[Coco] Setting up a BBS

Arthur Flexser flexser at fiu.edu
Sun Aug 24 15:05:23 EDT 2008


On Sun, 24 Aug 2008, Rod Barnhart wrote:

> > If I were you I would try another cable before you give up
> > on the drives.   That's what happen to me when I got
> > my drives out of storage.   The problem disappeared
> > when I swapped cables.....
> > Also check the power supply.....
> 
> Two cables give the same results (granted, I could have two bad
> cables, but what are the odds?)... Power supply seems fine... I think
> I get get away with a single working drive with CoBBS, so I'll worry
> about them later.
> 

You might also check for oxidation on the drive and controller connectors.  

Art





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