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From: jim@syteke.UUCP (Jim Sanchez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: MotherBoard(Rev 6) Noise Problem with HardFrame
Message-ID: <268@syteke.UUCP>
Date: 4 Aug 89 10:19:15 GMT
Reply-To: jim@syteke.UUCP (Jim Sanchez)
Organization: Hughes LAN Systems, Inc - European Support Office
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I just purchased a 2000 with a Rev 6 motherboard in Germany and picked
up a MicroBotics Hardframe while I was in the US.  The hardframe came
with Rev 1.55 software.  I found that when I tried to format or prep
the drive(a Quantum-40S by the way) that is was VERY intermittent.  It
would hang the system requiring a power off or work partially.  When
I finallly got it preped(after serveral attempts) I found that the
same behavior would occur during a copy df0: dh0: all.  I finally
called MicroBotics in Texas and Mike(their QA/QC) guy tells me that
yes Commodore KNOWS about a noise problem on the motherboard and is
getting a fix out for it "real soon now".  Has this news come out on
the net before or is this news to everyone else as well?  If someone
can tell me the scoop on this and how I will be able to get CBM to
install the fix without driving back to germany to get it fixed.  The
outfit I bought it from is just a mail order house anyway(two guys in
an unmarked storefront).

Any help will be appreciated.

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Jim Sanchez  {sun,hplabs}!sun!sytek!syteke!jim OR
Hughes LAN Systems, Brussels  mcvax!prlb2!sunbim!syteke!jim