Date   : Sat, 10 Sep 2005 15:49:27 +0100
From   : Jon Ripley <jon@...>
Subject: Re: Beeb with Econet hardware not booting

Kris Adcock wrote:
> Afternoon all!
> 
> I'm just looking at a model B that I want to put on E-bay. When I 
> switch it on it just constantly emits the low beep, and doesn't boot 
> up properly. However, as it seems to have the Econet circuitry 
> populated, I was wondering whether it requires an Econet network in 
> order to switch on. Does a Beeb with Econet-ability need to be 
> connected to a network in order to even boot?

An ECONETed BBC Model B will work without problems if not connected to 
an ECONET network.

You probably have another fault, search the archives or take a peek at 
Sprow's sick beeb pages, there should be some useful information there.

HTH,
Jon Ripley
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