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- From: paulmbto@world.net (Paul Morabito)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: A1200 problems
- Date: 14 Mar 1996 07:29:48 GMT
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- >Ummm, no, actually I had tried that first (disk in before power on).
- >The disk I was trying to use is a DOS disk (works on my other Amiga).
- >I even tried disks that are A1200 specific. Even the external drive
- >does the same thing. I think the fact that it says ???? (non-dos) is a
- >hardware related problem. The only time it sort-of read a DOS disk was
- >when I went into the early boot options, but it failed half-way thru
- >the load. It hasn't worked since, either. But the hd still boots
- >okay. Well, thanks, any other ideas? BTW, my A500 doesn't come up
- >with an 'insert disk' pic either since I have a hard drive for it. It
- >works the same way--if a disk is inserted, the disk boots instead of
- >the hard drive. Only this particular A1200 doesn't do that...
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- FWIW I think you have a strange hardware problem.The fact that it happens on
- both the external and internal drives leads me to believe there may be more
- than one fault.Have you tried cleaning the disk heads? Have you tried your
- disks on another Amiga besides your A500?
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- Your A500 is perfectly normal.It's meant to autoboot if theres no floppy
- inserted.
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