Murugan wrote:The M240 comes with a 8086 so I could go for a V30 which I won't do for now.
Didn't check for coprocessor yet. There is no menti […]
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The M240 comes with a 8086 so I could go for a V30 which I won't do for now.
Didn't check for coprocessor yet. There is no mention in the diagnostics screen too.The mainboard is on the bottom side of the tray when you open the case. Those Italians...I'll need to look up how to disassemble it.
I don't know if the noise is normal since I only have 2 systems with mfm drives and they don't produce this sound. Yesterday the HD didn't show up,today it did, tomorrow....?
Maybe they didn't park it a few times or the last time of use
Maybe it wants to retire? Maybe dried bearings? Or a combination.
At least I parked the heads now.
Ooo, super XT! I think a V30 or some sort of 286 upgrade might be cool to see. Don't see many super XTs, usually just running at 8MHz.
Coprocessor doesn't matter all that much honestly, but it might be nice if you want to soup it up someday. If the BIOS doesn't mention it, you could always use CPUID or SYSINFO and check that way.
Huh, what a strange way to assemble a machine, take some pictures so we can see how it all goes together.
Some MFM drives automatically park their heads on shutdown (Seagate ST-251, Seagate ST2-77R, most voice coil drives like Seagate ST-4038, -4096, Micropolis 1325, 1333, IBM type 0665 series, etc), and some auto park their heads after a period of inactivity (Miniscribe 3012, 3650 for example), but it's still probably a good idea to park them when you shut the machine off whenever you can to help the longevity of the drive.
Have you tried to run SpeedStor, Scandisk, SpinRite II, or HDAT yet? I would highly suggest downloading SpeedStor and running the seek tests, or SpinRite II and doing a drive exercise to make sure the mechanism is healthy. Post the seek times from SRII if you choose!
Do you know the make / model of the hard drive or the controller? It's always a toss up between the drive being dead and the controller just being wonky. Most of my MFM / RLL drives work no problem, only the Microscience, Micropolis, and a couple Seagate drives have ever failed me. Try a different controller, if you can.