Emax

This seems like the best thing to do. I would ask Route 66 if they have a return policy in the event you replace the drive and it still doesn't work.




--- On Mon, 9/15/08, David Bulog <d2ba@...> wrote:

> From: David Bulog <d2ba@...>
> Subject: Re: [emax] Re: Emax 1 service techs in USA (Unit powers on but won't go past the emu diagnostics menu)
> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, September 15, 2008, 3:30 PM
> Guys--Im in NZ 
> Emax HD I bought has not got an external SCSI port--would
> my best bet be to buy a brand new floppy drive from Route 66
> for USD$75
> 
> thanks Dave
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Mike Wolak <mikewolak@...>
> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 September, 2008 6:39:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [emax] Re: Emax 1 service techs in USA (Unit
> powers on but won't go past the emu diagnostics menu)
> 
> 
> You can't set an external zip to 0, only id's 5 or
> 6. However you could buy and internal scsi zip + external
> enclosure and set that to 0. If your floppy drive is not
> working this wont do you any good since you wont be able to
> boot the floppy to format the zip. 
> 
> Your best bet is to get the floppy drive working than
> investage booting from a scsi drive, either the internal
> drive or the aformentioned zip. 
> 
> --- On Mon, 9/15/08, jammie <jammie.emma@ blueyonder.
> co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > From: jammie <jammie.emma@ blueyonder. co.uk>
> > Subject: Re: [emax] Re: Emax 1 service techs in USA
> (Unit powers on but won't go past the emu diagnostics
> menu)
> > To: emax@yahoogroups. com
> > Date: Monday, September 15, 2008, 2:22 PM
> > buy a scsi external zip drive and a internal to 50
> > centronics external adapter and fit it to the back of
> the
> > emax then you can format it to 20mb
> > 
> > download the operating system and put it on floppy the
> > programs for this is in the files section then you can
> > format the scsi drive make shure that it is set to
> scsi id 0
> > then it will boot from this drive
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: David 
> > To: emax@yahoogroups. com 
> > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 7:09 PM
> > Subject: [emax] Re: Emax 1 service techs in USA (Unit
> > powers on but won't go past the emu diagnostics
> menu)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On 14/09/2008, at 9:22 AM, David wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Im the proud owner of two 8 Meg Emax 2
> keyboards
> > and love those
> > >
> > > I just bought an Emax HD rack off Ebay
> > >
> > http://cgi.ebay. com/ws/eBayISAPI .dll?ViewItem&
> item=16028260114 4
> > >
> > > and would like to get this serviced in US or some
> > pointers as to 
> > > what parts might be faulty
> > > Maybe harddrive and floppy drive--is there any
> known
> > replacement 
> > > hard drive for Emax HD
> > >
> > > thanks in advance
> > > Dave
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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