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Started by Pete Schmitt
Fri, 07 Aug 1992 02:46
Trying to use Expansion Box on SuperSport SX
Author: Pete Schmitt
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1992 02:46
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1992 02:46
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I have a SuperSport 386SX Laptop. I am attempting to use an ZDS expansion box model ZA-3040-EB. The cable is PN: ZA-180-91 When I plug it in (with or without the ThunderBoard I'm trying to use) I get the following error when the system is turned on: At top of screen: +++ DISK ERROR: Bad disk controller! +++ At bottom of screen: --- Errors found! Please press <Esc> to continue --- After pressing <Esc> the system boots up as normal but I have no access to COM1 or COM2. The 120M harddisk works fine as does the floppy drive. COM2 is an internal modem which I can dial but cannot send characters over any longer. COM1 is normally a serial mouse and the driver fails to load. I don't have the manual for the expansion box, since I bought it second hand. Can someone please help?? -pete -- Peter Schmitt, UNIX Systems Specialist, Computing Services, Dartmouth College Email: peter.schmitt@dartmouth.edu Phone: 603-646-2085 ******* Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit ******* ******* of doing, but let us encourage one another. -Hebrews 10:25 *******
Re: Trying to use Expansion Box on SuperSport SX
Author: MLONG
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1992 12:57
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1992 12:57
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In article <1992Aug7.024641.6285@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
pete@othello.dartmouth.edu (Pete Schmitt) writes:
>
>I have a SuperSport 386SX Laptop. I am attempting to use an ZDS expansion
>box model ZA-3040-EB. The cable is PN: ZA-180-91
>When I plug it in (with or without the ThunderBoard
>I'm trying to use) I get the following error when the system is turned on:
>
>At top of screen:
>+++ DISK ERROR: Bad disk controller! +++
>
>At bottom of screen:
>--- Errors found! Please press <Esc> to continue ---
>
>After pressing <Esc> the system boots up as normal but I have no access to
>COM1 or COM2. The 120M harddisk works fine as does the floppy drive. COM2
>is an internal modem which I can dial but cannot send characters over any
>longer. COM1 is normally a serial mouse and the driver fails to load.
>
>I don't have the manual for the expansion box, since I bought it second hand.
>Can someone please help??
>
>-pete
>
>--
>Peter Schmitt, UNIX Systems Specialist, Computing Services, Dartmouth College
>Email: peter.schmitt@dartmouth.edu Phone: 603-646-2085
>******* Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit *******
>******* of doing, but let us encourage one another. -Hebrews 10:25 *******
>
Is there a jumper on the motherboard? of the Exp. box. If so, then this jumper
may need to be set so that the other two pins are connected. This will switch
the exp. box between the old and new configuration, depending on which Superspo
rt model you have it hooked to. If not, or if switching it does not fix it,
then you may want to try putting a tiny piece of celaphane tape over the bus
connector for IRQ6 on your adapter board. If you do not know which connector
is IRQ6, please repost and I will look it up.
Mike Long
Iowa State University
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