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From: boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: Video sync disappearing with new HD?
Message-ID: <1991Mar27.114429.10191@mailer.cc.fsu.edu>
Date: 27 Mar 91 16:44:27 GMT
References: <043439.10019@timbuk.cray.com>
Reply-To: boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu
Organization: Florida State Universiy Computer Science Department
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In article <043439.10019@timbuk.cray.com>, marc@sequoia.cray.com (Marc Bouron) writes:
>
>I've just taken delivery of a 106Mb drive from Third Coast Technologies.  It's
>a Toshiba mechanism (apparently) and came with all the usual ICD software.
>Well, the drive is just fine :-)  I've got ACRES of space to play with :-)
>B*U*T, it would appear that very occasionally the video is losing sync (i.e.
>the picture goes apeshit and completely unreadable) :-(
>
>This has happened a couple of times, and twice when in the middle of a multiple
>file copy!!  :-o  Thankfully, the ST and HD continued talking long enough for 
>the data to get through :-)
>

Hmmm, how do I get this added to the FAQ for c.s.a.st?  Ok, I had this problem
also, and called ICD.  They were quite familiar with it.  They upgraded their
DMA cable (that which connects the computer to the host adaptor) to a nice 
snazzy one with little thumbscrews and the ICD logo printed on it.
Unfortunately, with SOME machines (apparently only some Mega's) the new 
sexy cable also causes the loss of sync that you experienced.  ICD will send 
you a new cable for FREE (they ask that you send the old one back) and your
problem will disappear (but you will have the old ugly cable :-) ).  You 
might wish to call the company you bought the drive from and let them know, 
so others won't have to go through this!!  See ya! 
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