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- From: bdraschk@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Bernd Raschke)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Amiga 4000 Rebooting Troubles
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 10:01:03 GMT
- Organization: CSD., University of Erlangen
- Message-ID: <1gpj4vEINN39b@uni-erlangen.de>
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- lgibb@burner.com (Lance Gibb) writes:
-
- >On Tue 15-Dec-1992 9:46p, D.C. Richardson wrote:
- >DR> Whenever I reboot using the C-A-A method, it appears that the hard drive
- >DR> gets a jolt - it stops spinning for a sec (like it loses power), then it
- >DR> does a re-spin, almost like a cold start.
- >DR> Now, this drive seems fine to be.. no errors or anything.. but I'm
- >DR> worried
- >DR> that all this spin-up/spin-down will kill it over time. It also increases
- >DR> boot time dramatically.
-
- >All the 4000s do this, nothing wrong with your particular machine. I don't
- >know exactly why the drives gets this jolt, but I have seen it on each
- >of the machines I have used.
- Mine does not. No-guarantee-no-warranty-solution:
- Look for the red cable of the HD-connector (pin 1) and cut it. It's
- RESET and apparently supposed to be not connected (my manual says so).
- Cutting this line was the _very_ first thing i did to my new A4000 and
- so far i haven't regretted it.
-
-
- >I have problems with my 1960 and DCTV. With DCTv hooked up, I get verticle
- >lines through my picture. Not severe, but irritating. I also notice
- >those lines without DCTV, but I have to really look for them.
- I also have these lines on my Nec 3D, quite visible :-(
-
- Ciao,
- Arty
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