In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Neil Riley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>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 I don't know how an Aurora is configured, yet under an OS like QDOS or SMSQ/E you should always get access to a floppy disk. I was suggesting that you get a boot file, from someone with a similar set up, on floppy disk, to boot up from. Then you can examine at your leisure the boot file on your hard drive that is giving the problem. Step by step. On a PC, the order of a boot up device can be specified in the BIOS when you first load up the machine at switch on. Pressing F7 or Space are often the keys used to interrupt the normal PC start up and drop in to the BIOS. The usual set up is - C: then A: - which is hard drive first, then the floppy drive. To look where to boot from. C: D: A: - would be hard drive, then CD-ROM, then floppy drive. PS - I have a couple of the LITE-ON 52 speed CD-ROM drives, that you mention, and I have found them excellent in use. >>>> [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
