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From: cs63bld@unccvax.uncc.edu (b. daniels)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: ICD adapter problems
Keywords: these guys are jerks, and so I appeal to the net for help
Message-ID: <2641@unccvax.uncc.edu>
Date: 27 Aug 90 21:13:07 GMT
Organization: University of NC at Charlotte
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I have an advantage-plus scsi adapter with built in clock for my
atari 1040st.  The hard drive side of it works fine but the clock
is a crock!  

Here is the description of the problem:
If there are any desk accessories on the machine, and you warmstart, the
system time will lose about 10~20 sec.  This happens every time warmstart
occurs.  Thus the clock is soon terribly wrong.  If there are NO desk acc
(not even one) the time will be fine.  The system time is updated by
a program callled ICDTIME.PRG that you are supposed to put in your auto
folder.  However, if you do not put ICDTIME in your auto folder, but instead
wait until the system has booted and run it from the desktop, everything
works fine even with desk acc.  

I was planning on writing my own time update program to get around this,
but upon calling ICD about the problem, I was told that they had never
heard of this, didn't really believe I was describing it properly, and
no, they would not tell me how to access the clock directly.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, even if it is only to tell me
that you have the same problem but don't know how to fix it...I'd at
least know that someone else has to put up with it  :-)

PS-if you can explain to me how to access the clock directly, that would
be great too...

As a final note, after the attitude I have had to put up with from ICD
tech support, I wouldn't reccommend you buy a hard drive adapter from them.

Thanks in advance,
BRian
(cs63bld@unccvax.uucp)