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| From | Matthias Arndt <marndt@asmsoftware.de> |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.atari.st |
| Subject | Re: Falcon 030: does it work without the timer IC |
| Date | Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:20:38 +0000 (UTC) |
| Organization | ASM Software |
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Hello, you cannot leave the IC out. The chip contains some NVRAM. That stores more information than just the clock such as harddisk configuration, boot language etc. cheers, Matthias Frank Bergemann wrote: > Hi, > > i try to replace the timer IC, which has a battery inside, that is > exhausted. > I could remove the old IC. But i still have to insert the new one. > But in between i wanted to check, if the Falcon is still alive. > But it doesn't show any boot screen. > > Can someone confirm, that it just doesn't work without the timer IC? > Or should it do without? (Then i maybe damaged it). > > - thanks! > > rgds, > Frank -- Matthias Arndt <marndt@asmsoftware.de> PGP-Key: http://www.final-memory.org/files/marndt.asc Jabber: simonsunnyboy@atari-jabber.org
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Falcon 030: does it work without the timer IC Frank Bergemann <FBergemann@web.de> - 2011-07-17 07:28 -0700 Re: Falcon 030: does it work without the timer IC Matthias Arndt <marndt@asmsoftware.de> - 2011-07-18 15:20 +0000 Re: Falcon 030: does it work without the timer IC xlator@cix.compulink.co.uk - 2011-07-18 12:59 -0500
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