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Post #47 by eR1c
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um good board?  caps replaced?  if not that will always be the first place to check, especially with classics.  Also since no battery my try and let it flash for a minute and use the buttons on the side to reboot.  I call it a double tap as your basically keeping the power in the computer so it does not forget it settings.

 
Yes, the board I believe is good, well can't confirm the that the SCSI chip is good.  This board allows me to boot off the floppy, produces sound and a good clear picture.  When booted off the floppy I can access and use all the app's included on the disk tools disk I have.  I cleaned and re-capped this board myself.  It performed the same before and after the re-cap.  I only re-capped as a preventative measure. 

No battery? I do have a battery on my LB, it has a brand new PRAM battery that I put in it.  The battery is brand new, I also tested w/ a meter and it shows correct power.  I've restarted my machine w/ and w/o the battery installed on the LB, same issue.  

Buttons on the side? ...are you suggesting that I tap those buttons as I restart the machine? hmmm? 

I did zap the PRAM and tried starting w/ extensions off, etc...  pretty much tried all the usual starting techniques ...but haven't heard about the "start and double tap" one. 

I believe my issues are either a software issue (hence why I have Lido on the way), or a hardware issue, if hardware I would assume that it is related to the SCSI controller.

REGARDLESS,

since I am able to boot just fine off my floppy drive, 

It would seem that floppy emu would be a good way to go (whether I get my SCSI issues sorted or not) ...seems like a useful device either way?

floppy emu is a great device and it attaches to the floppy port.  go to his web site, he can send it with a bunch of software on it i think.
Thanks! Yes, I saw that he offers a SD card w/ all the usual software included.  

I think this may be a purchase in the near future! :)