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Post #9 by mvallance
Source ForumPowerBook 160 start up problem — #9
CategoryHardware
Post DateThu, 23 Aug 2007 - 05:02
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/powerbook-160-start-up-problem.9569/
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Oh dear - no joy I'm afraid.

The floppy gets ejected with no comment. On my screen now is a floppy disk icon with a flashing question mark.

When I insert a floppy with Disk tools or another with startup disk - tried 7.1 and 6.0.8 - I get a floppy disk icon with an X

I tried the 4 finger salute and chimes sounded 3 times then inserted floppy but still ejected.

Tred holding shift key down and started but get a permanent white screen- no comments. Inserted floppy and was ejected.

I have tried 4 different floppy disks, erased and reformatted. I can only do this on my 540c with OS8.6 so floppy is Extended (?) format. Maybe it is the floppy itself. Hmmm.. how can I format for non-extended version-- if that makes sense? Will it make a difference?

Any further advice will be really appreciated. THANK YOU.

Michael

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