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Bydjatomicelements Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:09 am
Has anyone ever had this happen to them.. In order to start my machine it has to read the disk first(mpc 2000xl start up disk).. And since it won't read the floppy drive I am Screwed! I can't even turn on my MPC. Does anyone have any remedy from this...Please! Tips anyone?
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By Lampdog Fri Dec 03, 2004 2:46 am
2000xl doesn't need a start up disk, the 2000 needs one though.

Format a floppy disk on your computer to fat16/fat.
Try downloading the OS again, unzip it to that floppy.
Try that as your start up disk.

You sure you aint gotta 2000?
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By Lampdog Fri Dec 03, 2004 2:46 am
2000xl doesn't need a start up disk, the 2000 needs one though.

Format a floppy disk on your computer to fat16/fat.
Try downloading the OS again, unzip it to that floppy.
Try that as your start up disk.

You sure you aint gotta 2000?
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By incurablebeatlust Fri Dec 03, 2004 4:13 am
wow double post from lamp!

Bydjatomicelements Sat Dec 04, 2004 5:11 am
Yeah it does take a disk and it's and MPC 2K-XL for sure.. I don't that would work either. Because it just won't read any disk.. i think i need to change the floopy drive.. Does any one know how to go about doing that... or is there another way to boot up the machine besides the floppy...
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By Lampdog Sat Dec 04, 2004 5:39 am
"wow double post from lamp!"
Yeah, I'm slippin today, I won't even delete it, I'll let everyone laugh at
me virtually stuttering, haha..


djatomicelements
"it just won't read any disk.. i think i need to change the floopy drive"
Probably right, get one from any local mom and pop shop and switch it out. Buy the floppy drive (it's a standard pc floppy drive).

"Does any one know how to go about doing that... or is there another way to boot up the machine besides the floppy"
Open up your mpc (don't be scared). Unplug the ribbon cable, unplug the pwr cable, unscrew the thing, replace with the newly purchased floppy drive (they are cheap), screw back in place (same screws in the same places), plug up the same ribbon cable and pwr. red line on ribbon cable faces toward the pwr plug. makes sure everything is tight and right, close it up and make beats.

Bydjatomicelements Sat Dec 04, 2004 10:46 pm
thanx alot man.. i'll try it tonight...