Malcolm I have noticed on the initial startup screen that whilst the FUJITSU Hard Drive and the LITE-ON LTN526S CD rom gets mentioned, there is no mention of the 3.5" DISK DRIVE, Also, the 3.5" drive light doesn't appear to illuminate at any point during the startup process even when i slap a disk in ( not a QL disk admittedly).
This doesn't sound right to me ! perhaps this is a problem ! Neil >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 23 January 2007 13:08 >>> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Neil Riley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Tony, >I didn't receive a superHermes floppy so cannot boot the system >up from it. Regarding the HD and QUDIBE, i want to re-attach the >(TURBO LED) to QUBIDE so i can see the HD access but I'm not sure >where to attach the small two female socket plug. Once done, i will >be able to see when the HD gets accessed during startup which will >push things forward. Neil, It would be useful to you if someone with a similar hardware setup sent you a copy a simple boot file that works enough to load you up on the computer. Once you have access, you can then load the "boot" file on your QUBIDE hard drive to see what it actually contains. Usually the "hanging" occurs when something cannot be found that the boot file is asking for ... like a "win1_dir_file" of some type. It is then the wrong device being called on, e.g, "win2_" being called rather than "win1_". Or the file type being called is not where it is supposed to be on the device or sub-directory. The safe way to edit the "boot" file on your hard disk is to put a REM statement at the beginning of a line that you may not require, rather than just deleting it. This way you can easily get it back in use if need be, later. -- Malcolm Cadman _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm *********************************************************************************** The contents of this email are confidential to the intended recipient. It may not be disclosed to or used by anyone other than the addressee, nor may it be copied in any way. If received in error, please contact the company on 01793-715380, then delete it from your system. Please note neither the company nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan attachments (if any) for viruses. No contract may be concluded on behalf of the company by means of email communications. BC Services (UK) Limited (trading as Boxclever), Technology House, Ampthill Road, Bedford, MK42 9QQ. Registered No. 5290544 England www.boxclever.co.uk *********************************************************************************** _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
