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- From: trulsson@Male.docs.uu.se (Erik Trulsson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Help! Blizzard 1220 Problems.
- Date: 19 Apr 1996 15:07:51 GMT
- Organization: Uppsala Universitet
- Message-ID: <4l8a87$1e2q@columba.udac.uu.se>
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- The Software Guru <y95thosu@isy.liu.se> wrote:
- > Hi!
- >
- > I have a problem with my Blizzard 1220. If I enter the Early Startup Menu, all fastmem
- > disappears. I suspect it is an Autoconfig error.
- > The ColdReboot function in exec (-726) won't work as well. So all Software
- > Failures make the machine to lock up. Sometimes when I boot, the screen becomes yellow
- > and the power led flashes. I haven't found a text that describes these self-test-codes
- > (Aminet?), so I would be greatful if somebody would tell me what this means.
- > I _have_ tried without my hard drive connected, and it doesn't make any difference.
- > Have anybody experienced the same problems?
- > BTW, I suspect my dealer sold me an ancient version of the A1200.
- > I think that the motherboard revision is 1D. What do you guys have?
- >
- > --
-
- I have a B1220 too and I also have the same problem with the fastmem disappearing when
- using the startup menu. fastmem also disappears after a guru. After resetting using
- Ctrl-Amiga-Amiga everything is fine.
- One thing to note is that the memory is there, it just doesn't appear in Exec's lists.
- One way to solve this is to manually add the memory to the MemList.
- There is a program called BlizzRepair that can be found on Aminet that does this.
- Note: That program has a couple of bugs but the basic idea is sound.
- I have a bug fixed version of that program at home. You can e-mail me if you want a
- copy.
-
- I think this problem only appears with old B1220s and some versions of the 1200.
- I *think* that my motherboard revision is 2_something_ but I am not sure.
-