Emax

Yep- then it tries to load OS from Floppy, then HD if present. BTW-  
some people have a hard drive/SCSI capability and don't know it  
because it has no OS on it or it died...

Thx,
Ted
On Mar 30, 2007, at 7:31 AM, Brooks Mosher wrote:

> Thanks Ted, I'll get the OS onto a floppy (just bought some DD  
> floppies) and
> go from there. So the Emax normally says "Diagnostics" as soon as  
> you power
> it up?
>
> Brooks
>
> On 3/30/07, ted Summers <djtbs1@...> wrote:
> >
> > That means the unit is functioning perfectly as far as we can tell
> > (up to that point). The OS is on a floppy (unless you have a hard
> > drive in the unit). So you need a floppy... you can make one from
> > files on the group. get emxp and an os image.
> >
> > Ted
> >
> >
> > On Mar 30, 2007, at 7:19 AM, Brooks Mosher wrote:
> >
> > > hello, i'm new to this list and i very much appreciate any help i
> > > could get
> > > for an Emax i just purchased. i purchased it broken with the  
> intent to
> > > eventually have it fixed. it may just need a floppy drive but i  
> was
> > > hoping
> > > someone on this list could give me a little insight as to what  
> the LCD
> > > messages mean when i turn on the unit. basically i turn it on and
> > > the LCD
> > > says "Diagnostics" for about 15 seconds and then it says "Loading
> > > operating
> > > system" and that's it. the person i bought it from seems to think
> > > that the
> > > floppy is the only problem, however i do not have the operating
> > > system disk
> > > nor did he have one either to try. does anyone on this list know
> > > why it
> > > reads "Diagnostics" when i first turn on the unit? could this mean
> > > that
> > > there is more than just a bad floppy drive? any help would be
> > > really really
> > > appreciated!!!!
> > >
> > > BMM
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