RL02 Sanity Check

Jerome Fine replies: I thought some more about my answer. I can't ever remember trying to power-up a disk pack when the FAULT LIGHT WAS ON since that would not seem to be very useful, so I might be wrong when I said that the drive should spin up even if the fault light is on. On the other hand, maybe the fault light is burned out. Then even if the cable is not connected or the CPU is not powered on, and the fault light should be on when the RL02 drive is turned on, obviously the fault light will not be on if it is indeed burned out. Also, if the cable is connected backward (one side only - obviously), then the fault light still comes on - a good test to see if the cable is connected properly. Sorry I can't help more. The last time I used an RL02 was over a year ago - and then only to help a friend. I have not used one for myself for about 8 years. Sincerely yours, Jerome Fine > The fan comes on, the "READY" lite comes on, > but it doesn't sound like it's spinning up. > No "FAULT" lite. > > I pull the pack (heads still retracted), and > turn it on whilst fooling the pack inserted/door closed > switch. The spindle turns *very* slowly, and then > stops. > > With the rear cover off, it looks like it does the same > thing with the pack inserted, and cover closed. > > I haven't plugged this thing into a live host interface > yet; I'm just trying to see if everything's okay first. > > I read somewhere that it gets it's spindle motor clock > from the RLV12/11). > > Jeff > > On Fri, 13 Oct 2000 10:04:26 -0400 Jerome Fine <jhfine(a)idirect.com> > writes: > > > > > > > I realize this falls into the category of stupid > > > questions, but: > > > The RL02 has to be plugged into a *live* RLV12 > > > before it will spin-up, right? > > > > Jerome Fine replies: > > > > NO! But the RED FAULT light will be ON if the RL02 is > > not plugged into the RLV12 (or RLV11) and the CPU is > > not powered on. > > > > Sincerely yours, > > > > Jerome Fine > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.