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- From: madmaxx@mailhost.cyberhighway.net (Marv Birkinbine)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Video Toaster problems...help(Newtek won't)
- Date: 16 Mar 1996 17:37:29 GMT
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- >Ok, here's the deal...I have a VT2000 card and an A3000/25
- >that I _just_ bought... I tried to start the VT up a couple days ago and
- >I got "Toaster not responding". Now I did have an A3000/16 that I ran it
- >in perfectly..but now I get this... I took my VT card over to my friend
- >that I sold the 16MHz machine to and the Toaster came up fine on his
- >machine... I then tried switching daughter boards and it still came up
- >fine on his machine... This is with the software that is on my drives so I
- >know it isn't THAT... and of course I know it isn't the Toaster or the
- >daughter board... Another friend of mine who used to own one said to
- >adjust the pot on the VT card...no luck...
-
- >My question is...what could it be?? Are there any custom chips that I
- >should look to be blown?? Any help appreciated as the local repair shop
- >for Amiga's is kinda slow and I need my machine for rendering so I can't
- >afford to give it up for the time he's gonna need to diagnose it...so I
- >gotta have a jump on it when I bring it in..... Thanx 1024k for any help
- >in advance and L8a
-
- the first thing to check is the motherboard rev of your 2000 ( rev 4.1, 4.3,
- 4.4 ) need to be modified to run a toaster. this will cost you about the same
- as getting a rev 6.x motherboard. the 6.x motherboard will work fine.
-
- if you have more questions you can call us at 1-800-352-3091
-
- marv
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