28 Dec
2006
28 Dec
'06
6:51 p.m.
On 12/28/06, Jim Leonard <trixter at oldskool.org> wrote:
I ran into this as well and determined that you can only low-level it
with the software that came with it.
Why, is yours working and you just want to erase it? Or is it dead? If
it's dead, you can toss the entire thing unless you can find a working
one that you can use to copy the ROM. I have had 5 out of 6 hardcards
die over the years because their ROM just... faded.
One useful bit of info I found on the net said that if it doesn't seem
to spin up, remove the card and bounce it drive end down on something
like the sole of your shoe. I tried that and now it seems to spin up
and boot to DOS. Usual stiction issue I guess.
Do you have a copy of the software that came with a Plus Hardcard 20?
More out of curiousity than anything else at this point. Maybe I'll
just do a DOS format and reload DOS on it. Is DOS 3.3 an appropriate
version?