A few likely and easy first things to verify are: Make sure you have a good drive belt. If you or someone didn't actually buy a new FRW8.5 belt, then it needs one.
Make sure the disk is a DD type (720k), not HD (1.44M). DD have only one hole in one corner. HD have two holes in two corners. Make sure the disk write-protect window is open. -- bkw On Dec 23, 2017 3:17 AM, "Mr Lurch" <[email protected]> wrote: > Evening all, > So I managed to get a copy of the proper utility disk (thanks Gordon!) - > but still no joy. > I've created the IPL.BA file (and triple checked my inputs). Running it > does the following (everytime) > First run: AO error. > Go back to Menu. > Run it again. Screen goes blank, disk reads for a split second, then > nothing. > Thats all she wrote. > > Initially, on the second run, the disk would read for a split second and > then the battery LED would flash continuously. Like I hadnt set the DIP > switches to On (which I had). I gave the switch bank a spray with contact > cleaner and moved them back and forth a bunch of times. That *seemed* to > fix the flashing battery light, and thats where im at now. > > Not sure if this is related, but if I switch on the drive first, and then > the M102, the battery light flashes continuously until I switch off/on the > drive again. > > - Jase >
