the problem with external zip drives is they are
scsi 5/6
even if you load the + os on them they wont boot as
every time the emax is switched of
it wipes the memory were the os is stored and does
not keep a record of the external scsi id
so you need a working floppy drive the reason for
the scsi plus os is if you had more than one scsi device in the chain ie 2 you
can the choose to change the id for a different device to load banks into the
emax it was a quick way of getting banks on the internal hd
instead of using a floppy disk
----- Original Message -----From: Windrum ScogginSent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 5:42 AMSubject: Re: [emax] RE: Resurrecting an Emax HD rack - Issues keep mounting
You gotta look and look hard for PCD's.....everyonce in a while, they come up for sale on eBay..getting rather hard to find IMHO....You can look for an internal SCSI zip drive on Ebay and format to it using EMXP and another ZIP drive connected to your XP PC. So far I have written to ZIP drives on my XP using EMXP then loaded the disk via exteral SCSI Zip on my Emax just fine...BUT....the option of using an external SCSI Zip drive means you will have to update to the Plus OS and the catch-22 to this is if you don't have a working floppy you can't update to the Plus OS on your Emax. Thefore, you will have to have someone make you a plus OS disk or use EMXP and make one yoruself, providing your floppy works on your Emax. Mine didn't so that put me into a dilemma but I was lucky enought to find a PCD and that saved me from having to find a new FDD or retrofit a slim floppy then load it into your Emax to update it. Once the Emax is updated the Plus OS then the Emax can 'see' external SCSI drives and you can load up off your external SCSI ZIP.If your EMAX doesn't have an external SCSI connector, you can install one yourself if you have the time and wherewithall to do it and your internal Emax Main Board is a PC 333 board . Its REAL easy to install an external DB-25 SCSI conector on a PC 333 board....if not and you have Rev 2 boards its more difficult for sure (cuts and jumps you have to have some skillz with a soldering iron and a good eye) and its simply not possible with a Rev 1 board.Hope this info helps. You can find internal SCSI ZIPS all over on eBay
On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 8:59 PM, p. hendricks <ph@...> wrote:
so, where's the best place to currently buy one in the US?On 2/5/14 12:23 PM, jammie wrote:
pcd-60b is your best bet
thanks!!!
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