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From: consp11@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Optimist Prime)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: A501 problems....
Keywords: A501 clock problems
Message-ID: <2460@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu>
Date: 24 Sep 89 18:27:24 GMT
Reply-To: consp11@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Optimist Prime)
Organization: SUNY Binghamton, NY
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I've had my Amiga 500 for two years now, and I've recently beenhaving some
troubles with it's A501 card.  I'm running a completely unexpanded system
(i.e.: 1 disk drive, no speedups, no extra hardware at all, etc.) aside from
my A501.  Sometimes, when I boot up, the SETCLOCK OPT LOAD command in my
startup-sequence returns    instead of the
current date and time.  This has happened to me twice this week, and about
four times in the past year.  (I've had it for about 1 and a half years).

I've tried re-seating it a number of times (the computer travels to and from
my school with me 4 times a year), and it seems fine, but then out of nowhere,
it dies again.  Does anybody have any suggestions?

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