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- From: abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu (Kelvin Leung)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: Help me! A4000 Problem!
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.044859.1278@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 04:48:59 GMT
- References: <sf2dUlK00WBO84il5h@andrew.cmu.edu> <1eela4INNfbn@swrinde.nde.swri.edu>
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- kent@stanley.nde.swri.edu (Kent D. Polk) writes:
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- >In article <sf2dUlK00WBO84il5h@andrew.cmu.edu> Berend Ozceri <bo24+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
- >[...]
- >>the memory was too fragmented. No problem! I hit the three-keys to
- >>reboot...the screen goes blank...hard disk led blinks..............and
- >>nothing! OK. I turn the computer off. Wait for 20 secs, turn it back on.
- >>Hard disk led blinks......nothing! Hit the three keys to reset.....the
- >>power led blinks in a couple of times...the hard disk led
- >>blinks......nothing!
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- >This is exactly the way my A4000 first powered up. I went through a sequence
- >of resetting the mouse, keyboard and monitor cables and then rebooting
- >several times and then once it just started working and has ever since. Have
- >no idea what was going on or if I had anything to do with 'fixing' it.
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- I heard from an Amiga guru (hi, laire! :) that you can speed up the Seagate
- drive's boot time by cutting a wire... I forgot which wire though...
-
- Laire, are you out there?? any input on this??
-
- Yours Sincerely,
- Kelvin
- e-mail: abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu
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