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From: csbrod@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Claus Brod)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Mega STe Question (or Problems)
Message-ID: <1991May28.113735.22168@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
Date: 28 May 91 11:37:35 GMT
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johnj@knor.prl.philips.nl (John Janssen) writes:

>Is the following normal?

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

Wait ca. 5s after coldboot, then press a key. The Mega will then
boot immediately.

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

This is perfectly normal for any ST.

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