a card reader question...

Well, if the 2K can boot from SCSI wouldn't the XL be able to boot from it's internal SCSI?
Damn, wish i'd bought an ATAPI card reader...

ripple wrote:1.14 i believe (the MPC is still in the lab, can't check right now but i'm pretty confident).
When i power up without the floppy it just says "Insert MPC2KXL boot disk!".
Maybe with the "Save" menu -> copy OS and do that on the F-ROM?
The again I thought the F-ROM was that expensive option, and I don't have it installed...
So you mean it should boot from an internal ROM or something?
All the peeps i know have 2K's, not XL's, and they boot from either ext ZIP or floppy.
I've been working with this floppy for ages, never really thought of another way until the cardreader issue came up.

Ripple,

Cypher is right, you should not have to boot from a floppy disk. What you need to do is this:

1. Insert the disk and boot up your 2k as usual

2. Hold down the 'SHIFT' key and press the number 3 key (LOAD)

3. Make sure that the DEVICE field is set to FLOPPY

4. Use the data wheel to select the MPC OS that's on the floppy

5. Now press F6 (DO IT)

The MPC will now copy the OS to it's internal ROM. Remove the floppy and store it somewhere safe!

You don't need to purchase the F-ROM just to store the OS.

Lemme know if ya need further assistance.

peace

OMFG!!!

That actually worked! I can't believe i've been in the dark for this long
Thanks a lot man!

Hey no problem man. I know what it's like. You probably see a ton of posts on this site that say shyt like "RTFM" and what not, but truthfully, takin some time out to read over the manual a few times, is the best thing you can do for yourself. It will help you learn ALL about your gear and it's capabilities. Combine that info with the knowledge that constantly gets dropped on this site, and you'll be good to go. Now go make some heat!!!!

peace

I really did read it, but it's not mentioned in there.
Never saw it on this forum either (prolly because it was obvious to everyone).

The whole issue just came up as I was looking for the card reader.

Anyway, thanks a lot

peace

ripple wrote:I really did read it, but it's not mentioned in there.
Never saw it on this forum either (prolly because it was obvious to everyone).

The whole issue just came up as I was looking for the card reader.

Anyway, thanks a lot

peace

You are more than welcome.

BTW, I wasn't tellin you to read the manual for the card reader stuff, but for the info on installing the OS from floppy, so you wouldn't have to boot from it each time. Now, again, GO MAKE SOME HEAT!!!!