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 More options May 13, 4:40 am
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: "PHANTOMM_2" <phant...@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 04:40:52 -0400
Local: Tues, May 13 2008 4:40 am
Subject: Re: NOVA and VORTEX ATonce and HD

"Guillaume Tello" <houten....@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message

news:482739e7$0$897$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr...

> "PHANTOMM_2" <phant...@bellsouth.net> a écrit dans le message de news:
> yeqVj.61173$%15.56...@bignews7.bellsouth.net...

>> The manual would help with using the ATonce, but from what
>> you have written, it sounds like there is something else wrong.
>> When I get the time, I'll look thru my manual and see if I find
>> anything that can help.

>    Thanks a lot!

>> I still do not fully understand what you mean here.
>> The Mega STE did not have the internal hard drive option and you
>> added a internal hard drive controller?

>    That's it!

>> Since your problems started when you added the HD Controller and Vortex,
>> I would think that it has something to do with the HD Controller.

>    I tried without the HD, without the Vortex, and now it looks like
> something is broken... The NOVA don't seem to work.

>> Also, the MSTE does have switches that effect the internal hard drive
>> controller
>> board if I remember correctly, there is a DIP that has to be in the right
>> selection
>> to tell the Computer that the internal controller is connected.

>    What is strange is that:
>    - before any change, the NOVA was Ok, then (with the same disk running
> the same programs) it didn't work
>    - the internal HD used to work, but then no ACSI/SCSI disk were
> detected.

>    It seems to "die" piece by piece.

>> If you's did not come with one, and you added one, then you may need to
>> set a
>> selector switch.

>    I'd like to know wich one to save something in this machine... I have
> searched the internet but can't find the technical documentation for a
> Mega STE.

>> I have the info here somewhere, will look it up asap.
>> But need to know what type of HD controller you connected and are trying
>> to use?
>> A internal unit connected to the motherboard?

>    This one yes, internal unit from Atari.

>    Thanks for your help,

OK, now I understand what you are using, I am checking on a few things,
as this is abit weird for it to all start going bad on you.

I think I may know what it is, but don't want to say until I'm sure.
I'm checking out a few things on my MSTE.
BTW, what type of monitor were you using with the NOVA before
you added the Vortex? If VGA was it a multi-sync?
And did you get the Vortex to run and display on the screen before things
went bad?


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