On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:32:19 -0600 Glenn Holmer <shadowm@lyonlabs.org> wrote: > One of my CMD HDs has failed and I'm trying to replace the mechanism, > but without success. I acquired two Conner CFP1080S SCSI drives for > this purpose. With either drive, on power up, the bottom green activity > light stays on steady and the top one flashes for some time; eventually > the bottom one stays on, the top one goes out, and the red error LED > flashes. At this point, the '64 responds to JiffyDOS ctrl-D, cycling > through the device numbers and ending up at 30. Reading the error > channel gives 78,SYSTEM ERROR,0,0. Since you've just put a new mechanism in, the controller won't be able to find the DOS files. At least, that's what the controller's behavior sounds like. Disconnect the parallel cable, if you have it, terminate the mechanism, leave it on SCSI ID 0, and put the controller into install mode. Run the "Create Sys" utility from the HD Utilities floppy disk. Be sure you use the latest DOS version that goes with your boot ROM. -- "There are some things in life worth obsessing over. Most things aren't, and when you learn that, life improves." http://starbase.globalpc.net/~ezekowitz Vanessa Ezekowitz <vanessaezekowitz@gmail.com> Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2009-11-03 01:00:04
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