Hi!
> So now I connected the drive again to an MSX, and indeed, I could load
> programs from disk. But one strange thing is happening: when I don't put a
> disk in the drive, the drive tries reading.
You mean it always tries to read when no disk is inserted, or do you
mean it only tries to when booting or when you gave it a command to
do so (like "files")?
> You can hear it spinning and you
> hear the drivehead moving. Also the BUSY LED is lit. But it won't stop! I
> should get a "Disk offline" error, shouldn't I? But the computer waits and
> waits...
I had errors like that in my early attempts to connect a PC diskdrive
to turbo R. If I remember correctly, this was caused by the absence
of a /READY signal.
But I think your problem is a different one. A good drive won't try
to read when no disk is inserted. So I guess your drive has a
defective disk sensor, so it always thinks a disk is inserted. Or
maybe it uses a LED as a sensor, in that case make sure not too much
sunlight is getting into the drive.
> Does anyone know what causes this strange effect? (And how I can solve it...
> Is it a hardware failure?)
The combination of drive and diskROM, is that meant to be compatible?
If so, it is probably a hardware failure.
Bye,
Maarten
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