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From: richard@uva.UUCP (Richard Carels)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Rom Version Question
Message-ID: <715@uva.UUCP>
Date: 29 May 89 13:27:17 GMT
References: <853@ultb.UUCP>
Reply-To: richard@uva.UUCP (Richard Carels)
Organization: Faculteit Wiskunde & Informatica, Universiteit van Amsterdam
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In article <853@ultb.UUCP> jjw7384@ultb.UUCP (J.J. Wasilko (662PPR)) writes:
>I just recently had my Mac 512Ke upgraded to a Mac Plus and I have
>noticed a problem booting from a SCSI hard disk.
>
>With this machine, the hard disk must be spun up for about 10 seconds
>before the Mac is turned on, otherwise the Mac will ignore the hard
>disk. I've have used the same disk on other Mac Pluses, and the drive
>and Mac can be turned on at the same time without any problem.
...
>Is there a fix/upgrade available to fix this annoying problem?
>
Yes: buy a memory upgrade. I did, and since then I did not have this
problem anymore. Why? It takes longer to test 2.5 Meg...

Richard Carels,   University of Amsterdam           Email:
                  Computer Science Department       richard@uva.uucp
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Richard Carels,   University of Amsterdam           Email:
                  Computer Science Department       richard@uva.uucp
                  Kruislaan 409                     ...!hp4nl!uva!richard
                  1098 SJ AMSTERDAM