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#72811From: Richard GraffJan 22, 1994 4:17 PM
I thought I'd complement you guys on the A1230+ Series II and A1291 SCSI kit I installed in my A1200. I just finished installing a Quantum 240meg lps Prodrive and your software and harddware worked like a charm. My last experience with a SCSI drive was with my Xetec system on my A500 and it seemed that it always took hours to get that thing running right, yours took a matter of minutes once I installed the drive. The only annoying thing is that there wasn't any documentation on FastPred or ExpertPrep included with the package, but both utilities were fairly self expalnitory. On another note, there does seem to be a problem with the GVPCpuCtrl utility that can with the A1230 series II board. For some reason it will not place the kickstart image in 32 bit ram if it is placed after "Binddrivers" in the startup-sequence, the manual recommends putting it in the user-startup file, but this doesn't work (at least on my system). In addition, the application icon for doing the same thing by placing the icon in the WBStartup drawer will not work either. I have mentioned this to someone at GVP on the phone the other day. Curiously, the A1230+ I previously had (series I) and GVPCpuCtrl utility didn't have this problem, it worked fine in my User-Startup file. All IN All, I'm a very happy customer. =Rick=
#72933From: Gary NushJan 24, 1994 11:19 AM
"The only annoying thing is that there wasn't any documentation on FastPred or ExpertPrep included with the package, but both utilities were fairly self expalnitory." What, no manual? I'll check into Production, but you should have received a separate FastPrep manual that covers both programs in detail. "On another note, there does seem to be a problem with the GVPCpuCtrl utility that can with the A1230 series II board. For some reason it will not place the kickstart image in 32 bit ram if it is placed after "Binddrivers" in the startup-sequence, the manual recommends putting it in the user-startup file, but this doesn't work (at least on my system). In addition, the application icon for doing the same thing by placing the icon in the WBStartup drawer will not work either. I have mentioned this to someone at GVP on the phone the other day. Curiously, the A1230+ I previously had (series I) and GVPCpuCtrl utility didn't have this problem, it worked fine in my User-Startup file." Hmm, I'll pass this on to Technical Support and Engineering and see what happens. Thanks, Gary Nush Product Manager, Amiga Division Great Valley Products, Inc.
#72935From: Richard GraffJan 24, 1994 11:38 AM
Gary, Maybe the Fastprep/ExpertPrep manual just missed getting into my box, I'd hate to tell you some of the complaints customers get from the company I work for regarding packaging, it makes my situation seem very very trivial. BTW, how do I go about getting a copy of the FastPrep/ExpertPrep manual. I sent my registration in the other day and made a note on it about the missing manual as well. =Rick=
#73091From: GVP TechJan 26, 1994 11:10 AM
We should address it then… May I strongly suggest that you send a specific piece of mail or fax stating what the case is and that you'd like to receive these? Thanx. Gill
#73099From: Richard GraffJan 26, 1994 2:13 PM
I called Customer service today and left a message that I hadn't recieved the fastprep manual along with my registration number, address and phone number, hopefully they will send it out. =Rick=