Emax

i would not bother that get your self a slimfloppy and cf drive

the costing wont be much different
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tony Court 
  To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 9:57 PM
  Subject: Re: [emax] New Emax II user


    
  I had already tried a floppy boot with the HD disconnected :(

  I'm going to take the plunge and order a new floppy drive from route66studios and see if that fixes things.

  I'll report back when I've tested it :)

  Thanks again for your help.

  Tony

  On Sep 27, 2012, at 9:55, "jammie" <jammie.emma@...> wrote:

  > sounds like you got a dud floppy drive and a bad scsi drive
  > 
  > as the person who owned it before if there was a scsi drive would of definetly put the os on it
  > 
  > have you tried removing the scsi cable
  > 
  > and seeing if the floppy will boot as the hard drive could be on constant seek which would stop the floppy drive from booting
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: Tony Court 
  > To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
  > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 5:50 PM
  > Subject: Re: [emax] New Emax II user
  > 
  > 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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