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From: johnj@knor.prl.philips.nl (John Janssen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Mega STe Question (or Problems)
Summary: Booting from Hard Disk
Message-ID: <2820@prles2.prl.philips.nl>
Date: 27 May 91 11:38:34 GMT
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Reply-To: johnj@idms.UUCP (John Janssen)
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As I stated in my previous message, I finally (!) got my Mega STe.
I love the machine, it is good, except for the booting process
(and the noisy fan).

I only had a 1MB ST without hard disk before, so I do not know 
if the following questions are particular for a Mega STe.


Is the following normal?

1. When I switch on the computer, it takes very long (>30s)
   until it boots from hard disk.

2. When there is no floppy disk in the floppy drive 
   the light of that drive stays on forever (after booting).


Please reply (see below) quickly, as I do have a 
one week money back garantee in case of problems.


I found out the following (undocemented) sequence for a quicker
start-up, however I do not like it:

1. Switch on all peripheralls (monitor, printer, etc).
2. Switch on computer, having an empty formatted disk in the FD.
3. Sometimes the light of Floppy drive flashes(=on) shortly.

or: replace 1.- 3. with: Press Ctrl-Alt_RightShift-Del.

4. Light of Floppy drive flashes aprox. 1-2 seconds.
5. Light of Floppy drive flashes aprox. 1-2 seconds once again.
6. Press Return.
7. Boot starts from Hard disk immediately now.

The same is true when no disk is in the FD, but then
5-6 changes in:
5. The light of the floppy drive goes on and stays on.
6. Wait until the disk-head crash noises are over
   and press Return then.
(Note the drive light stays on, even after the system
has started and when running applications. It will only
go off after using the FD at least once).

Any comments?
Please!

Thanks!


BTW, I will be off the net for some day from May 31th onwards
because of a physical moving to another location, so I may not
be able to read all replies on the net, as net replies takes
a few days (sometimes).
 
So what I mean to say is  >>>  PLEASE REPLY BY EMAIL <<<, 
as it is faster (normally). 
I will summarise when I'm back on the net.

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John Janssen        Check the email address in the header, as this
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Venlo Holland
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