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- From: doiron@starpt.UUCP (Glenn Doiron)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: A4000, 120MB HD Problems
- Message-ID: <doiron.0gmd@starpt.UUCP>
- Date: 5 Nov 92 03:01:41 GMT
- Organization: 68K Software Development
- Lines: 33
- X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith
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- In article <Bwu335.r6@cs.vu.nl> spschonh@cs.vu.nl (Schonhage SPC) writes:
- >
- > From an Amiga-dealer in Germany I have heard that Commodore has problems
- > with its AT-Bus controller and 120MB harddrives in the brand new A4000.
- > He told me Commodore stopped shipping Amiga 4000 with 120MB.
- > The problems had something to do with losing data on your harddisk.
-
- It's *FAR* worse than that. The floppy drives come with a new 'door', and if
- you accidentally poke your finger inside the drive, it slams shut, taking
- your finger with it. And, get this, the AT controller circuitry is right
- next to the floppy's stepper motor, and the electromagnets literally jumble
- the data as it passes to/from the controller, causing FRUSTRATING hard disk
- errors.
-
- > Is there anybody who can tell me more about this.
-
- You should be OK if you 1> don't get too adventurous with your fingers, or
- 2> take out the internal drive and hook up an external one, or 3> NEVER
- EVER use the floppy and hard disk simulataneously.
-
- > I'm waiting for my
- > A4000. But I don't want to wait too long !
- >
- > Thanks in Advance, Bastiaan.
-
- For the humor impaired- this was a joke :)
-
- Glenn Doiron
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