bill.young@canremote.uucp (BILL YOUNG) (11/04/90)
My Rev. 4.x A2000 and HiTek keyboard has a problem - the first character I type disappears when I reboot my machine. In Flake Report II they mention a quick hack to hardware fix the problem but I really don't want to attempt this. Does anyone know if there's a software hack solution to it? I've been recommended DH's SETCPU but it doesn't seem to work (only Cherry keyboards perhaps?). Any enlightenment would be appreciated... :) byoung@canremote.uucp BTW, could someone send me some PRIVATE mail please? Not sure if this address of mine is functional... thanks!
jafo@miranda.UUCP (Sean Reifschneider) (11/22/90)
>In article <387@nemesis.bula.se> kleist@nemesis.bula.se (Svante Kleist) writes: >In article <1990Nov21.221454.794@agora.uucp> billsey@agora.uucp (Bill Seymour) writes: >>In article <4f3e7512d8d227335424@canremote.uucp> bill.young@canremote.uucp (BILL YOUNG) writes: >> The correct fix (from Commodore) for the rev 4.2/HiTek missing >>character problem is to remove those two caps. Any reputable Amiga service >>center can do it for you. It's a very simple mod, you basicly just break >>the caps off where their leads join the circuit board. The SetCPU fix is >>for the timing problems with the earier cherry keyboards, and is a software >>fix to a firmware problem. That's completely different than what you're >>seeing. > >Could you also please specify those cap's?? You might check the list of commonly asked questions for these groups. I found them at one time, and they had already been removed. My system has always had that problem, though. Maybe I don't have the HiTek keyboard? It has the filled/empty 'A's for the amiga keys, instead of the C= symbol. Do I need to put caps back in my motherboard? Sean
billsey@agora.uucp (Bill Seymour) (11/22/90)
In article <4f3e7512d8d227335424@canremote.uucp> bill.young@canremote.uucp (BILL YOUNG) writes:
:My Rev. 4.x A2000 and HiTek keyboard has a problem - the first character
:I type disappears when I reboot my machine. In Flake Report II they
:mention a quick hack to hardware fix the problem but I really don't want
:to attempt this. Does anyone know if there's a software hack solution
:to it? I've been recommended DH's SETCPU but it doesn't seem to work
:(only Cherry keyboards perhaps?). Any enlightenment would be
:appreciated... :)
:
:byoung@canremote.uucp
:
:BTW, could someone send me some PRIVATE mail please? Not sure if this
:address of mine is functional... thanks!
The correct fix (from Commodore) for the rev 4.2/HiTek missing
character problem is to remove those two caps. Any reputable Amiga service
center can do it for you. It's a very simple mod, you basicly just break
the caps off where their leads join the circuit board. The SetCPU fix is
for the timing problems with the earier cherry keyboards, and is a software
fix to a firmware problem. That's completely different than what you're
seeing.
--
-Bill Seymour billsey@agora
***** American People/Link Amiga Zone Hardware Specialist NES*BILL *****
Bejed, Inc. NES, Inc. Northwest Amiga Group At Home Sometimes
(503) 281-8153 (503) 246-9311 (503) 656-7393 BBS (503) 640-0842kleist@nemesis.bula.se (Svante Kleist) (11/22/90)
In article <1990Nov21.221454.794@agora.uucp> billsey@agora.uucp (Bill Seymour) writes: >In article <4f3e7512d8d227335424@canremote.uucp> bill.young@canremote.uucp (BILL YOUNG) writes: >:My Rev. 4.x A2000 and HiTek keyboard has a problem - the first character >:I type disappears when I reboot my machine. In Flake Report II they >:mention a quick hack to hardware fix the problem but I really don't want >:to attempt this. Does anyone know if there's a software hack solution >:to it? I've been recommended DH's SETCPU but it doesn't seem to work >:(only Cherry keyboards perhaps?). Any enlightenment would be >:appreciated... :) >: >:byoung@canremote.uucp >: >:BTW, could someone send me some PRIVATE mail please? Not sure if this >:address of mine is functional... thanks! > > The correct fix (from Commodore) for the rev 4.2/HiTek missing >character problem is to remove those two caps. Any reputable Amiga service >center can do it for you. It's a very simple mod, you basicly just break >the caps off where their leads join the circuit board. The SetCPU fix is >for the timing problems with the earier cherry keyboards, and is a software >fix to a firmware problem. That's completely different than what you're >seeing. > >-- > -Bill Seymour billsey@agora >***** American People/Link Amiga Zone Hardware Specialist NES*BILL ***** >Bejed, Inc. NES, Inc. Northwest Amiga Group At Home Sometimes >(503) 281-8153 (503) 246-9311 (503) 656-7393 BBS (503) 640-0842 Could you also please specify those cap's?? Kindly, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S V A N T E K L E I S T . . . . Student of Computer Systems Sciences, Univ. of Stockholm, Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
aites@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Jim Aites) (12/15/90)
I'm using a 2000 keyboard (with adapter) on my A1000. AND am having the same 'first' keystroke problem. It seems to actually lockup the '64 emulator II' software that I have. Sometimes, hitting the caps-lock will let the program run (but not always). I missed the information concerning the removal of some (two) caps as a 'fix' for the 'first' keystroke problem. WHAT are those capacitors, where are they, and does removing them really help? Thanks - Jim 8')s <- personalized smiley face. w/ beard. Aites.