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- Subject: Re: Odd interaction between A3000 & external
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- References: <19960131.78595B0.103D2@yankee.nai.net>
- Distribution: world
- From: johnv@acix.DIALix.oz.au (John Verhoeven)
- Message-ID: <johnv.09gr@acix.DIALix.oz.au>
- Date: Thu, 1 Feb 96 20:59:38 +0800
- Organization: ACix - Private UUCP Node, Cloverdale, Western Australia.
-
- In article dated Wed, 31 Jan 96 18:12:19, Joshua Helm (lucifer@yankee.nai.net) wrote:
- > Try this to get the A3000 to boot with no CD in the drive:
- >
- > * First, set your CDROM drive's SCSI ID to the last one on the chain.
- > (Mine has 2 HD's ID#0 & ID#1 and a CDROM ID#6)
- > * Be sure the CDROM is off and boot the Amiga
-
- There is no need to power the CD_ROM off or rebbot your amiga. Add the
- tooltype 'SCSI_MAX_ADDRESS=5' (if your CD-ROM is at ID=6) to HDToolBox and
- then start HDToolbox. This will stop HDToolBox from seeing your CD-ROM.
-
- > * Load HDToolBox - It should complain that drives have been added or removed.
- > * Click the "Save Changes" button on any drive(s) that will let you
- > (Should be the last drive on the chain BEFORE the CDROM)
- > * Exit HDToolBox.
-
- These instructions are OK.
-
- > * Restart your computer - This time with the CDROM drive ON.
-
- Not needed. CD-ROM was never off!
-
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- _--_|\ John Verhoeven (johnv@acix.DIALix.oz.au or johnv@DIALix.oz.au)
- / \ >>>> Writing programs in assembler is like digging post <<<<
- *_.--._/ >>>> holes with a teaspoon: it takes a long time, but <<<<
- v >>>> you have complete control over all the dirt. <<<<
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