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From: tdrga@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Todd Drga)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: Hard Drive interferring w Mono Monitor. Solution Sought
Summary: This problem is familliar!
Keywords: ICD, Toadfile, Sysquest, hard drive, monitor
Message-ID: <38754@ut-emx.uucp>
Date: 26 Oct 90 19:32:17 GMT
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Reply-To: tdrga@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Todd Drga)
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Organization: Department of Drama, UT Austin (SM/LD/SD programs)
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  I have had my Toadfile 44 removable hard drive for about a month now, and
I have noticed the interference problem on many occasions.

Here is a typical session that results in the interference: (from memory)

1. I have an ARC, ZOO, or LZH'd file on drive G:

2. I run the respective un-archiving program...

3. About 50% of the time, sometime during the time the files are being un-
archived, I hear a 'pop' from my 1040 stf and the monitor goes bonkers.

4. The un-archiving continues and finishes with no problem (unless I turn
off the computer).

The hypothesis posted earlier that it had something to do with sequential
reads/writes and the ICD adapter sounds like what is happening.  I have not
opened up my Toadfile, but I assume it has the latest ICD adapter as of the
date it was shipped.  Other than this, my drive has performed perfectly.

The problem seems to be the horizontal sync on the mono monitor.  This is 
_my_ guess... it just looks like tthat to me based upon my experience, I 
have not attempted to trace it and can't say exactly...

The interference has also occurred on one occasion when I copied many files 
from my floppy to the HD. 

Anyone know of a fix for this?  Has anyone heard from ICD on this?

oh, BTW, my setup is a stock 1040stf, the HD, color and mono monitors, 
printer, and modem.  

E-mail for more info if you need it...

Thanks,
        Todd

 
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