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What to do with all this memory?
Posted: 08 Jun 2020 21:20
by neilo40
I'd seen a few people mention it, but boy was the TF536 a joy to build. One evening's work and it booted first time, all memory detected and IDE working. Never thought I'd see an 8 digit "other mem" value :D
Thanks
@terriblefire for this cracking board.
BTW, what would I gain by adding the IDE buffers?
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Re: What to do with all this memory?
Posted: 08 Jun 2020 21:23
by terriblefire
neilo40 wrote: 08 Jun 2020 21:20
BTW, what would I gain by adding the IDE buffers?
You could keep your hard disk in your neighbours garage and run a cable. Many Germans seem to want to do this.
Re: What to do with all this memory?
Posted: 08 Jun 2020 21:26
by ube
terriblefire wrote: 08 Jun 2020 21:23
neilo40 wrote: 08 Jun 2020 21:20
BTW, what would I gain by adding the IDE buffers?
You could keep your hard disk in your neighbours garage and run a cable. Many Germans seem to want to do this.
No, it's the Austrians that keep their girls hidden away.. (Too soon for a Fritzl joke?)
Re: What to do with all this memory?
Posted: 08 Jun 2020 22:58
by Lemaru
I notice the silkscreen on the buffer says "No ICs the RNs, Populate RNs". Not sure the extra "the RNs" text needs to be there. ;)
(Sorry I always pick up on typos and stuff)
Re: What to do with all this memory?
Posted: 09 Jun 2020 01:51
by Danoo
Lemaru wrote: 08 Jun 2020 22:58
I notice the silkscreen on the buffer says "No ICs the RNs, Populate RNs". Not sure the extra "the RNs" text needs to be there. ;)
(Sorry I always pick up on typos and stuff)
Pretty sure the RNs are there too provide a path to the IDE if you do not attach the buffer chips (eg: buffer chips attached
No 0 ohm RNs required, buffer chips not attached,
Yes 0 ohm RNs required)
Still waiting to receive my own boards via the slow boat to OZ, but that is what I would reason the silkscreen to be indicating :D
Re: What to do with all this memory?
Posted: 09 Jun 2020 04:00
by matt020
Danoo wrote: 09 Jun 2020 01:51
Pretty sure the RNs are there too provide a path to the IDE if you do not attach the buffer chips (eg: buffer chips attached
No 0 ohm RNs required, buffer chips not attached,
Yes 0 ohm RNs required)
Yeah I think he gets what the RN's for, its the sentence that doesn't make sense. Read it out loud if you have to :lol:
Re: What to do with all this memory?
Posted: 09 Jun 2020 08:26
by terriblefire
I think there is a typo there
"IDE Interface (IC4,IC5,IC6 & RNs Below)
Buffered = Populate ICs, Remove RNs
Unbuffered = No ICs the RNs, Populate RNs "
Should be
"IDE Interface (IC4,IC5,IC6 & RNs Below)
Buffered = Populate ICs, Remove RNs
Unbuffered = No ICs, Populate RNs "
But in the scheme of things i dont care.
Re: What to do with all this memory?
Posted: 09 Jun 2020 08:59
by terriblefire
Really glad that people are enjoying the 536. Its the cumulative efforts of the 330 series and 534.
Re: What to do with all this memory?
Posted: 09 Jun 2020 10:05
by Danoo
Yeah I think he gets what the RN's for, its the sentence that doesn't make sense. Read it out loud if you have to :lol:
Yeah you are right, read the post again, thought this was electronics 101, not grammar 101 :sarcasm:
Re: What to do with all this memory?
Posted: 09 Jun 2020 11:19
by matt020
Danoo wrote: 09 Jun 2020 10:05
Yeah I think he gets what the RN's for, its the sentence that doesn't make sense. Read it out loud if you have to :lol:
Yeah you are right, read the post again, thought this was electronics 101, not grammar 101 :sarcasm:
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