Emax

So..... I have cleaned the floppy drive and tried again with both the OS floppy in (the original E-mu disk and the 2 I made using emxp), I also tried with no floppy disk inserted (but the floppy drive still connected) to see if it would boot from HD.

Unfortunately I still get exactly the same errors. Both the floppy and the hard drive are clicking/spinning up, so they have power.

I was aware that the floppies needed to be DD, not HD, and covered up the relevant holes.

Is there a way to confirm that SCSI is working? Could that be the issue? Or should I go for a replacement floppy drive? I'm a bit stuck now :(

I look forward to your replies!

Tony


On Sep 25, 2012, at 7:51, Ted Summers <djtbs1@...> wrote:

> Emax 1 / 2 requires the floppy drive to be attached.
> You can't not have a floppy drive unless you jumper the floppy connector-
> that will definitely prevent a successful boot.
> As to the floppy, you can create a new one with EMX (DOS) or EMXP utilities
> and try and boot from it.
> You may wish to use this existing floppy as it was probably formatted by
> Emax initially and write the OS to it with one of the utilities.
> 
> Also, please note that Emax uses DSDD not DSHD disks.
> So you have to use either DSDD or cover the hole which indicates
> High-density disk.
> 
> or you can also buy an Emax OS floppy disk off ebay if the above doesn't
> work for you.
> 
> Regards,
> Ted
> 
> On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 7:38 AM, Tony Court <anthony.court@...> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Jammie and thanks for the info.
> >
> > I'm sure at some stage during my testing I tried just the HD connected and
> > was getting the same issue..... I will test again tonight and let you know.
> >
> > If the HD does not have the OS installed, and the Floppy drive is fried....
> > do you have any recommendations on how to get the OS onto the HD? I
> > currently have no way of connecting the 50-pin SCSI to my computer, but am
> > willing to purchase PCI-E cards etc if the price is right ;)
> >
> > Thanks again for your help so far and I'll let you know about the OS on the
> > HD when I get home tonight.
> >
> > I also have a zip100 drive that I have yet to play with, and 2 zip disks
> > full of sounds. Not sure if the OS might be on one of the zip disks as
> > well?
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 11:57 PM, jammie <jammie.emma@...
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > if it has an internal drive that should have the os on it and should boot
> > > from the hd
> > >
> > > dont put a disk in the floppydrive and just have the hd load os
> > >
> > > disk not formated means that the floppy drive is being seen and is doing
> > a
> > > floppy read when it comes up as not formated its either a bad disk or the
> > > floppy drive is shot
> > >
> > > do try the cleaning kit first as it can just need a good clean
> > >
> > > which i have had todo on a number of old floppy drives
> > >
> > > none of the buttons will be functional until the os is present
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: sofad_1999
> > > To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 5:59 AM
> > > Subject: [emax] New Emax II user
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I just got a cheap Emax II 2212 model, and am currently wondering if it
> > > wasn't such a good deal after all....
> > >
> > > FYI - It has a 250mb Apple SCSI drive inside, and the original SCSI
> > floppy
> > > drive.
> > >
> > > I have the original 2.14 OS disk, and I have also created additional 2.14
> > > OS disks using EMXP
> > >
> > > When I power on the Emax II with the OS floppy disk in the drive I get
> > the
> > > following messages:
> > >
> > > Checking Floppy
> > >
> > > Loading Software
> > >
> > > Disk Not Formatted
> > >
> > > and then a loop of Loading Software/Disk Not Formatted
> > >
> > > I can hear the floppy drive clicking every 10-15 seconds. I get red
> > lights
> > > on STOP and RECORD.
> > >
> > > None of the buttons are functional.
> > >
> > > I have tried disconnecting the internal Hard Drive to see if that makes a
> > > difference and nothing changes. I have also tried disconnecting the
> > Floppy
> > > to see if it will boot from the HD, and again nothing.
> > >
> > > Can anyone point me in the right direction as to what may be the problem?
> > > I have a floppy drive cleaning kit on order, just in case... and am
> > > prepared to splash out on a new floppy drive if that is definitely the
> > > problem.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Tony
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Emax and Emax II User's Group Website
> >
> > http://www.silveriafamily.comYahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
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