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- From: db562s445@sycom.mi.org (Dave Birdsong)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Why do I get CRC errors DLing to my Dataflyer at 14.4?
- Message-ID: <db562s445.0c1p@sycom.mi.org>
- Date: 13 Jan 93 04:05:18 GMT
- Organization: Michigan Information eXchange
- Lines: 37
- X-BBS-Software: EXCELSIOR! V0.976
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- In an article, matthews@microsoft.com (Matthew Sorrels) writes:
-
- >In article <1993Jan9.235112.13420@news2.cis.umn.edu>
- >zant0001@student.tc.umn.edu (Eric Zanto) writes:
- >>Why is it that I lose characters on my serial port when I access my hard
- >>drive, connected to the Dataflyer SCSI? I just got it, and from what I've
- >>heard it is different from the older ones they use to sell, which had more
- >>jumpers on them. The one I have has the 2.0 Autoboot ROM(supports CBM
- >>RDB) and has 6 chips on it. Not much there, a few latches, ROM, SCSI
- >>chip. Does it use DMA now or something? My system seems to slow quite a
- >>bit when it's accessed alot.
- >>
- >
-
- >I had this same problem with my Dataflyer SCSI without the RDB ROM. I
- >called them up and they confirmed it was a problem. They finally
- >finished the patch on Jan 6th and sent it to me by modem. If lots
- >of people are interested I may be able to put it on an FTP site.
- >
-
- >
-
- >Matthew Sorrels
- >matthews@microsoft.com | Std. Disclamiers apply
- I just wish that I had never purchased a DATA FLYER!!!
- I have the IDE/SCSI and it has been a nightmare!!!
- I have had more HD crashes with it in 1 week that I have had in 8 months with
- my ICD AdIDE (in fact I have never had a crash with the AdIDE, but with the
- DAtaFlyer I have 4 crashes in just one week)
- As for service, I can't say much for that either...
- The manual states that when the Rigid Boot Block was complete that the rom
- and software would be supplied at no charge. I have asked for it and I was
- told that it would be a $15.00 charge, cuase they sent me the verison of the
- software that works with a 1.9 rom.
- I for one will never ever purchase another thing from Expansion Systems.
- Dave Birdsong
- db562s445@sycom.MI.ORG
-