Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!garfield!carlos From: carlos@garfield.cs.mun.ca (Carlos Borges) Subject: Re: Ste DMA chip replacement Message-ID: <1991Jun12.210756.2621@garfield.cs.mun.ca> Organization: CS Dept., Memorial University of Newfoundland References: <1991Jun12.135537.6164@newcastle.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1991 21:07:56 GMT Lines: 18 D.C.Halliday@newcastle.ac.uk (Dave Halliday) writes: >"Bob Gleadow, Managing Director of Atari UK, is keen to clear the air >about STE DMA problems. As FORMAT reported in issue 16, a faulty DMA >chip in some STEs could result in hard drive data becoming corrupted >after just a few hours' use. Gleadow told FORMAT that if you've got a >problem with your STE, and you can prove it's a legitimate DMA problem, >then Atari will deal with it free of charge. If you feel your STE is >one of the "small" batch of machines that has a duff DMA chip, then >phone Atari on 0753 33344 for the technical department. Oh, and tell >'em ST FORMAT sent you." Does anybody know if this offer stands with Atari CANADA? Anybody have their phone number? -- \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ C. Miguel Borges ||| Memorial University of Newfoundland carlos@garfield.cs.mun.ca ||| ATARI St. John's, Newfoundland an630@Cleveland.Freenet.edu / | \ Canada.