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From: plav@cup.portal.com (Rick M Plavnicky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: question on *1.1* (not a typo)
Message-ID: <10053@cup.portal.com>
Date: 15 Oct 88 14:24:24 GMT
References: <9938@cup.portal.com>
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In article <9938@cup.portal.com> I posted a few questions regarding DOS 1.1,
external drives, and a recurring problem I had.

Everyone who replied used email, as I suggested.  Thanks to all of you!

The troubles I wrote of are solved now.  It was unrelated to the drive or
OS; my hardware is fine.

Dave Haynie was one of the people that replied, and he wrote something
that I think some of you might find valuable, or at least reassuring.  I
know I did.

> Just for reference, the A1000 supply generates something like 8Amps at
> +5V.  The motherboard draws less than three, and they specify the
> expansion port at 1 amp, but it's really capable of more.  I used to
> power a Los Gatos backplane card and the (very power hungry) A2052 on
> my A1000.  Ran it like this for over a year, right up until the time I
> got my 2000.  Also had a total of 1 meg installed in the thing.  The
> +12V supply isn't quite as hefty, but it's just about as over-speced,
> percentage wise (can't recall just how much juice, but unless you're
> hooking up a 5.25" hard disk or something, don't worry).  And when you
> think about it, have you EVER heard of anyone having an A1000 power
> supply problem?  I suspect it might have happened somewhere, but I have
> yet to hear of such a problem.  A2000s generally have more than enough
> power, since most folks don't even come close to loading up their 20
> Amps @ +5VDC and 8 Amps @ +12VDC.  The A500 -- well, 2 out of 3 ain't
> bad...
> 
> 					-Dave

Again, thanks .net!


Rick Plavnicky
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