I recently used Chameleon to backup MASOS and a sound disk. My rack-mount Mirage, plus source and duplicate diskettes, worked fine until I shut the unit off....
Can you boot successfully from any disk? Is it only the duplicated discs that cause the problem? I've seen behavior like this with mine sometimes - one thing...
Ah - OK - just wanted to make sure that Chameleon was not necessarily the issue. Let us know how that turns out. For what it's worth - I've got an old ASR-10...
Warming up, restarting, replugging -- no dice. Any other suggestions?I was thinking: If I inadvertently used DSDD rather than SSDD diskettes, might that cause...
I'm in the same boat- my Mirage needs caps replacement also. I hope to get to it before spring. I'm sure it would be helpful to hear about your experiences...
... Johnny - check the PSU rails with an oscilloscope. If you're seeing a lot of ripple before the regulator, or any ripple at all after the regulator then...
... (Bah. Mail client sent this before I was finished) Johnny - check the PSU rails with an oscilloscope. If you're seeing a lot of ripple before the...
... much ripple ac rather than dc ive seen a mirage start playing garbled sounds from its out puts just by switching it on you got to realize these caps that...
I DON'T BELIEVE SO. THE MIRAGE IS TURNED INTO A SYNTH. THE SOUNDS ARE A LOT LIKE THE EPS AND SQ-80. VERY BREATHY AND ETHE RIAL SOUNDS ALONG WITH ANYTHING YOU...
let me know if / when you go to sell your K2000. Regards, Sven ________________________________ From: Mirage-Net@yahoogroups.com...
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I'M READY NOW. THIS K2000 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO 3.87 O.S. WHICH WAS THE LAST MADE FOR THE K2000. IT HAS THE P-RAM BOARD FOR STORAGE. IT HADÂ A FAN UNIT...
figure someone over here will be interested but check with them about power cord, boot disk, condition of floppy drive, when i bought my rack from them i...
Help! I've really never had any physical issues with this wonderful thing since I bought it in 1986. Taking it outside in the damp was its only flaky times....
Do you get anything at all? Any flash from the LED display or the floppy? Any sound from the floppy drive? (When mine's in a mood - you'll often hear the...
... you should get +12v dc then check between pin 13 gnd and -vcc pin 7 and you should get -7v dc if you are getting varying voltages then your caps have gone...
Thank you both very much for your advice. I've tried the simple step, namely turning it on for a few minutes, then off for several seconds and then back on. No...
I'll let Jammie reply on the details, but I can help with a couple. First off - if you're a novice, be *very* careful poking around in there with the power on...
... That's the power supply board, and the connection to the main board and floppy drive. ... That's the main board, with all the clever stuff on it. ... The...
Excellent advice from all quarters. I'm really amazed and impressed with activity and knowledge expressed within this group. I now understand clearly how to...
... Yup- we're pretty good guys out here. :-) ... Hmm - this one I haven't seen - I have the Service Manual, p/ n9312000401 - and it's pretty much a waste - 9...
... I've got a scan of it, and it is indeed just a board-swapper guide, in the fine tradition of HP "service manuals". Fine if you've got a ready supply of...
Greetings all. I'm in the process of moving the web pages for Mirage net from their current hosting at webcom.com (home for 10+ years) to my ISP at Sonic.net....
... As I mentioned, I'm now clear on how to read the pins on an IC, but I'm not sure where the filter ICs are, where the %5v power line is, and the other...
Hi guys, I've been reading this list for a while, but recently I've developed a mirage problem and I'm looking to tap the knowledge base for some help. The...