[Coco] A couple of questions

[Mark Marlette]

At 09:46 AM 6/4/2005, you wrote:

Frank,

All you have to do is plug the controller in to the side of the coco. No 
drives are need to see the DECB boot banner.

Sounds like you have a blown controller. I repair these flat rate labor of 
$20 plus parts.

Mark
Cloud-9



>On Sat, Jun 04, 2005 at 07:09:42AM -0700, Robert Emery wrote:

> > >

> > > Finally I got a 502 floppy and controller in an Ebay auction

> > > and I can't access the drive. Before anyone starts someone was

> > > selling their coco3 gear and the description mentioned that the

> > > drive didn't work. I wanted the monitor!! I'm wondering if

> > > there's a way to tell if the problem is with the controller or

> > > drive and how I can tell.

> > > In any case ard either of them worth fixing. If so where?

> > >

> > > Frank

> >

> > Need more info Frank...

> > Does the CoCo report Disk Basic when you power it up with the controller

> > inserted? Does the drive spin or light up? Do you have a meter to test the

> > drive's power supply? The controller is the important thing to get 

> working, and

> > definitely worth it.

>

>The coco boots the same with or without the controller plugged in. No sign 

>of disk

>basic. Do I need to have the drives attached to the controller to boot into

>disk basic? I don't remember seeing any lights on the drives but I didn't 

>look to

>close. I'll check the power supply when I get home.

>

>Frank

>

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