Finally got a BPPC card for affordable price (040/25, 603+@240). I think it will be easy to install, just swap with currently used blizzard 1240/40 in mediator tower (nothing special here, FastATA, voodoo3, sb128, eth) but here starts my problems
This card wont boot at cold start. Ive read before very deeply here and also at other sites) where can be problems. Usually low power/voltage, etc. Got a new beefy fortron at-psu (they still made at-psus, with noisekiller fan etc, and they are PRETTY HEAVY)
So, free floppy power cable goes straight to board – but - still the same, cold boot always stops at dark grey screen.
Tried latest stable firmware flash – still the same
Boots fine after manual reset only!Damn.
Here starts another problem with buggy 040 (move16) as fastata drive complains - sometime it just crashes while writing to hd drive
After this „ndos dh0“ experience ive tried it also with another two bare-boards (gah its 1D1, 1D4, 2B altogether), with same result
Its just annoying to start it manually, but after boot i can play quakeppc many hours without ANY problem... Switch it off for a minute, another cold boot - still same :boohoo: needs manual reset.
Card isnt overclocked, looks like new, and that gold plated scsi connector, hmmm...
Im thinking about few options which i have now, hope someone can helps to make best decision:
1)live with it, just manual reset and some 040 bugs cant scatter me..
2)replace buggy (and very hot) 040 with 060? (P.G., J-J there are guys to do it) (but who knows if it also solves boot problem...)
3)sell it (damn, i dont want to sell it, it runs f*ckin fast!)
hope there are only few typos and its readable and understandable...
