5 Dec
2005
5 Dec
'05
3:01 p.m.
steven stengel wrote:
Hello,
I've been given an IBM system 60 (model 8560) computer
tower, but it won't boot from HD or FD.
Actually, it has a "601" error when booting - bad
floppy drive. Additionally, the floppy does not spin,
although the light does come on.
If I had a working floppy, I could boot the Set-up
diskette and hopefully configure it to boot off the
HD?
The floppy drive and interface is non-standard, so I
cannot just install a modern-day floppy drive.
If anyone has a working floppy drive they'd be willing
to donate, I'd be a happy camper.
Actually, it is a standard floppy drive. The easiest way of dealing
with it is to make an adapter. The only difference between a PS/2
floppy and a PC floppy is that the ribbon carries signal+power on the PS/2.
Peace... Sridhar