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From: bleys@tronsbox.xei.com (Bill Cavanaugh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Harddrive Problem
Keywords: harddrive GVP hardcards MiniScribe Seagate problems
Message-ID: <26ad143b-2580.3comp.sys.amiga-1@tronsbox.xei.com>
Date: 25 Jul 90 06:00:21 GMT
References: <963@richsun.cpg.trs.reuter.com> <1990Jul24.193214.29667@sbcs.sunys
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In article <963@richsun.cpg.trs.reuter.com> boi@richsun.cpg.trs.reuter.com
(Ken
Boi) writes:
>Has anybody else experienced this problem, or knows of why this
>problem is occurring? I have a Xetec Fastrack HD controller and 
>a Quantum 105Mb HD running in my A2000 with 1Meg chip ram and 3 
>meg total RAM. The problem is that on a few occasion (about three 
>times) during the six months of ownership of this system, I have 
>had the occurrence of my system failing to autoboot from the
>harddrive upon system powerup. It appears to fail to recognize the 
>existence of a harddrive.

I've got a GVP Impact A500 with a couple megs of ram installed, and the same
thing's happened to me if I leave the machine on for two or three days.  The
ram is still noticed, but the drive is ignored.  First, the machine crashes,
and then no matter what I do, the drive isn't noticed.  I tried power
down/up, and it still doesn't work.  If I turn the machine off for a half
hour, then back on, everything's fine.  I think there's something
overheating in there, but I'm darned if I know what....

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