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From: kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu (Kent D. Polk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: PrepHD & 2091
Keywords: Prep
Message-ID: <27552@swrinde.nde.swri.edu>
Date: 31 Jul 90 01:44:34 GMT
References: <27534@swrinde.nde.swri.edu> <27535@swrinde.nde.swri.edu> <13529@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Reply-To: kent@swrinde.UUCP (Kent D. Polk)
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In article <13529@cbmvax.commodore.com> jesup@cbmvax (Randell Jesup) writes:
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>	Glad it worked out.  The manual has a section on how to add new drives
>that should have been sufficient to get you through this.

Thanks for the info.

I had followed the manual section when the drive was first installed a
couple of months ago. I have re-installed the drive 5 times since then
because of the failures which destroyed all access to the drive
when the O.S. locked up (I have reformatted it about 12 times). This
situation left the drive light on continuously and any access to either
hard drive caused the machine to reboot (no Guru - just a reboot).
I reload all system software almost every time (even tried from my other
system originals).

I was looking for some other way to solve my problem since the standard
method described in the manual didn't fix anything.  I had located two
files which, when read, would cause this activity every time I tried to
access them. I would have loved to have copied them so you guys could
take a look at them, but...

Trying to copy the damaged file to a partition on my other hard disk
also trashes that partition. Validate runs, but to no avail.

This problem only originates when copying files from one hard disk
to the other and only happens on the a2500/30/A2091. I have almost the
identical configuration on my a2500/20/2090a and it has never
experienced this problem.

I'm beginning to think it is an 2091 problem and not a hard disk
problem.
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To change the subject, Is there any fix to get the XT Bridgeboard
to work with the A2500/30 without using Arp's Loadlib?

Thanks much

Kent Polk: Southwest Research Institute (512) 522-2882
Internet : kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu
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