Emax

so - I have the new slim floppy and CF drives installed......

I load the OS from floppy (it's the first time I've seen it load), and I
now get on my screen 'P00 Untitled' and the enter light is flashing.

I have attached my SCSI Zip100 drive with some Emax II sounds on those
disks, but I can't seem to select the drive ('Drive Select' button does
nothing). It's definitely a SCSI zip (it has the 5/6 selector and the
termination switch).

Any ideas how to load the sounds from the SCSI zip drive?



On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Tony Court <anthony.court@...> wrote:

> Thanks Ted - JM-215A mods completed..... time to fabricate some brackets
> and get everything in place :)
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> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 10:08 PM, Ted Summers <djtbs1@...> wrote:
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>> The screwholes on the bottom of the PCD drive match the original floppy
>> exactly.
>> However, the thread is different, if I recall.
>> For mounting you get some flat metal and drill the holes.
>> The holes front to back are the same for slim and PCD.
>> The distance is .9 inches up, center to center of the holes on the side
>> of the PCD drive.
>>
>> Slim floppy drives use 2.6MM screws.
>> They are used in RC cars also.
>> Duratrax makes a kit of screws.
>> Use the shortest screws on the front.
>> If they are put in too far, they will make the disk appear out of
>> alignment and you will get CRC errors and the disk may not easily eject.
>> So use 3 washers on the outside of the metal bracket to keep the screws
>> from going in too far.
>>
>> As to spacers- use some washers or fab them from metal or nylon or use
>> some small nuts.
>>
>> There isn't anything pre-made for it- you just have to fabricate it.
>>
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>> On Oct 4, 2012, at 9:23 PM, Tony Court wrote:
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>> So..... I now have all the parts required for the slim floppy and cf
>> upgrade, including a 2nd JM-215A (just in case!). Hopefully I'll get a
>> chance to complete this upgrade tomorrow.
>>
>> Do you have any recommendations for how to position and secure both
>> drives? The Teac floppy drive is narrower than the PCD-50B. All the pics on
>> Teds website show the floppy on top. How are they secured to each other and
>> then to the original floppy drive mounting?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Tony
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Sep 27, 2012, at 22:29, Ted Summers <djtbs1@...> wrote:
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>> > TEAC FD-05 for slim floppy- check ebay.
>> > JM-215A to convert it for use with Emax
>> > Instructions for modification at my website.
>> > PCD-50b using the PC- Card slot for whatever flash media you choose.
>> > 32MB flash media.
>> >
>> > Again- see my website.
>> > http://djtbs1.wordpress.com/
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sep 27, 2012, at 8:45 PM, sofad_1999 wrote:
>> >
>> > any idea where to purchase them from/instructions/part numbers etc? I'm
>> confident I can do the work, just unsure what parts to get and how to
>> install.
>> >
>> > thanks again
>> >
>> > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "jammie" <jammie.emma@...> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> 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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