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Re: Fh disk error?

2011-08-13 by Tomhikon

I think you need a new floppy drive, I think I have seen Fh but can't remember what it was. I replaced the drives anyway.

--- In prophet2000@yahoogroups.com, charlie 'chop' copp <charles.copp@...> wrote:
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> i use 720 only disks!
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> my manuals are packed away  try later after the move!!
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> charles
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "duncan" <ferrograph@...>
> To: <prophet2000@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 3:22 PM
> Subject: [prophet2000] Re: Fh disk error?
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> > apologies if this is a rather obvious question, but have you tried saving
> something to a known good blank disc, formatted on the machine?  720k or
> 1440k.....
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> > also, have a look at the short annotated guide in the files section.
> there's a chunk of it dedicated to disc ops display codes.... looking at
> that again, it occurs to me to suggest you might be seeing "Fd" (format
> disc) with the display missing a LED. is the display ok in other modes?
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> > have you tried moving the parameter knob or buttons while in disc mode?
> sorry if these are stupid questions, but the machine can seem quite arcane,
> this far from 1984....
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> > d.
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> > --- In prophet2000@yahoogroups.com, "x" <denshiblocks@> wrote:
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> > > hi folks, im trying to get a sick p2k back on its feet.  the unit loads
> presets fine and plays those sounds, so i know its at least semi functional.
> however when i attempt to load from a disk i get this error: "Fh"  i cant
> find Fh in any of the documentation im looking through.  i have tried two
> separate drives in the unit, i can hear the drive spin up, but there is
> obviously an error.  am i doing something wrong, or do i need to start
> poking through the floppy controller section?
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