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From: billsey@agora.uucp (Bill Seymour)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Amiga Cancer
Message-ID: <1990Nov1.201259.20426@agora.uucp>
Date: 1 Nov 90 20:12:59 GMT
References: <90304.111049FCS101@psuvm.psu.edu>
Organization: Open Communication Forum
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In article <90304.111049FCS101@psuvm.psu.edu> FCS101@psuvm.psu.edu (FRANK C SMEEKS) writes:
:Hi I thought the first line would grab some attention, but this is the
:only thing that can describe the affliction with my computer. I have
:one of the early 2000's. A technician (good one I might add) has
:updated my motherboard somewhat but no success to solve the problem
:at hand. I have been trying to solve the following problem:

	Do you know what he's done so far to 'update' your machine? There were
mods specified by Commodore for some problems in the early motherboards.

:      The 2090A hard disk controller will not work with my machine.
:      Symptoms. When the card is plugged in and the computer is turned
:      on the machine will not boot. Pull the card out and the machine
:      boots up fine, save of course the problem where the first key
:      you press doesn't register. The card works fine on two other
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That one, at least is easy. Clip the
				   two caps. You have a rev 4.2 motherboard
				   and the HiTek keyboard.
:      machines everything from formatting hard drive to booting up with
:      them. Just about every chip that can be pulled and exchanged has
:      been done, etc... I am out of options at this point. The suggestion was
:      made that I buy a new motherboard from Commodore. This problem existed
:      when I bought the da** machine and I didn't discover it until now
:      when hard drives for this machine are almost affordable. I would say
:      the problem is the fact the driver is a SCSI but that isn't it because
:      machine should boot either way with the card plugged in and no drive
:      attached sine other machines boot fine. I figure either there is
:      something I don't know which is magic and someone else has come up
:      with the solution or my computer does have a terminal case of cancer and
:      needs a new motherboard.  What do you guys think??????
:                                                     Frank
:                                                     FCS101 at PSUVM

	Have you tried other expansion boards in your 2000? It's going to be
real important to know whether this is an interaction between your machine and
the 2090, or between your machine and any expansion board. Further diagnostics
need more info... :-)

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