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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: krakonos on April 20, 2008, 07:17:26 PM

Title: Alfa Data AT-Bus 2008
Post by: krakonos on April 20, 2008, 07:17:26 PM

Hi@all,
I have bought an Alfa Data AT-Bus 2008 card off Ebay, but I can't get it to work.
All I get is "you need a BSC controller installed" message when I try to install
HDD via provided HDinstTools.
Are there some "common" problems with these cards?
I tried different Zorro slots in my A2000, but nothing.
Thanks.

Title: Re: Alfa Data AT-Bus 2008
Post by: thals on April 20, 2008, 07:43:25 PM

Hi,

here you'll find the manual: http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/atbus2008

Try checking the jumper JSOFF, as this switches the whole expansion off.

Regards
Joerg

Title: Re: Alfa Data AT-Bus 2008
Post by: krakonos on April 20, 2008, 07:56:41 PM

Thanks Joerg, I checked it already. Jumper was "on".

Title: Re: Alfa Data AT-Bus 2008
Post by: orange on April 20, 2008, 08:14:28 PM

is the tooltype set correctly (device=oktagon.device or similar)
thats the most important option in HDinsttools/hdtoolbox

I'd suggest trying different, newer version of hdinsttools, there is one on aminet I believe..

Title: Re: Alfa Data AT-Bus 2008
Post by: krakonos on April 20, 2008, 09:35:58 PM

Thanks orange, still the same ):

Title: Re: Alfa Data AT-Bus 2008
Post by: thals on April 20, 2008, 10:40:03 PM

Do you see the card in 'Early Startup' screen?

Title: Re: Alfa Data AT-Bus 2008
Post by: krakonos on April 20, 2008, 11:30:03 PM

No thals, I don't see it there.

Title: Re: Alfa Data AT-Bus 2008
Post by: thals on April 20, 2008, 11:38:24 PM

That's bad. As long as you don't see a card with id 2049 / 6 or 2092 / 6 there (marked as WORKING) you don't need to try to install the software.
Did you try removing all Zorro cards except the AT-Bus 2008? Are the memory jumpers correctly set?

Title: Re: Alfa Data AT-Bus 2008
Post by: krakonos on April 21, 2008, 01:49:14 AM

Thanks thals, I give it up. It's 2:45 am here. I removed all
Zorro cards, checked the jumpers again... still nothing.