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From: duncant@mbunix.mitre.org (Thomson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: 2000 won't boot if modem is on ?????
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Date: 3 Apr 90 23:58:57 GMT
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My Amiga 2000 won't boot up if the modem is powered up.   The 2000
has the 1.2 ROMs, and I am booting AmigaDos 1.3.  The modem is a 
plain vanilla Supra external modem.  The problem began, as I recall,
when I first installed my Microboticws HardFrame controller and hard
disk drive.  It seems that something in the Hardframe controller 
gets annoyed if the modem is there when it tries to set itself up.

Has anyone else had a similar problem?  I can, or course, just get around it
by switching off the modem, booting, then switching the modem back on,
but it is starting to bug me.

Also, on rare occasions if I power up my printer while the 2000 is already is
running, it will lock up the keyboard, requiring a re-boot to clear the problem.
Anyone else ever experience a similar wierdness?


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