| Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379219] |
Tue, 01 January 2019 00:17  |
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Originally posted by: artisan213574
Hello!
I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer.. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
–Artisan21
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379221 is a reply to message #379219] |
Tue, 01 January 2019 02:18  |
Guillaume Tello
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Le 01/01/2019 à 06:17, artisan213574@gmail.com a écrit :
> Hello!
>
> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>
> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> –Artisan21
>
Hi,
The ST always tries to boot on the floppy first. If there is no floppy
inserted, then it boots on the hard drive.
If your HD doesn't boot, it looks like there is some problem...
Do you have the original disk for the MegaSTE (it contains a tool, AHDI,
to install the boot sector on the HD, format it, verify it, etc) ?
Guillaume.
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379226 is a reply to message #379219] |
Tue, 01 January 2019 06:26 |
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Originally posted by: artisan213574
On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>
> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> –Artisan21
On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>
> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> –Artisan21
Unfortunately, I do not have the original disk. I was thinking that it would be something like that with the boot option. Even if there is no floppy disk, it tries to boot the floppy drive. Very strange. I am thinking that getting the Megs STE floppy boot disk might be a good idea, for obvious reasons. Do you know where I could find the boot disk? Thanks.
–Artisan21
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379239 is a reply to message #379227] |
Tue, 01 January 2019 12:26 |
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Originally posted by: David Wade
On 01/01/2019 12:10, Arachide wrote:
> Le 01/01/2019 à 12:26, artisan213574@gmail.com a écrit :
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>> Unfortunately, I do not have the original disk. I was thinking that it
>> would be something like that with the boot option. Even if there is no
>> floppy disk, it tries to boot the floppy drive. Very strange. I am
>> thinking that getting the Megs STE floppy boot disk might be a good
>> idea, for obvious reasons. Do you know where I could find the boot
>> disk? Thanks.
>
> Hello,
>
> Here is a page:
> http://www.atari.org/services/systemdisks.php
>
> take the "Atari Mega STe with Hard Drive Language Disk, English-US,
> Revision A"
>
> Guillaume.
>>
>> –Artisan21
>>
>
It should boot to a desktop with NO disks inserted. Any blank floppy
should speed the boot process.
Dave
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379240 is a reply to message #379219] |
Tue, 01 January 2019 13:05 |
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Originally posted by: artisan213574
On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>
> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> –Artisan21
Thanks for the help. I have another question. Can I just dump these files I downloaded from a PC to a floppy disk? Or, do I need specialized software on the PC to make a TOS-compatible disk? Thanks again.
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379241 is a reply to message #379240] |
Tue, 01 January 2019 13:33 |
Guillaume Tello
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Le 01/01/2019 à 19:05, artisan213574@gmail.com a écrit :
> On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>>
>> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>>
>> –Artisan21
>
> Thanks for the help. I have another question. Can I just dump these files I downloaded from a PC to a floppy disk? Or, do I need specialized software on the PC to make a TOS-compatible disk? Thanks again.
>
The format for a disk if compatable with the MS-DOS format.
On the PC, if you can format the disk in DD 720kB, that will do the job,
just copy the files ont it and the Mega STE will read it.
Or, as David said, you can wait and let the MegaSTE boot to the desktop.
Put a floppy in it and select FORMAT (so you can also verify that the
atari drive works!)
Guillaume.
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379286 is a reply to message #379219] |
Wed, 02 January 2019 16:47 |
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Originally posted by: artisan213574
On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>
> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> –Artisan21
Hi again, folks!
OK. Here is the recent news. I used a MegaSTE Language Disk floppy and got three inaccessible hard drive partition icons on the screen. I also commandeered a copy of the MegaATE Advanced Hard Drive Utilities floppy disk. I ran the AHDI program on the disk, and the computer said that the hard disk was not boot-loaded. We are seemingly getting closer to the hard disk working, but what lack I yet?
I think that there may be a desktop .INF file in the hard disk. Could that be an issue? How do I make the hard disk self-boot without ruining the data on there, in short, without wiping out the drive? Do I need to have HDINSTALL run to set up the hard drive and can I do that without erasing the data? Thanks.
–Artisan21
P.S. I also have hard drive recovery applications. I might want to try these, but I need your advice first. Thanks again!
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379294 is a reply to message #379286] |
Wed, 02 January 2019 17:12 |
Guillaume Tello
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Le 02/01/2019 à 22:47, artisan213574@gmail.com a écrit :
> On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>>
>> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>>
>> –Artisan21
>
> Hi again, folks!
>
> OK. Here is the recent news. I used a MegaSTE Language Disk floppy and got three inaccessible hard drive partition icons on the screen. I also commandeered a copy of the MegaATE Advanced Hard Drive Utilities floppy disk. I ran the AHDI program on the disk, and the computer said that the hard disk was not boot-loaded. We are seemingly getting closer to the hard disk working, but what lack I yet?
>
> I think that there may be a desktop .INF file in the hard disk. Could that be an issue? How do I make the hard disk self-boot without ruining the data on there, in short, without wiping out the drive? Do I need to have HDINSTALL run to set up the hard drive and can I do that without erasing the data? Thanks.
yes, if you install the driver, this won't erase the data.
If any action should erase data, you get some warnings and have to
confirm deletion.
Guillaume.
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> –Artisan21
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> P.S. I also have hard drive recovery applications. I might want to try these, but I need your advice first. Thanks again!
>
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379295 is a reply to message #379219] |
Wed, 02 January 2019 17:55 |
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Originally posted by: artisan213574
On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>
> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> –Artisan21
OK. Now, when I want to use the HDINSTALL program, all the physical drive numbers are ghosted. They cannot be accessed. I was able to get into the hard drive at least twice before. This is very strange. I cannot get the hard drive to even boot. The internal floppy drive is OK. I am wondering if the hard drive was so old that it eventually died on me.
The internal hard drive light does not even turn on at all, even if I do not use a floppy disk. So, maybe it did die out. Please tell me, if this is the case, what kind of hard drive will my MegaSTE accept if I cannot resurrect this hard drive? Thanks.
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379296 is a reply to message #379219] |
Wed, 02 January 2019 18:05 |
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Originally posted by: artisan213574
On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>
> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> –Artisan21
Correction: when I run AHDI from a floppy, the internal hard drive does come on, but it is an amber light that does not turn green, and then AHDI says it is not boot-loaded. I opened HDX and it recognizes the drive as Unit 0. Or, so it seems. Please tell me, am I doing something incorrect with the setup? Please bear in mind that I have never used a MegaSTE before. I guess I am a novice at this. Sorry for all the inquiries. Thanks.
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379299 is a reply to message #379296] |
Wed, 02 January 2019 21:39 |
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Originally posted by: Michael Allard
On Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 5:05:13 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>>
>> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>>
>> –Artisan21
>
> Correction: when I run AHDI from a floppy, the internal hard drive does come on, but it is an amber light that does not turn green, and then AHDI says it is not boot-loaded. I opened HDX and it recognizes the drive as Unit 0. Or, so it seems. Please tell me, am I doing something incorrect with the setup? Please bear in mind that I have never used a MegaSTE before. I guess I am a novice at this. Sorry for all the inquiries. Thanks.
See if this might be of some help.
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/693807/Atari-Mega-Ste.html
Hope that helps
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379300 is a reply to message #379299] |
Wed, 02 January 2019 21:53 |
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Originally posted by: Michael Allard
On Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 8:39:55 PM UTC-6, Michael Allard wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 5:05:13 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>>>
>>> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>>>
>>> –Artisan21
>>
>> Correction: when I run AHDI from a floppy, the internal hard drive does come on, but it is an amber light that does not turn green, and then AHDI says it is not boot-loaded. I opened HDX and it recognizes the drive as Unit 0. Or, so it seems. Please tell me, am I doing something incorrect with the setup? Please bear in mind that I have never used a MegaSTE before. I guess I am a novice at this. Sorry for all the inquiries. Thanks.
>
> See if this might be of some help.
>
> https://www.manualslib.com/manual/693807/Atari-Mega-Ste.html
>
> Hope that helps
If you use that book, jump to page 72. There is a troubleshooting question that exactly matches your issue.
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| Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379606 is a reply to message #379219] |
Sat, 12 January 2019 10:00 |
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Originally posted by: AtariSales
Hi David,
I Have Both But I Prefer The ICD Software Over HD Driver! I Guess I'll
Need A 1 GB Drive!Please Reply Irregardless of your answers! Thanx!=Ben=
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Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2019 11:32:40 +0000
On 01/01/2019 22:58, Atari Sales & Service Bravo Sierra Computers
<AtariSales@sdf.org> wrote:
> I Have A TT030 And I Have Problems Booting The Internal Hard Drive, Just
> Like The Mega STE! Can I Do This With ICD Host Software?With A Fast SCSI
> 2 Seagate Hard Drive? Do I Need An Older SCSI 1 Hard Drive?Please Reply,
> Please Answer, Please Reply Irregardless of your answers! Thanx! =-Ben-=
>
Hi Ben,
The TT030 is very particular about its SCSI drives. I believe that you need a
50 pin drive that is less than 1BG drive. You can use the licenced version of
the ICD host software or the Atari AHDI 606 which appears to be here:-
http://umich.edu/~archive/atari/Diskutils/
If you have some money then HD Driver really is the best package...
https://www.hddriver.net/en/
Dave
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> On Tue, 1 Jan 2019, David Wade wrote:
>
> http://www.atari.org/services/systemdisks.php
>
> It should boot to a desktop with NO disks inserted. Any blank floppy
> should speed the boot process.
>
>
> Dave
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> On Mon, 31 Dec 2018, artisan213574@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For
> some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because
> I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still
> very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual
> for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this
> action?
>
> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> ?Artisan21
>
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379624 is a reply to message #379219] |
Sat, 12 January 2019 22:24 |
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Originally posted by: artisan213574
On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>
> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> –Artisan21
I have a question. Does anyone know if there is a person in America I can turn to to recover my MegaSTE's internal hard drive? Since I cannot access it, and I have tried, it might be kaput. It can only read floppies. It does not automatically start the hard drive when the floppy is absent from the drive. Ben, you still have Bravo Sierra as your business. I understand your health situation, but can you give me some options? Thanks.
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379632 is a reply to message #379606] |
Sun, 13 January 2019 03:49 |
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Originally posted by: David Wade
On 12/01/2019 15:00, Atari Sales & Service Bravo Sierra Computers
<AtariSales@sdf.org> wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> I Have Both But I Prefer The ICD Software Over HD Driver! I Guess I'll
> Need A 1 GB Drive!Please Reply Irregardless of your answers! Thanx!=Ben=
Sounds about right, although less is fine for many things. Don't you
have one in stock? They are getting hard to find second hand?
The other trick that should work is a SCSI2SD board.
https://store.inertialcomputing.com/category-s/100.htm
The V5 is reported to be compatible with the TT but only with HDDRIVER
software.
You will need a PC to configure it. You can set up multiple emulated 1g
disks on the one card.
Dave
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2019 11:32:40 +0000
>
> On 01/01/2019 22:58, Atari Sales & Service Bravo Sierra Computers
> <AtariSales@sdf.org> wrote:
>> I Have A TT030 And I Have Problems Booting The Internal Hard Drive, Just
>> Like The Mega STE! Can I Do This With ICD Host Software?With A Fast SCSI
>> 2 Seagate Hard Drive? Do I Need An Older SCSI 1 Hard Drive?Please Reply,
>> Please Answer, Please Reply Irregardless of your answers! Thanx! =-Ben-=
>>
>
> Hi Ben,
>
> The TT030 is very particular about its SCSI drives. I believe that you
> need a 50 pin drive that is less than 1BG drive. You can use the
> licenced version of the ICD host software or the Atari AHDI 606 which
> appears to be here:-
>
> http://umich.edu/~archive/atari/Diskutils/
>
> If you have some money then HD Driver really is the best package...
>
> https://www.hddriver.net/en/
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> On Tue, 1 Jan 2019, David Wade wrote:
>>
>> http://www.atari.org/services/systemdisks.php
>>
>> It should boot to a desktop with NO disks inserted. Any blank floppy
>> should speed the boot process.
>>
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> On Mon, 31 Dec 2018, artisan213574@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For
>> some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because
>> I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still
>> very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual
>> for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform
>> this action?
>>
>> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>>
>> ?Artisan21
>>
>
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| Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379780 is a reply to message #379219] |
Thu, 17 January 2019 01:47 |
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Originally posted by: AtariSales
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Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 19:24:12 -0800 (PST)
On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive.For
> some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because
> I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still
> very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual
> for this computer.Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this
> action?
>
> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> ?Artisan21
I have a question.Does anyone know if there is a person in America I can
turn to to recover myMegaSTE's internal hard drive?Since I cannot access
it, and I have tried, it might be kaput. It can only read floppies. It
does not automatically start the hard drive when the floppy is absent
from the drive. Ben, you still have Bravo Sierra as your business. I
understand your health situation, but can you give me some options?
Thanks.
Dearest Future Customer,
I Must Apolgize Ahead Of Time But I Dont Know Your Name So Please GiveMe
Your First Name! Please Take Advice From My Very Wise,Brilliant, & Blind
Psychiatrist Who Is My Best And Favourite Doctor!"When Youre Overwhelmed
& Life Get's Hard,Shrink Your Vision By Changing Your Focus To OneSquare
Foot And Work With That!"! Make Things Easy On YourSelf And Switch To An
External Hard Drive For Your Mega STe? All You Need Is A SCSI Hard Drive
Case With Cables And Power Supply! You'll Also Need A Host Adapter, With
Host Software! Then You Can Take Your Hard Drive Out Of The Mega STe,And
Put It In A SCSI Case!I Can Sell You A SCSI Case With All Cables & Power
Supply As Well As An ICD Host Adapter,ICD Host Software & Manual! E-Mail
Me!Please Answer,Please Reply Irregardless of your answers!Thanx!=-Ben-=
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379802 is a reply to message #379219] |
Thu, 17 January 2019 13:40 |
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Originally posted by: artisan213574
On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>
> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> –Artisan21
Hello again,
Ben, my name is Steve and I live in North Central Minnesota. I was wondering about how to fix the drive because there is good stuff on it. Applications are on there that I would love to back up. I do have an external FA•ST SCSI drive from ICD, however I never have tested yet. I do not know if the thing works. I asked you because of your Atari experience and I have heard of your business on the West Coast. I have been to your site as well.
So, that is why I asked. Sorry about your health. I was looking for referrals for hard drive recovery. Maybe, when I have the cash, Best Electronics might be able to do it. It is still a ways from Minnesota, but perhaps. In the meantime, I can try the drive I have. Thanks anyway, and to everyone as well.
–Artisan21
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| Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379825 is a reply to message #379219] |
Fri, 18 January 2019 11:15 |
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Originally posted by: AtariSales
Dearest Steve,
I'll Always Be Happy To Help! I Believe Your ICD Drive Is The Solution!I
Believe You Can Put The Mega STe's Internal Hard Drive Mechanism IntoThe
ICD Case, & It Will Work Better Than In The Mega STe, Because Of The ICD
Host!Please Answer, Please Reply Irregardless of your answers! Thanx!Ben
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On Thu, 17 Jan 2019, artisan213574@gmail.com wrote:
Hello again,
Ben, my name is Steve and I live in North Central Minnesota. I was
wondering about how to fix the drive because there is good stuff on it.
Applications are on there that I would love to back up. I do have an
external FA?ST SCSI drive from ICD, however I never have tested yet. I
do not know if the thing works. I asked you because of your Atari
experience and I have heard of your business on the West Coast. I have
been to your site as well.
So, that is why I asked. Sorry about your health. I was looking for
referrals for hard drive recovery. Maybe, when I have the cash, Best
Electronics might be able to do it. It is still a ways from Minnesota,
but perhaps. In the meantime, I can try the drive I have.
Thanks anyway, and to everyone as well.
?Artisan21
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 19:24:12 -0800 (PST)
On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive.For
> some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because
> I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still
> very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual
> for this computer.Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this
> action?
>
> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> ?Artisan21
I have a question.Does anyone know if there is a person in America I can
turn to to recover myMegaSTE's internal hard drive?Since I cannot access
it, and I have tried, it might be kaput. It can only read floppies. It
does not automatically start the hard drive when the floppy is absent
from the drive. Ben, you still have Bravo Sierra as your business. I
understand your health situation, but can you give me some options?
Thanks.
Dearest Future Customer,
I Must Apolgize Ahead Of Time But I Dont Know Your Name So Please GiveMe
Your First Name! Please Take Advice From My Very Wise,Brilliant, & Blind
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Me!Please Answer,Please Reply Irregardless of your answers!Thanx!=-Ben-=
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379826 is a reply to message #379219] |
Fri, 18 January 2019 12:24 |
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Originally posted by: artisan213574
On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>
> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> –Artisan21
Hello again,
I found something that qualifies as unusual. I did not know this when I purchased it, but I have a modified ROM for TOS on my STE. We think that this is causing a conflict with the hard drives. I don't know if this is the cause or not. We will find out. Thanks.
–Artisan21
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379856 is a reply to message #379826] |
Fri, 18 January 2019 20:02 |
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Originally posted by: Michael Allard
On Friday, January 18, 2019 at 11:24:47 AM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>>
>> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>>
>> –Artisan21
>
> Hello again,
>
> I found something that qualifies as unusual. I did not know this when I purchased it, but I have a modified ROM for TOS on my STE. We think that this is causing a conflict with the hard drives. I don't know if this is the cause or not. We will find out. Thanks.
>
> –Artisan21
I bet the nodded ROMs are keeping it from recognizing the hard drive. I hope you can get ROM versions that were originally in the machine. Keep us posted because I'm curious.
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| Re: Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379868 is a reply to message #379856] |
Sat, 19 January 2019 04:26 |
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Originally posted by: David Wade
On 19/01/2019 01:02, Michael Allard wrote:
> On Friday, January 18, 2019 at 11:24:47 AM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>>>
>>> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>>>
>>> –Artisan21
>>
>> Hello again,
>>
>> I found something that qualifies as unusual. I did not know this when I purchased it, but I have a modified ROM for TOS on my STE. We think that this is causing a conflict with the hard drives. I don't know if this is the cause or not. We will find out. Thanks.
>>
>> –Artisan21
>
> I bet the nodded ROMs are keeping it from recognizing the hard drive. I hope you can get ROM versions that were originally in the machine. Keep us posted because I'm curious.
>
Why? If it came with a hard drive and it once worked the most likely
cause is a duff hard drive. These drives are all around 20 years and
they are all getting flaky. I would try a SCSI2SD first...
Dave
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| Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #379875 is a reply to message #379219] |
Sat, 19 January 2019 08:51 |
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Originally posted by: AtariSales
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 09:26:10 +0000
On 19/01/2019 01:02, Michael Allard wrote:
> On Friday, January 18, 2019 at 11:24:47 AM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com
>> wrote:
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For
>>> some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do
>>> not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very
>>> novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this
>>> computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>>>
>>> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>>>
>>> ?Artisan21
>>
>> Hello again,
>>
>> I found something that qualifies as unusual. I did not know this when I
>> purchased it, but I have a modified ROM for TOS on my STE. We think that
>> this is causing a conflict with the hard drives. I don't know if this is the
>> cause or not. We will find out. Thanks.
>>
>> ?Artisan21
>
> I bet the nodded ROMs are keeping it from recognizing the hard drive. I hope
> you can get ROM versions that were originally in the machine. Keep us posted
> because I'm curious.
>
Why? If it came with a hard drive and it once worked the most likely cause is a
duff hard drive. These drives are all around 20 years and they are all getting
flaky. I would try a SCSI2SD first...
Dave
Dear Dave, I Agree! =-=Ben=-=
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| Issues Booting Atari Mega STE Internal Hard Drive… [message #380108 is a reply to message #379219] |
Fri, 25 January 2019 15:16 |
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Originally posted by: AtariSales
Dear Michael,
I Tried E-Mailing You But No Reply! I Need To Make Some Money And I'm
Waiting With Your Order! Please Read And Reply To Your E-Mail! Please,
Please Answer, Please Reply Irregardless of your answers! Thanx! =-Ben-=
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:02:48 -0800 (PST)
On Friday, January 18, 2019 at 11:24:47 AM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:17:38 PM UTC-6, artisa...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> I recently purchased an Atari Mega STE with an internal hard drive. For some reason, I cannot boot into the internal hard drive at all because I do not know what key to push to bypass the floppy drive. I am still very novice at this, plus the fact is I do not have an owner's manual for this computer. Can someone give me some tips on how to perform this action?
>>
>> Your assistance and advice are duly appreciated. Thank you.
>>
>> ?Artisan21
>
> Hello again,
>
> I found something that qualifies as unusual. I did not know this when I purchased it, but I have a modified ROM for TOS on my STE. We think that this is causing a conflict with the hard drives. I don't know if this is the cause or not. We will find out. Thanks.
>
> ?Artisan21
I bet the nodded ROMs are keeping it from recognizing the hard drive. I hope you can get ROM versions that were originally in the machine. Keep us posted because I'm curious.
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