[Gllug] Crashes (owing to the heatwave?)

[Richard Turner]

> On Fri 08 Aug, Richard Turner wrote:
> >
> 
> >
> > Thanks for that :)  Are the flashing LEDs not diagnostic?  What do
they
> > indicate?
> >
>    Unfortunately, the microprocessor requires a precise sequence of
simple
> commands, the command lengths are determined by the contents of the
first
> byte of each command, and each is followed by a fixed number of data
bytes
> as required by that command. Software must present the microprocessor
with
> the correct machine code for correct operation. Some data errors can
be
> removed by software routines, as long as those routines are not
corrupted.
> Once the software routines are corupted anything can happen.
Diagnostic
> routines in BIOS can do some checks on the computer hardware during
> booting,
> but once running everything must just work.
> 

So, to simplify somewhat, they don't tell me anything then.  I'm not
particularly worried about that, I was just interested to know what they
mean, if anything.  Thanks anyway :)

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