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- From: c1a192@rick.cs.ubc.ca (Oliver Erik Seiler)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: 4000 problems! PLEASE READ
- Date: 16 Nov 1992 11:42:34 -0800
- Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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- benjamin@zds-oem.zds.com (Adam Benjamin) writes:
- > Ok, My 4000 has died (again!) this time 2 days after being returned
- > from CBM Express.
-
- That bites...
-
- > I noticed that file-requesters were never updated correctly. If I saved
- > a file and then went to load another file from the same program and same
- > volume the file I had just saved would NOT appear in the requester unless
- > I re-entered the volume name and forced it to look up the directory again.
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- This sounds like a problem with the 68040 cache, and perhaps the disk caching
- system. Try playing around with the CPU command, like turning off the cache...
- I don't have a 4000 so this is just a guess...
-
- > Also when I hit CTRL-A-A to reboot the hard drive parks and spins-down
- > then back up again. (seems kinda weird)!
-
- Yes it does... :)
-
- > For 3 grand I expect a little better ya know?
-
- Yeah... well, good luck with it...
-
- -Oliver
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