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- From: wblock@rapidnet.com (Warren Block)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: 1200 HDD Problem
- Date: 9 Apr 1996 14:08:23 GMT
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- Thor (thor@wsp1.wspice.com) wrote:
- : I have a standard 1200 with 2 megs. I'm having problems getting the hard
- : disk drive to boot. The light stays on (HDD) but it never comes up. However,
- : when I play with the power adapter's plug-in port,by plugging in in and out
- : slowly, THEN it comes up. I've tried 2 different 2.5" drives and my original
- : 3.5" drive with cable adapter. Anyone heard of this and knows what is
- : causing this problem?
-
- Sounds like a bad power supply connector, or a bad power supply. Doing
- this with the power on is not likely to be good for either the power
- supply or the A1200 itself.
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