Date   : Sun, 11 Apr 2004 13:49:05 +0200 (BST)
From   : Johan Heuseveldt <johan@...>
Subject: Re: MDFS incomplete startup

Hi Philip,

On Mon 05 Apr, Philip Blundell wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 2004-04-05 at 21:21, Johan Heuseveldt wrote:
> > As I haven't any succes in regaining access to the MDFS, I wonder if
> > somebody knew anyone of this firm, who can be approached for helping me
> > out.
> 
> SJ Research no longer exists, as such.  Some of the same people still
> trade as SJ Consulting, and you could certainly try getting in touch
> with them, but I don't know how much interest they would have in your
> problem after this length of time.

I see your point.
It would be nice to know more about the monitor I found. Perhaps that
allows me to pinpoint the problem; damaged RAM?

> Did you try booting the machine from a floppy with the hard disk
> disconnected?  I probably have a copy of a system disk here if you need
> one.

Yes I did. And I think the problem is rather serious:
I used all four combinations of using a hard disc and floppy, including
nothing at all. There is no difference in behaviour of the MDFS, which
is odd and a complete mistery to me, as it had worked superbly just some
weeks ago.

Floppy drives and cable are ok, tested on the Master.
Testing the HD is a bit more difficult, so I haven't done that. But
after the initial access to the drives (HD and/or floppy), the MDFS
comes to a full stop. I'm getting to suspect a more serious problem.
What can happen to the hardware after fitting a new battery of nominal
3.6 volts, charged up to 3.9 `a 4.0 volts and MDFS switched off for
about 5 weeks, as the battery is the only change made.

Thanks for you input Philip.


Johan

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