Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!bpa!cbmvax!rsbx From: rsbx@cbmvax.commodore.com (Raymond S. Brand) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Serious amiga 2000 clock problems! Message-ID: <13391@cbmvax.commodore.com> Date: 24 Jul 90 01:43:30 GMT References: <1990Jul21.142922.959@dhw68k.cts.com> <13387@cbmvax.commodore.com> Distribution: na Organization: Commodore-Amiga Inc, West Chester, PA Lines: 36 In article <13387@cbmvax.commodore.com>, daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) writes: > In article <1990Jul21.142922.959@dhw68k.cts.com> jtb@dhw68k.cts.com (John Gibbons) writes: > > > If I at ANY time do a "setclock opt load" the correct time and date is > >loaded in perfectly without problem. However within 1 minute the current > >time will be incorrect. ... > The proper solution is to have the offending 8520 CIA chip replaced. There is > a chance simply swapping the two 8520s would solve your problem without > creating another problem, since there's not much chance of the TOD counter > being used in the other part, assuming it's only the TOD counter that's at > fault. When mine died, I replaced the 8520 (I will admit a much easier job > if you keep a few in your parts bin at home like I do). Actually, both TOD counters are used, the one on ciaA for the timer.device's time keeping and the one on ciaB is used by graphics.library for tracking the horizontal pixel position (or something like that). > > >John Gibbons > >Internet: jtb@dhw68k.cts.com UUCP: ...{spsd,zardoz,felix}!dhw68k!jtb > -- > Dave Haynie Commodore-Amiga (Amiga 3000) "The Crew That Never Rests" > {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh PLINK: hazy BIX: hazy > The Dave Haynie branch of the New Zealand Fan Club rsbx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Raymond S. Brand rsbx@cbmvax.commodore.com Commodore-Amiga Engineering ...!uunet!cbmvax!rsbx 1200 Wilson Drive (215)-431-9100 West Chester PA 19380 "Looking" ------------------------------------------------------------------------