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Re: Denford Triac VMC mill 2000 - 2001

Posted: Wed 09 Aug , 2017 12:41 pm
by Martin
Did you make a system boot disc??

Re: Denford Triac VMC mill 2000 - 2001

Posted: Wed 09 Aug , 2017 12:55 pm
by Ade Taplin
Hi yes they made a boot up disc and downloaded the required software onto it. Should the boot disc be separate from the software?

Re: Denford Triac VMC mill 2000 - 2001

Posted: Wed 09 Aug , 2017 17:25 pm
by Martin
It should be the same disc.

Without a disc in does the light illuminate on the floppy disc drive?

If it's on all the time then the ribbon cable is plugged in to the disc drive the wrong way round.

If its working right it should come on occasionally.

Re: Denford Triac VMC mill 2000 - 2001

Posted: Wed 09 Aug , 2017 18:19 pm
by Ade Taplin
Yes the light is on from the time I turn the isolator on. I will check the ribbon cable this evening.

Thank you

Re: Denford Triac VMC mill 2000 - 2001

Posted: Wed 09 Aug , 2017 20:27 pm
by Ade Taplin
I have checked the ribbon cable and it doesn't look as if it can be plugged in the wrong way. Any idea's

Cheers Ade

Re: Denford Triac VMC mill 2000 - 2001

Posted: Thu 10 Aug , 2017 7:32 am
by Martin
When does the light come on?

Re: Denford Triac VMC mill 2000 - 2001

Posted: Thu 10 Aug , 2017 9:30 am
by Ade Taplin
The green LED on the front of the floppy drive is on all the while the power to the Mill is on.

Re: Denford Triac VMC mill 2000 - 2001

Posted: Fri 11 Aug , 2017 5:42 am
by Martin
You need to turn the ribbon cable round at the drive end.
If it's on all the time then the ribbon cable is plugged in to the disc drive the wrong way round.

Re: Denford Triac VMC mill 2000 - 2001

Posted: Fri 11 Aug , 2017 15:15 pm
by Ade Taplin
Hi I tried the ribbon cable the other way round and I had smoke coming from the cable. The display still shows No system on disk.

Re: Denford Triac VMC mill 2000 - 2001

Posted: Sun 13 Aug , 2017 19:33 pm
by Ade Taplin
Hi the monitor still only displays 'no system on disk' any ideas on what this problem is.

Cheers Ade