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From: lar@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Lane Robert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Hardframe Format Problem
Message-ID: <9994@attctc.Dallas.TX.US>
Date: 3 Nov 89 01:22:36 GMT
References: <2666@nigel.udel.EDU> <2670@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Reply-To: lar@usl.edu (Lane Robert)
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In article <2670@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> cdouty@jarthur.UUCP (Christopher Douty) writes:
>In article <2666@nigel.udel.EDU> MHALL@ducvax.auburn.edu (MARK HALL) writes:
>
>>	I am having trouble formatting a hard drive mounted on a
>>Microbotics Hardframe.
>
>>The Amiga has 1.3 Roms, a 1 Meg Agnus, and a version 6.2
>>motherboard.                                         ^^^
>
>>Mark Hall                        Bitnet:  MHALL@AUDUCVAX.BITNET
>
>There was a lot of traffic about this when the rev 6.x mother boards started 
>shipping.  Hardframes simply refused to work with the new motherboards, and
>both Commodore and Microbotics were looking into the problem.  I believe
>that the troublemaker was identified as the MC68000!  It was not a Motorola
>made chip, but something made by another company (under licence?), and was
>somehow incompatible.

>				Christopher Douty       
>			 cdouty@jarthur.claremont.edu

I am currently having the same problem with a HardFrame and ST296N on
a rev. 4.5 motherboard.  The 68000 does not have the Motorola logo
on it, so I am wondering if this could be my problem.  The part number
is SCN68000C8N64 and the company logo is a large square S.  Anyone
have any idea if this could be the guilty party?  Please enlighten
me while I still have some hair left! :-)  Also, does anyone have any
experience with the HardFrame in a 68010 equipped Amiga?  I've been
considering the upgrade for a while, and this just may give me the 
excuse.

Any other ideas would of course be welcome.

Thanx in advance,
Lane

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