From: s872505@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (Stephen Bokor)
Subject: Re: A: DRIVE WON'T BOOT
Organization: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
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balog@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Eric J Balog) writes:

>Hi!

>I recently switched my 3.5" drive to A:. The problem is, while I can read and
>write to both the new A: and B: correctly, I can't boot from a floppy in A:.
>I've checked the CMOS settings; it is set for Floppy Seek at Boot and Boot 
>Order A:,C:. 

>Once, I had a floppy that did not have the systems files on it in A:. I got a
>message telling me to put a disk systems disk in the drive. It didn't work.
>When I do have a systems disk in the A: drive, this is what happens:
>1) Power-on and Memory Test;
>2) A: light comes on
>3) B: light comes on, followed by a short beep;
>4) HD light comes on for an instant;
>5) B: light comes on again, then nothing happens

>The light goes off, there is no disk activity of any kind, and the screen 
>blanks. I can't even use ctrl-alt-del.

>Any suggestions.

Have you checked: 1/ The setting of drive A: to 1.44 M floppy.
						2/ The setting of drive B: to 1.2 M foppy.
						3/ The cable connecting the two drives to
						the controller card (I can't remember which
						two wires are swapped, but they determine
						which is drive A: & b:).

I hope this is of some help :-)


Steve

s872505@minyos.xx.oz.au