Hey! The thing is .. if i change the faulty drive to a working drive i have in my OTHER emax, my emax boots just fins from the zipdrive as it should... The disk drive has boot priority, and if there is some way of changing that, I would be home free. Since the faulty drive thinks it has a disk inserted, it complains constantly that there is an unusable disk inserted in the drive, when it is trying to boot from the floppy (as earlier explained due to malfunction) ... If i remove the drive altogether, the machine NEVER boots, since it is stuck in the diagnostics screen. Also note that this is the original emax .. there might be a different issue with the emax II .. i have the plus os installed i think .. i'll double check that... ;) like i said. in worst case, i have found that if i unplug the power cord when the drive is trying to access its nonexistent floppy, the boot procedure continues and the machine boots as it should from zipdrive. I need the floppy in my other emax as I have no zip, no nothing in that one .. (yet) .. Anyone who have a scsi upgrade kit for an emax with version2 of the digital board? .. according to emulatorarchive, my emax can be modified, i just need the circuits ;) //Micke On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 09:52:20 +1000, Damon Crowe wrote > hi! > > I've just this minute seen this thread, but my I think my old emax II r/m > used to boot from hd?.... > > I'll get back to you on this.... > > duh, > > damon.... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Micke Askern\ufffds" <micke@...> > To: <emax@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 8:43 PM > Subject: Re: [emax] Emax (first one) without floppy...? > > > > > Well .. i KNOW its toast.. but i dont WANT to get a replacement cause i've > > never used it .. =) > > > > I want the darn emax to stop trying to boot from floppy and boot from my > > built in zipdrive instead... I cant remove the floppy cause the self > > diagnostics never get past the diagnostics screen when booting up .. =) > > > > I dont want to pay what 70$ us, plus shipping to sweden for a component > that > > i never use and do not need .. ;) > > > > If worst comes to worst, I'll just add a switch that will cut power to the > > floppy after self diagnostics screen has passed ... that way it will boot > on > > my zipdrive instead... > > > > my guess is that it is a mechanical fault with the drive that thinks it > has a > > disk in it .. if so, it should be fixable so the floppy at least doesnt > think > > there's a drive in it ... but might not work anyway.. which would be > fine... > > cause the startup wouldnt halt ;) > > > > //Micke > > > > On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 01:13:04 -0700 (PDT), Bob Conner wrote > > > Sounds like the drive is toast. I recommend getting a > > > replacement. > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > --- Micke Askern\ufffds <micke@...> wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks for the tip Bob, unfortunately it keeps on > > > > accessing the drive and > > > > returning with the error message that the disk isn't > > > > formatted ... regardles > > > > if there is or isnt a floppy in the drive =/ > > > > > > > > So, my options are: > > > > > > > > 1. find out what mechanics in the floppy that thinks > > > > there is still a disk in > > > > the drive... it is not always hanging, but sometimes > > > > it actually manages to > > > > pass through this state, and sees that there is no > > > > disk .... > > > > > > > > What is it in a floppy that sends a signal "hey, > > > > i've got a disk here!" ... > > > > could it be dirty disk headers or something..? .. or > > > > is it something > > > > mechanical? > > > > > > > > 2. see if there is some way of bypassing the floppy > > > > check during startup, so > > > > it skips checking for diskdrive in diagnostics mode > > > > .... doesnt seem like an > > > > easy option ... (bypass floppy check in some emax > > > > bios?) > > > > > > > > 3. faking the emax with a jumper somewhere that > > > > gives the right signal back > > > > to the machine that there is indeed a floppy. sounds > > > > like a real tough one... > > > > > > > > 4. build in an additional switch that cuts the power > > > > to the floppy when it > > > > acts up.. this way i can get it to boot and i save > > > > some power as well, but > > > > i'd rather not drill another hole in the case > > > > > > > > So ... I have options, but I'm working on trying to > > > > get #1 fixed... if i cant > > > > do that, i know that option #4 WILL work (works fine > > > > to just unplug the power > > > > cable to the floppy when it is being a jerk) but it > > > > is a dirty option imho ;) > > > > > > > > Any other input and tips on how to get this work? > > > > > > > > thanks, > > > > Micke > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:26:41 -0700 (PDT), Bob Conner > > > > wrote > > > > > I believe the "disk in drive" change disk signal > > > > goes > > > > > down one specific wire in the cable but I can't > > > > > remember which. > > > > > I suppose you could install a switch. > > > > > > > > > > I remember doing a lab on this in computer repair > > > > > school, but it's been several years. > > > > > > > > > > Have you tried putting a blank disk in the drive? > > > > > Perhaps it will go to the zip if it can't read the > > > > > floppy. > > > > > > > > > > --- Micke Askern\ufffds <micke@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hey all! > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a problem with a faulty floppy drive on > > > > one > > > > > > of my machines... > > > > > > The floppy has a mechanical fault, so it thinks > > > > > > there is a disk in it, > > > > > > therefor bypassing booting from my zipdrive... > > > > > > > > > > > > I can bypass it by unplugging the power chord > > > > from > > > > > > the floppy AS it is > > > > > > trying to read from a non existent diskette, but > > > > > > other than that, it is > > > > > > pretty much stuck.. > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, I've tried disconnecting the floppy from > > > > the > > > > > > motherboard, but this > > > > > > causes the emax to hang in diagnostics mode, and > > > > not > > > > > > boot up at all, due to > > > > > > it not getting any clearance from the floppy > > > > drive.. > > > > > > > > > > > > So .. i was wonderinf, is there some way of > > > > > > bypassing the diagnostics mode, > > > > > > or, search for floppy? It is my guess that it is > > > > > > sending something out to > > > > > > the floppy and is awaiting a signal in return > > > > ... > > > > > > anyone here have any > > > > > > knowledge about this? > > > > > > > > > > > > thanks in advance... in worst case i'll have to > > > > add > > > > > > a switch on top of the > > > > > > emax to shut off power to the floppy when it is > > > > > > trying to boot... ;) > > > > > > > > > > > > //Micke > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > > Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We > > > > finish. > > > > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > > > > > > > > Emax and Emax II User's Group Website > > > > > > > > > > http://www.silveriafamily.com > > > > > Yahoo! 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Re: [emax] Emax (first one) without floppy...?
2004-10-30 by Micke Askernäs