sparkdrummer Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I sat down at my main system this morning and it will not boot up. The card led's flash from right to left normally until it gets to the memory card. The memory card stays lit up and I have a blank cyan screen. At first I thought it might be a memory card issue so I replaced the Myarc 512 with a TI 32k. same results. My card layout from left to right Slot 1 - interface card Slot 2 - TI RS232 Slot 3 - Myarc 512 memory Slot 4 - Horizon ramdisk Slot 5 - WHT SCSI Slot 6 - emply Slot 7 - Corcomp Triple tech Slot 8 - Myarc DSQD disk controller I also moved the memory card from slot 3 to slot 6 and the led stays lit in that configuration as well. I am at a loss on what to do - Could it be the consoles powerup routine with expansion attached? When I power up the console alone it seem to operate normally. Any ideas?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Looks like you are going to have to remove each and every card in sequence until/if the problem goes away. If one of those cards is not the issue you may have to consider asking Airshack to try his Flex Card if you don't have a backup. Good Luck isolating which card it is and then getting it fixed. Oh, you might also try swapping consoles with your P-Box, who knows? Trial & error diagnosis is not the best, but it might help narrow down the issue. Also, do you have a DMM to check for voltages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senior_falcon Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Sometimes the ROS on my Horizon gets corrupted and the system will not boot up. I would look there first. Mine is an HRD4000 and there is a switch in the back that will turn off the ramdisk. Flip that switch or if you don't have that switch you can pull the card (with the power off) and try to reboot, Also it might me as simple as the firehose not making good connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 That's the same behavior I experienced this weekend when the DSR on my RAMDisk was lost. I used CFG834 to load ROS834.... worked like a charm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+retroclouds Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Would say so too, turn off the switch or remove the HRD and try again. Had the same behaviour while I was experiencing issues with my HRD 3000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift838 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 i have seen this many times as other have stated. My HRD ROS was the culprit and I had to reload it. Turn the HRD to the off position and try to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 That's the same behavior I experienced this weekend when the DSR on my RAMDisk was lost. I used CFG834 to load ROS834.... worked like a charm. Come to think about it, I would get the << blue screen of death >> whenever my HDX's battery got weak and the DSR got corrupted. I should have thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 The only time I ever seem to run into ROS corruption is when I'm mucking around with code that trashes things or as Omega suggests the battery is weak. The last time my ROS was corrupted is over a year ago. A read-only DSR would be preferable but there are a number of obstacles to doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 Yep, the Horizon was the culprit. Switched it off and my system booted normally. It got corrupted somehow. Thanks for the help fellows! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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