* the same part as my Atari installed DRAMs, but manufactured
five weeks later!)

I did not install resistors, and I'm not sure if I will.  I do not have
the ROM upgrade yet.  One poster to the net said installing ROMs fried
his resistor-less upgrade, but others said it worked fine without resistors.

If the damn resistors are so important, why didn't Atari install them
on the lower 512K bank?

Jan Gray	Looking Glass Software, Waterloo, Ont.	    (519) 884-7473

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From: jan@looking.UUCP (Jan Gray)
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Subject: Re: 1Meg Upgrade Warning
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Date: Wed, 26-Feb-86 11:00:05 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 26 11:00:05 1986
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