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From: ipolyi@alamo.Berkeley.EDU (Harold H. Ipolyi 486-6444)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A3000 and Syquest -- booting
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Date: 13 May 91 16:54:55 GMT
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In article <21010.282c6b6a@oregon.uoregon.edu>,
gpotts@oregon.uoregon.edu writes:
|> 
|> 
|> I have a new A3000 with a Syquest removable HD attached to the
external
|> SCSI port. With the Syquest connected but powered down, the Amiga
can't
|> find its internal HD to load Kickstart from -- I get the 2.0/1.3
|> requester screen with the HD buttons ghosted. With the Syquest
connected
|> and powered up but no cartridge installed, I don't even get that
screen;
|> the HD access lights on both the 3000 and the Syquest just pulse on
and
|> off. Only if I have the Syquest powered up and a cartridge mounted
(it
|> doesn't need to be an AmigaDOS formatted cartridge), will the Amiga
boot
|> properly. Why is this and is there any way to fix it (other than
unplugging
|> the Syquest)?
 
This is not a Syquest specific problem. I have a Syquest 44 and a
Seagate 277
in an external box, and I also have to disconnect the cable when leaving
them
powered off. But it beats waiting for them to load up. I am currently
only 
using them as backup devices, which serves my purpose.            Harold