| Title: | AMIGA NOTES |
| Notice: | Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::MOORE |
| Created: | Sat Apr 26 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Feb 05 1992 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5378 |
| Total number of notes: | 38326 |
I have a friend who is having a strange problem in
trying to add a hard disk to his 2000. His system has
a 2MG Star Board form Microbotics. Every time he tries
to put the controller in, the system won't even boot. He
has tried both the Amiga hard card and a SCSI Card from
Pacific Peripherals. Neither board was hooked to anything
just sitting in the slot. Has anyone else encountered this
or can anyone shed some light on this before my friend goes
even more bananas? Thanks in advance.
-rick
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| 1924.1 | incompatibility? | MQOFS::DESROSIERS | Tout est possible | Thu Dec 01 1988 14:10 | 10 |
If the HD controller cards have autoboot proms, and the 2000 has
kickstart 1.2, there could be a conflict, at least that's what happened
when I put a 2090A in my 2000 with 1.2 KS.
Another thing to try is to insert a bootable floppy in DF0 before
powering up, see if it comes up then, as the HD might not be bootable.
Jean
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| 1924.2 | Old Starboard Incompatibility | HBO::SWARTZ | Fri Dec 02 1988 13:34 | 13 | |
I was up at System Eyes last night and since I've been contemplating
some extended memory to add to my 2000, I asked the guy specifically
about compatability with the Microbotics Star Board. He informed
me that the old Microbotics boards are incompatible with most
controllers. The newer Starboards have been modified to eliminate
the incompatibility. I asked if there was an upgrade for the old
boards and he suggested to contact Microbotics to do the upgrade.
I think he said an adapter was required.
BTW: While I was there he received a call from one of his
distributors who told him that TV Sports Football was shipping out
tomorrow which means its on the road today.
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