Re: Focus HD -> CF Questions

["William Garber" <willy46pa@garberstreet.com>]

<aiiadict@gmail.com> wrote in message 1173209872.601040.316870@s48g2000cws.googlegroups.com">news:1173209872.601040.316870@s48g2000cws.googlegroups.com...
: On Mar 6, 7:55 am, "John" <zzzj...@yahoo.com> wrote:
: > Problem - the CF disk will not warm boot
: > with a Control-OA-Reset I also have this
: > problem with another Focus card & HD which
: > I formatted.
:
: I had this problem with my Focus (before
: it killed itself)...
:
: Pressing control-reset sends a reset to
: the card...  during reset, the hard drive
: power is removed.  When you release the keys,
: the HD goes through its startup procedure
: (spin up, move the head)...  This startup
: procedure takes too long on ?some? HD's,
: and the card is already trying to boot the
: drive even though the drive isn't ready to
: go yet.  When the HD is done with its startup
: procedure, the computer is locked up ?
: looking at the focus card?...  Solution:
: control reset to get to a prompt. if you get
: to ] prompt, type PR# (whatever slot the focus
: is in)... if you get to the * prompt, type CX00G,
: where X = slot you have your focus in.

The Microdrive by Joachim Lange watches for the
drive to be ready before it starts to boot. Yet
another feature that led me to like it better.

The CFFA also seems to wait for the hard drive,
however, not many people are using hard drives
with this card.

William Garber
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