Re: NTLK CUDA Switch

From: Ben Doughney (ben_d@clear.net.nz)
Date: Sat Feb 12 2000 - 00:24:46 EST


>Gee, I've been using Macs for 15 years and I've never heard of a CUDA
>switch. The older Macs had two switches, a programmers switch to go to
>the ROM monitor where you could try to fix a crash if you knew the
>correct incantations, and a hard reset switch. Neither of these would
>zap the PRAM, which was done by doing the cmd, option, P, R four finger
>salute and holding for 5 bells.

The CUDA switch is actually on the inside, on the logic board. It is
present on all models from 7200 up, and some clones. What it does is
reset the CUDA chip, on the logic board. I can't remember exactly what it
does, but it controls the bus, input and output etc.

Ben Doughney

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