Have you tried a bootable floppy? Other than that, I'm really at a loss.
- Eric.
I havnt tried that yet, but my guess so far is that the IDE controller is wonky, so no floppy CD or internal HD.
Anyone know which IC is the IDE controller ?
Mad Dog
FYI, the floppy isn't an IDE device. It's a raw SWIM device - it talks directly to the floppy controller.
I don't know if this will help you or not, but there's a description of most of the 5300's ICs in my FAQ. <http://www.alksoft.com/5300_FAQ/FAQ_2.9.php#298>
There's also a few pictures (in order of increasing resolution) that I've annotated here:
<http://www.alksoft.com/5300_stuff/5300_Inside_Out.php> (various)
here:
<http://www.alksoft.com/5300_stuff/images/large_bare_mobo.jpg> (600 kB)
and here:
<http://www.alksoft.com/projects/scans.html> (various up to 2.8 MB)
But according to the dev notes, the 3400 has the O'Hare (cough - a busier IC than the Heathrow). O'Hare controls IDE/ATA, floppy, and a heap of other stuff.
So it so happens that the floppy controller is also the same IC as the IDE controller, but they are different logic blocks.
Good luck! Drew
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