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Boot sequence, Emax HD

2014-01-10 by niklas.ehrlin@...

Working on getting an old Emax HD (rack) going. I know that the internal HD is faulty, and now I'm trying to load the OS via the floppy (with EMAX-formatted DD floppys).

But my question is this: Is the OS originally placed on the HD on the HD models?

And if this is faulty, will the EMAX automatically try to load OS from an inserted floppydisk? Or is there anything els I need to do (changing the SCSIid's or something)?

And last - If the OS can be loaded by floppy, does it matter if the faulty internal HD still is connected inside?

Thanks for any advise.

Niklas

Re: [emax] Boot sequence, Emax HD

2014-01-10 by jammie

the os will be on the hd drive

no if you put a os disk in the floppy drive it will always boot from that first

no it does not matter if the faulty disk is still connected

but i would recomend removing power cable from hd as if its faulty it could cause damage to psu if the motor is stuck

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: niklas.ehrlin@... 
  To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 10:00 AM
  Subject: [emax] Boot sequence, Emax HD

  Hi

  Working on getting an old Emax HD (rack) going. I know that the internal HD is faulty, and now I'm trying to load the OS via the floppy (with EMAX-formatted DD floppys).
  But my question is this: Is the OS originally placed on the HD on the HD models?
  And if this is faulty, will the EMAX automatically try to load OS from an inserted floppydisk? Or is there anything els I need to do (changing the SCSIid's or something)?
  And last - If the OS can be loaded by floppy, does it matter if the faulty internal HD still is connected inside?
  Thanks for any advise.
  Niklas

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RE: Boot sequence, Emax HD

2014-01-10 by niklas.ehrlin@...

Ok, good.

Does it matter what version of the OS I have on the floppy when trying to boot?

Re: [emax] RE: Boot sequence, Emax HD

2014-01-10 by jammie

yes is your hd version an se if not you need the hd os not the sehd os as it wont boot it will come up as wrong software

where are you based

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: niklas.ehrlin@... 
  To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 10:17 AM
  Subject: [emax] RE: Boot sequence, Emax HD

  Ok, good.

  Does it matter what version of the OS I have on the floppy when trying to boot?

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Re: [emax] RE: Boot sequence, Emax HD

2014-01-10 by niklas.ehrlin@...

Ok, it is not an SE, just HD. But it is back-compatible for earlier versions of the OS, or?

Would I be able to load sample-banks made in an HD-SE version at all?

I'm based in Sweden

Re: [emax] RE: Boot sequence, Emax HD

2014-01-10 by jammie

you will need to upgrade to sehd there is a file in the file section todo this you need to use omniflop to write the img to disk

you then load this disk and it will up grade the disk then becomes useless as an upgrade disk as code blocks are written to it so that it will boot just as an sehd boot disk

then you can use any sample preset disk

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: niklas.ehrlin@... 
  To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 10:38 AM
  Subject: Re: [emax] RE: Boot sequence, Emax HD

  Ok, it is not an SE, just HD. But it is back-compatible for earlier versions of the OS, or?

  Would I be able to load sample-banks made in an HD-SE version at all?

  I'm based in Sweden 

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Re: [emax] RE: Boot sequence, Emax HD

2014-01-10 by jammie

if you get it running with a dual system the machine wil be worth £500-550

and for a dumpster find thats not bad your outlay wil be about £150-180 depending on the pcd-60b not bad for a found synth

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  From: jammie 
  To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 10:42 AM
  Subject: Re: [emax] RE: Boot sequence, Emax HD


    
   

  you will need to upgrade to sehd there is a file in the file section todo this you need to use omniflop to write the img to disk

  you then load this disk and it will up grade the disk then becomes useless as an upgrade disk as code blocks are written to it so that it will boot just as an sehd boot disk

  then you can use any sample preset disk 
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: niklas.ehrlin@... 
    To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
    Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 10:38 AM
    Subject: Re: [emax] RE: Boot sequence, Emax HD


      

    Ok, it is not an SE, just HD. But it is back-compatible for earlier versions of the OS, or?

    Would I be able to load sample-banks made in an HD-SE version at all?




    I'm based in Sweden 


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RE: Boot sequence, Emax HD

2014-01-10 by niklas.ehrlin@...

Ahh, ok. I always thought that I could not use this upgrade, since I still have faild on loading any OS in the machine.

So I just prepare the disk with Omniflop and smack it in and it will both upgrade and boot, correct?

RE: Boot sequence, Emax HD

2014-01-10 by niklas.ehrlin@...

I used to own an Emax keyboard about 15-16 years ago, so if I get this running it will be hours and hours of nostalgia! Not bad for a dumpster find..;)

Re: [emax] RE: Boot sequence, Emax HD

2014-01-10 by jammie

yes

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
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  Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 10:48 AM
  Subject: [emax] RE: Boot sequence, Emax HD

  Ahh, ok. I always thought that I could not use this upgrade, since I still have faild on loading any OS in the machine.

  So I just prepare the disk with Omniflop and smack it in and it will both upgrade and boot, correct?

  No virus found in this message.
  Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
  Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3658/6990 - Release Date: 01/09/14