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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Vulture on January 08, 2014, 10:42:10 AM

Title: 4way buffered EIDE strange problem
Post by: Vulture on January 08, 2014, 10:42:10 AM

Guys, I have this weird weird problem:

I've installed a 4way buffered eide on my A1200 and put a 2.5 hd and a dvd-rw on each channel. Now, they work, that's fine, but the hd led is always , always on. I've tried to disconnect one of the two devices and change the hd leds with another set, but that didn't help at all. Anyone else faced a similar problem? Any other idea about it?

Thx!

Title: Re: 4way buffered EIDE strange problem
Post by: lionstorm on January 08, 2014, 09:17:02 PM

is it the Elbox eide interface or IDEfix or something else ?

Title: Re: 4way buffered EIDE strange problem
Post by: Vulture on January 09, 2014, 10:21:22 AM

it's this one from elbox:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=194

Title: Re: 4way buffered EIDE strange problem
Post by: lionstorm on January 09, 2014, 09:14:24 PM

I have the same one in my A1200 with a DOM (disk-on-module) instead of a HD and no LED pb (but I only have the DOM connected, nothing else).
Is there something about the LED in the doc ?

Title: Re: 4way buffered EIDE strange problem
Post by: Vulture on January 10, 2014, 08:57:33 AM

sadly, I've no doc (bought it second hand) and there's no readme in the driver archive.

Title: Re: 4way buffered EIDE strange problem
Post by: leofoe on January 10, 2014, 12:23:08 PM

http://www.elbox.com/downloads_4xeide.html

Title: Re: 4way buffered EIDE strange problem
Post by: Vulture on January 10, 2014, 02:43:31 PM

@leofoe

oops! yup it's there, thx for pointing out! :)
but no mention of the led

Title: Re: 4way buffered EIDE strange problem
Post by: smf on January 10, 2014, 07:01:18 PM

So if you disconnect your EIDE and just use the harddrive in the 2.5" port you don't have this problem?

I have two EIDE and have not had this problem with any of them. But i have seen that some users have this problem when using CF drives (without even using EIDE)