ive experienced this same problem the original 2002 drive died, so i picked up a suitable replacement on ebay making sure the jumpers were correctly aligned same thing, ...drive powers up, disc takes a spin and then 'nd' since that drive only cost me $10, i decided id try buying another suitable replacement off ebay (different model than the first), that i also jumper configured correctly and got the the same result ...'nd' i tried switching things around a bit but sort of gave up on it at that point im still over $40 ahead of the $70 whine country wanted for a new one, so i figured eventually ill try getting another one off ebay sometime and repeat the process, but i really couldnt find a reason why those drives werent functioning this discussion has rekindled my interest in getting my 2002 going again i put a ton of work into sampling back in the late 80's/early 90's and id like to revisit some of those sounds ...heres hoping help arrives! -yeller --- On Thu, 10/8/09, Rob Miller <dpc318@...> wrote: > From: Rob Miller <dpc318@...> > Subject: Re: [prophet2000] Re: Nothing but "nd" > To: prophet2000@yahoogroups.com > Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 12:06 PM > I didn't change the jumper on the > factory drive that selects DS0, and > the replacement from WC doesn't have any. The power > cord has to flip > between the stock and the replacement (and the > replacement instructions > indicate so). I have flipped back and forth the data > cable, since there > is no real keying to it. > I hope it's not the driver chip. I can replace > it, but it should would > be easier not to. The drive spins up on power up, but > doesn't seem to > seek when I try to move data to/from it. > > I'll keep poking around and see if I can get the right > combo working > now. I appreciate the forum's help! > Rob > > duncan wrote: > > have you got the jumpers in the right place on the > drives? I hope when you say "flipped" you don't mean > "reversed".... I killed a floppy drive doing this by > accident. > > the floppy disc driver chip is fairly standard, I > think, but would be a tricky job to replace.... > > > > I have the boards from my 2000, which had a dead > keyboard controller (which WC couldn't help with- it was a > custom IC)... let me see if I can locate anything useful on > them for you, & let me know how you get on. I have to > strip some bits off them for another forum member whose > patience must be running out by now.... :-/ I've been a bit > busy this year.... > > > > --- In prophet2000@yahoogroups.com, > Rob Miller <dpc318@...> wrote: > >> I'm hoping I can get some help here.... > >> > >> My 2000 is now running 4.3b with a brand new > drive...but it STILL > >> gives me "nd" (no disk) whenever I try to do > anything with the > >> drive. I can't read factory disks on power > up, nor can I load > >> single sounds, and I can't format a disk. I > get the same "nd" > >> every time. > >> > >> I've flipped the drive cable, and now have two > drives (original > >> and WineCountry new one) and they perform the > same. > >> > >> Rob > >> > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > mailto:prophet2000-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com > > >
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Re: [prophet2000] Re: Nothing but "nd"
2009-10-08 by j. aaron
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