On Thu, 10 Sep 1998, Allison J Parent wrote:
< disk, a Micropolis RD53-A, spins up and coasts down continuously.
The RD53 has a problem, there is internally a rubber bumper and the head
is stuck to it! Common problem on the Micropolus 1325s. The fix, open it
Ah yes.. thanks for the memory nudge. I'll wait for the weekend
when I can get into my shp, and do the surgery there.
< Cycling 'HALT' on the front panel causes the usual 'break' monitor
< printout and the pc state. The LED displays '8' and that's it... I
< have let it go for 10 minutes....
I think it's waiting for a terminal.
Ummmm, on power-up? I'm hooked to the 9-pin console port...
maybe I should jumper RTS-CTS on the two other DB25s? Or is it
wating for something on the ethernet port?
Thanks so much for your help.... hopefully this machine will be
more than just a supply of parts for the other one....
Cheers
John