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stainy · 04 January 2022, 13:31

Got an update

not the best.. and a request from you knowledgable folks.
"It seems like I did all of the development on the A500 using a SupraDrive 500XP with a 20MB drive and memory expansion. I had to order an SVGA converter from some guy in Italy to get them working with the newer monitors but both of them power up fine (they were both stored in a cold Canadian house so maybe the temperature helped preserve the capacitors). .. My copies of Riamel have some corrupted sectors on them too so I have my work cut out for me. The hard drive (which has everything important on it) spins up but the access light never comes on so I suspect the SCSI controller on the SupraDrive has failed. It's possible the hard drive itself is OK (which would be awesome) and it's just a controller issue but that's going to take some work figuring out.
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What are his options here? I can send him WB... thanks in advance..

04 January 2022, 13:31	#46
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Got an update not the best.. and a request from you knowledgable folks. "It seems like I did all of the development on the A500 using a SupraDrive 500XP with a 20MB drive and memory expansion. I had to order an SVGA converter from some guy in Italy to get them working with the newer monitors but both of them power up fine (they were both stored in a cold Canadian house so maybe the temperature helped preserve the capacitors). .. My copies of Riamel have some corrupted sectors on them too so I have my work cut out for me. The hard drive (which has everything important on it) spins up but the access light never comes on so I suspect the SCSI controller on the SupraDrive has failed. It's possible the hard drive itself is OK (which would be awesome) and it's just a controller issue but that's going to take some work figuring out. " What are his options here? I can send him WB... thanks in advance..