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- From: worley@a.cs.okstate.edu (WORLEY LAWRENCE JA)
- Subject: Re: Computer too fast! - Colorado Tape backup unit
- References: <1993Jan4.155758.4379@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>
- Message-ID: <1993Jan4.172212.28758@a.cs.okstate.edu>
- Organization: Oklahoma State University
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 17:22:12 GMT
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- From article <1993Jan4.155758.4379@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>, by u5775949@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au:
- > HELP!
- > I recently upgraded from a 16MHz 286 to 20Mhz 386 board and now
- > find that my Colorado Memory Systems QIC-40 44MB tape backup
- > unit (model XR4) doesn't want to work.
- > All I get is a error message:
- > HOST COMPUTER IS TOO FAST
- >
- > I have never ever seen this kind of thing before - always the
- > opposite !!!.
- >
- > Can anyone tell me if they know of a software upgrade, Colorado's
- > EMAIL address, any other software that works with this drive, or
- > even if the QIC-40 standard is available so I can re-write the
- > software my self (rather than disassemble Colorado's stuff).
- >
- > I've tried slowing down the CPU by turning off cache, add extra
- > memory wait states, run from BIOS ROM, use the lowest clock rate,
- > etc. etc. but nothing helps.
- >
- > Thanks, Mark Harrison. Melbourne , Australia.
- > P.S. the local agent just wants to sell me a new backup unit -
- > but it can't read the old tapes!
-
- CMS Numbers: Product Info/Purchases: 1-800-845-7905
- DOS Computer Hardware-
- Software Questions : 1-800-845-7906
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- BBS : 1-303-635-6650
- Fax : 1-303-667-0997
-
- I have called their tech support before (I own a DJ-20 250MB backup QIC-80)
- and they were most helpful.
-
- -Jason
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