14 Jan
2008
14 Jan
'08
12:19 a.m.
At 02:51 PM 1/13/2008, you wrote:
I traded about 15-20 hours of linux programming and
consulting for
two sight unseen computers, a complete Autograft system and an
Osborne Executive 1 with manuals and software.
Has anyone ever heard of an Autograft system? When I try to turn it
on it fails. The hard drive grunts and then it sounds like its
releasing a relay or solenoid. I plugged it into a regular desktop
power supply and it does the same thing Then the access LED blinks
morse code at me. Is there any way I can get it spinning to recover
the data? What do you guys recommend? It was frozen last night but
its warm now.
Update, the hard drive is now spinning...but the 186 CPU card isn't
doing anything according to the Jade bus probe...so do I leave the
hard drive spinning on its own power supply? I don't want to risk it
getting seized up again. I'd like to get the CPU card working
because it has some special upgrade on it. I think they referenced
it as an 80 column upgrade kit, but that doesn't sound right because
it has a serial terminal...
I'll leave it powered up for the mean time to see if it comes to life???
Grant