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From: erk@americ.UUCP (Erick Parsons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Have you had this happen to you?
Message-ID: <1694.AA1694@americ>
Date: 24 Aug 89 12:42:19 GMT
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>From: manes@topsy.UUCP (Mark D. Manes) Message-ID: <126@topsy.UUCP>

>I have a GVP 40 Meg Quantum hardcard.  (No this is not yet another posting

>When I power up my Amiga (b2000, rev 4.4, 1 meg, old agnus) sometimes 
>the drive does not spin up and my system wants ME to insert a workbench
>disk.  If I power the system down, and power it up again it seems to 
>work.

>Should I consider opening the case and re-seat the board?  Should I 
>go ahead and call the great folks at GVP?
>Your comments are invited....

I have the same and have had the same problem. My problem it turns out
was the +12VDC power supply. I eventually came to buying a Heavy Duty
Lambda (read STOUT) power supply and my problems have disappeared entirely.

As far as calling GVP. You could and they WOULD send you a brand new drive
if it is still under their gracious 1 yr warranty. I did, before I found
out that the problem was with the PS and not the card. They still sent me
a new drive, no questions asked and they sent it High Priority UPS !!

Conclusion: If you want a descent HD with GREAT customer support buy a GVP.


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