Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uflorida!ukma!xanth!ames!elroy!gryphon!jdow From: jdow@gryphon.COM (J. Dow) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Amiga Hard Drives Summary: Fixed Message-ID: <12892@gryphon.COM> Date: 4 Mar 89 08:30:20 GMT References: Reply-To: jdow@gryphon.COM (J. Dow) Organization: Wizardess Designs, Hermosa Beach, Ca. Lines: 35 In article witting@topaz.rutgers.edu (Paul K Willing) writes: > >I recently posted a request about Hard Drive options available for the >2000, specifically, I was interested in a 2000HD vs a 2000 with a >third party controller/drive setup. If anybody is interested in a >summary, write me and I will send you a copy. > >I am very much interested in combining a Microbotics HardCard and a >Quantum 11ms 40 HD, but one reply had mentioned a possible bug in the >first release. I was curious if anyone had this board, was certain of >any bugs or knew of a revision being planned. This was caused by some lack of clarity in the HW docs for the A2000 and A2620. It has been fixed. (A hardware fix - pull the pAL in u9. Find a 20 pin socket. Bend out pin 15. Connect a small wire between 15 and 11. Install socket into the PAL socket - make sure NOTHING shorts. be VERY VERY careful. Now plug the PAL back in. It seems to cure the problem. The QUantun should provide you with something on the order of 600k to 800k.sec read speeds.) Microbotics will supply a suitably modified socket so that your friendly neighborhood Amiga tech can install it. All new boards now shipping have the mod incorporated. -- Sometimes a bird in the hand leaves a sticky deposit. Perhaps it were best it remain there in the bush with the other one. {@_@} jdow@bix (where else?) Sometimes the dragon wins. Sometimes jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM the knight. Does the fair maiden ever {backbone}!gryphon!jdow win? Surely both the knight and dragon stink. Maybe the maiden should suicide? Better yet - she should get an Amiga and quit playing with dragons and knights.