Re: Help in identifying cards and problems

[guertinp@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Paul Guertin)]

In article <341ebs$3lt@newsserver.trl.OZ.AU> a.guillaume@trl.oz.au writes:
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>The disk spinning problem at startup still remains. Thanks again in advance
>for any info.

Enter this program. It starts the disk spinning, reads the data latch
and writes its contents to the screen. Open the drive door and start
the program up. The number displayed should change every 2 seconds
or so (usually between 80, 82, 84, and C0). Now put a (write-protected) 
DOS 3.3 disk in the drive and start it up. Look at the output. It
should consist of rapidly changing numbers. If it didn't change, then 
either the disk isn't formatted, or your drive (or controller card)
is broken.

The program (enter it from the monitor and type 300G to start it):

300:A2 60 BD 8A C0 BD 89 C0
308:BD 8E C0 BD 8C C0 20 DA
310:FD 20 8E FD 4C 08 03

Paul
guertinp@iro.umontreal.ca