Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Position counter stop updating....Still there....

["Les Watts" <leswatts-at-alltel.net>]

Yes, it would be a great idea to check the bios, as it's so easy to do.

The reason I mentioned the paper sticker on the PLD is that they
say it indicates a recent update to it to handle somewhat higher
bus rates. They said there had been problems in the past on
certain old motherboards that clock the bus at 25 MHz/3 or
8.333... MHz, only slightly higher than normal. So things must
 have been right on the edge I guess.

Les

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Elson" <elson-at-pico-systems.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <emc-at-nist.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Position counter stop updating....Still
there....


>
> Les Watts wrote:
>
> > Babar,
> >
> > I was talking to STG engineers on another matter today and mentioned
> > the problem you were having. They confirm that with some motherboards
> > and some slots there indeed can be an internal noise problem with
> > the counter. Some motherboards also have a higher than standard
> > buss frequency which can also cause the problem.
>
> I thought about mentioning that, but decided not to throw any more
confusion
> into this.  But, in the BIOS setup, it is possible to "overclock' the ISA
bus
>
> on many motherboards.  This often causes all SORTS of subtle problems
> such as corrupted disks, snow on old VGA screens and other abnormal
> behavior.  He might try the 'restore default settings' option in the BIOS
> setup.
>
> Jon
>
>
>