[Coco] CocoSDC first time startup

[Bob Devries]

Hi Gene,

I thought you would know the procedure....

Remove all except the CocoSDC, and power up with slot switch to the 
CocoSDC. If that fails, you have a problem with the CocoSDC.

Insert the FDC to slot 4 (actually, any slot should work) and point the 
switch to the FDC and power up. Then try with the slot switch pointed to 
the CocoSDC.

Ditto with the TC3 and the RS232.

BTW, what do you have on the SD card?

AFAIK, the button on the CocoSDC is only to be used with multi-disk 
programmes/games to change to the next disk.

Regards, Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia

On 2/02/2015 6:59 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> Greetings;
>
> I had to do some laundry that took me to the basement, so I plugged in the
> monitor, powered down the whole setup and plugged the SDC in for the first
> time.  Into slot one of the coco3 modified MPI. On a coco3.
>
> Switch set for slot 4, the FD Controller, TC^3 is in slot 3,  deluxe rs232
> pack in slot 2
>
> Unfortunately, a plain green screen is all I can get on powerup. So I am
> assuming there is a magic potion or incantation to bring it up, but I am
> not conversant with it.  If the 2G SD is not plugged in, the LED will go
> out when the button is pushed, but if the SD card is inserted, no led.
>
> Power it back down, remove the cocosdc, power it back up and it boots
> right up as soon as the HD's get spun up.
>
> What else do I need to know?
>
> Thanks
>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett
>