Re: Booting Problems with Platinum IIe & CF Microdrive

[Riffraff <markusj@asme.org>]

On Nov 15, 1:42 pm, BluPhoenyx <bluphoe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/15/2010 5:15 AM, Bill Buckels wrote:
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> > There must have been some event that precipitated the trouble...
>
> Not necessarily. It could be something like a failed ram chip, loose
> chips or cards. Perhaps even the power supply going bad. The best choice
> here is to start by checking the simple things. Re-seat all the socketed
> chips. Same with any required cards. While testing only use the cards
> required to get the system to the required operating point. Also, will
> the computer boot into ProDOS properly with a floppy disk?
>
> Cheers,
> Mike T

I was able to boot fine from a floppy.  I tried a different 80 column
card and it made no difference.  Finally I checked the (now in
hindsight) "obvious" - the CF card itself.  I found another 128MB card
from our old camera and repartitioned and formatted it for the
Microdrive and Voila!  Everything works as it should.

So now I'm wondering, do CF cards have a limited "shelf life"?

Jeff