ZorRam R.I.P. ?
 

Hello,

I hate to even write this but I just killed my ZorRam 256 :crying. I plugged it in backwards by accident after a long bad week at work. Sad thing is I know better too. I tried opening a support ticket to ask AmigaKit but from what I have read they are way behind right now on support tickets.

Should I just bin it or can it be repaired?

Thanks,
Jeff

@Magic

Its possible to be repaired pending on what is broken on it.

Looking at some pictures, it might be as simple as passive component needing replacement - I would suggest finding a local repair technician - I have been reading good things about Acill whom is US based - but with all things ensure you trust whom is repairing your goods.

Tell you what - post up some hi-res pictures of your ZorRAM card (both sides) from that I (and others) maybe able to help more.

Good luck Jeff =)

surely you broke the transistor located between the 2 caps
replace it
There is nothing else that can break in that card, is so simple

Thank you I will look in to that. I don't see any damage, both sides still look like new.

So... there's current-limiting resistors everywhere?

So... there's current-limiting resistors everywhere?

How did you get on trying to fix this?

I sent mine back to AmigaKit 11 months ago and they have done nothing with it so far, how I try and get it back from them I don't know though. Mine wasn't even plugged in wrong.

I got a quick message from AmigaKit, after prodding them to finally answer the support ticket, saying that there probably wasn't anything they could do. To be honest I got the feeling that they just couldn't be bothered with it. It was totally my fault. I tossed it out so I wouldn't have to keep looking at it :(

It will more than likely the CPLD blown, which is what normally happens when the board is inserted upside down. Do the electrolytics read short?
I have changed alot, but we have run out of replacement chips.

EDIT:-Found your ticket, I actually said we could take a look.


Let me look into it again for you.

Have to say these boards are rock solid, they dont just go faulty.

My 1/2 cent: The whole situation with ZorRAM not having a back plate (or a multitude of standalone products which don't even have a case, for that matter), is kind of reminiscent of not bothering to put reverse polarity protection on a power input jack. Sloppy, and the designer should know better.

My BigRamPlus is idiot proof by design :) In my own defense the machine was open with all of the covers and plastic off. When your tired one side of a bare case looks a lot like the other.