Pearl 2000 Ram memory issue
Posted: 21 Aug 2017, 19:57
Pearl 2000 Ram memory issue
More of a technical issue about a hardware problem, not urgent enough to contact tech support but an annoying problem i could do with some advise about and i know the guys watch the forums...
I have 2 Pearl 2000's, both have Boris 2 pcbs, i've had mine for over a decade with no problems and the other was bought to repair.
On looking inside to see any differences or missing chips i found one of the ram battery backup chips (ds1210 IC114) was missing on the model i just bought.
It was known to have memory issues, switching off loses the show from memory and also has issues loading and saving to disk.
I had intended to use the chip from mine to try in the other, i took it out of the ic holder ready to try in the desk but before i put it in the other desk i put it back in (the right way round) and i now have the same issue with both desks.
It's a fairly easy to find chip so i'm ordering some now but does this sound like what the problem is or could there be anything else to look at?
More of a technical issue about a hardware problem, not urgent enough to contact tech support but an annoying problem i could do with some advise about and i know the guys watch the forums...
I have 2 Pearl 2000's, both have Boris 2 pcbs, i've had mine for over a decade with no problems and the other was bought to repair.
On looking inside to see any differences or missing chips i found one of the ram battery backup chips (ds1210 IC114) was missing on the model i just bought.
It was known to have memory issues, switching off loses the show from memory and also has issues loading and saving to disk.
I had intended to use the chip from mine to try in the other, i took it out of the ic holder ready to try in the desk but before i put it in the other desk i put it back in (the right way round) and i now have the same issue with both desks.
It's a fairly easy to find chip so i'm ordering some now but does this sound like what the problem is or could there be anything else to look at?