Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!ucbvax!decwrl!fstvax.dec.com!gallo From: gallo@fstvax.dec.com (They call me *mister* U!) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Franklin Ace 1200 Hardware Help Needed Message-ID: <8806241203.AA19763@decwrl.dec.com> Date: 24 Jun 88 12:03:19 GMT Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 40 I am having a problem with my Franklin ACE 1200 system. My configuration: 1. Franklin Ace 1200 (64K ][+ compatable) 2. Franklin disk controller w/2 Shugart 5.25" drives 3. Composite color monitor. The Problem: Intermittanty,but frequently,while using the system, the system hangs,the Hi-res screen gets alternating black and white vertical bars and thats the end of the song :-(. When I try to reboot it after the above,the system just displays garbage on the 40 col screen.No disk turning, no anything.The garbage consists of alternating columns of @'s and that 'checkerboard' character.If I turn the machine off for a while,the problem goes away. The SAMS troubleshooting book suggests that it is possibly the F8 monitor rom or the 6502. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks in advance, Tom Gallo ____________________________________________________________________ | (UUCP) {decvax, ucbvax, allegra}!decwrl!fstvax.dec.com!gallo | | (ARPA) gallo%fstvax.DEC@decwrl.ARPA | | (BITNET) gallo@fstvax.dec.com | | (US MAIL) DEC, 12 Crosby Drive, BUO/E38, Bedford Ma., 01730 | | | | Disclaimer: | | *** Opinions expressed here are my own *** | | *** Not those of my employer. *** | |____________________________________________________________________|