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- From: mpa@iig.com.au (Mark P Allen)
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- Subject: Re: VLab Question(s)
- Date: 10 Apr 1996 22:45:20 GMT
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- On 10-Apr-96 03:20:37, Matt McClanahan wrote:
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- MM> We have the Vlab M card in your basic stock 4000 with 16 mb ram and a
- MM> couple hard drives (I don't recall the exact number or sizes) We've
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- SCSI (2 FAST) or IDE?
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- MM> been having pretty consistent problems with buffer sizes & fifo
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- Yep, they're always hanging in there, since MacroSystem decided to make it
- Z2 only.
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- MM> After recording from VHS tape, but when we try to playback, there is
- MM> no video output, but we get the audio. The cables are all plugged in
- MM> right, we get audio and video when playing or during the recording
- MM> process, but it doesn't seem to store it to the drive. Do we need to
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- I sometimes get screen blanking on playback, and put it down to data
- corruption in most cases (trying to squeeze too much through the bus).
- However your hard-drives could have a major influence on data integrity
- and reliable delivery etc.
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- MM> reformat the video partition?
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- This shouldn't be required. MovieShop recognises usable partitions by
- their device name (and not volume name). As long as it detects a legal
- partition, formatted or not, it will use it when told to.
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- MM> Any advice would be appriciated, thanks.
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- Sorry I couldn't help more.
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- Regards,
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- Mark
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