5 Dec
2005
5 Dec
'05
3:56 p.m.
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.
Thanks!
Steve
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5 Dec
5 Dec
4:28 p.m.
Did you try pulling the floppy, disassembling, and cleaning it?
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of steven stengel
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 2:57 PM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Wanted: IBM PS/2 system 60 floppy drive.
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.
Thanks!
Steve
__________________________________
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6:01 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
8:08 p.m.
--- Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com> wrote:
steven stengel wrote:
Hmm, I'll see if I can find some pin-outs...
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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
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