Subject: Re: SRM 3.5-72
To: Todd Whitesel <toddpw@best.com>
From: None <dbsaint@bellsouth.net>
List: port-alpha
Date: 11/16/1999 10:48:43
Where would you get such an animal anyway ?


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Tony Hernandez *NIX Administrator
1990 CRX DX Black stock - 1/4 ??
1987 Suzuki Swift GTi 1300 - 1/4 13.9
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On 16-Nov-99 Todd Whitesel wrote:
>> I had a problem booting off of the floppy as well with whatever firmware
>> mine
>> came with. I upgraded the firmware and it worked then. I still had floppy
>> soft
>> errors like Jon was saying but I could still boot.
> 
> One of my multia's gives floppy errors, the other is fine. No idea what
> causes
> it.
> 
>> Unfortunately, this machine
>> worked like a charm for like 2 days then I decided to reboot it < dont ask
>> me
>> why > and it never came back up :( just be very careful what you do to the
>> little bastards they are really volatile.
> 
> Sounds like the power supply was on its last legs -- I had exactly this
> happen to my 233mhz multia, and a replacement power supply brought it back
> to life.
> 
> If you haven't replaced the multia's battery yet, that would be advisable
> also. $10 or so at radio shack.
> 
> Todd Whitesel
> toddpw @ best.com