Is my Cyberstorm PPC dead?

[Akiko]

What's the best way to find out if the PPC side of Cyberstorm is working? I've downloaded a few PPC demos but all I get is a "WarpOS- Power PC Exception" message every single time.. I currently have a cybervisionPPC installed and believe have warpOS 5.1 and the latest version of Warp3D.
It's abit of a kick in teeth if it's broke since I've only had it 24 hrs! Any suggestions appreciated  :-?

[amigakit]

Run WhichAmiga? program - what Mhz rating does the PPC show as?  Random values everytime can indicate a problem.

[Akiko]

I ran the program  and seems to recognise the processor "PPC 604e 233Mhz (rev 18.3), 66Mhz busclock.
However when I run a second time the system hangs and I need a reboot. Guess the PPC is fried!  :-(

[amigakit]

Not necessarily- thats a good sign that it originally identified itself correctly.

233mhz CyberstormPPC cards have an infamous low tolerance to heat- have you tried the WarpOS patch:

Change ENVARC:PowerPC/No233Fix to 0      (enables patch)
Change ENVARC:PowerPC/No233Fix to 1      (disables patch)

Restart Amiga.

Of course extra cooling is preferable- the standard 5v fan may need upgrading to a 12v variety.

Also make sure that there is sufficient (+not too much) thermal compound between the PPC and heating and the fan is clean and rotating well.  

[CLS2086]

Hi,
you need blitzkick with the right commands.
Go the GREX page and use the lastest DCE firmware for GREX it works well even if you don't have a grex