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From: nealet@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Neale Type)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: SupraRAM problems!!
Message-ID: <4429@syma.sussex.ac.uk>
Date: 6 Feb 91 16:22:32 GMT
Organization: University of Sussex
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help please!

I own the following equipment: 
  Amiga A2000 revision 4.0 motherboard
  2090 controller (early, non-autoboot version)
  2 x ST-506 hard drives
  SupraRAM 2000 with 8 mb, diagnostics fine.

After plugging in the Supra card my hard disk didn't work.
The binddrivers command fails, and subsequently AmigaDOS insists that the hard
drives are not DOS disks. I have tried positioning the cards in many different
slots (no effect) and changing the amount of RAM on the Supra board (no effect)

 If I disable the Supra card using NoFastMem until binddrivers has
run, then the disks come up fine. After this any disk access results
in file corruption, and eventually bad sectors on the disk.

I figured that the Supra card is simply not compatible with my current setup.
When I sent the card back to the dealer with a note saying this and
requesting a refund, I was informed that there would be a 25% re-stocking 
charge for the return of goods, as according to the supplier they are not 
*faulty*.

What I need is supporting evidence of failure, to convince the
dealer...

a) Has anyone *any* information on failures caused by the Supra RAM
card ?

b) Has anyone managed to get it working in an A2000/2090 (rev 4.0)
(*HOW*)

I would really appreciate some help/replies on this so I can bring
the dealer back into touch with reality. 

Please e-mail me and not waste space on the net. thanx.


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