[rescue] SGI TMEZZ Diagnostic failure? was SGI/PS2 Keyboards/Mice?

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On 7 Feb 2003, David Holland wrote:

> Part number info:
> 	Part 030-0957-003 Name: GM20 Serial: DZD352 Revision: N

That's either an MXI or SSI graphics board.

> Googling around turns up a whopping _1_ hit on the 'mg_tram_rev_nobuff'
> error.

The diagnostics think your texture RAM is fried.  Pull the graphics
card, and try reseating the texture modules near the edge of the board.
If that doesn't fix it, the texture modules are probably toast.

However, if you pull them, you'll still be able to use the card as an
SSI graphics system.  You just won't have the use of the hardware
texturing.  If texturing means a lot to you, you can replace one of the
modules for about $200 (probably only one is dead).  Occasionally the
i-series TRAM modules sell for cheap in pairs on eBay.

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