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Amiga 2000 can't boot from HD1 - boot from floppy?
« on: February 11, 2006, 06:12:02 AM »
Hey everyone:

I have an Amiga 2000 with a suspect hard drive.  It won't boot -- I get the error message "Not a DOS disk in device DH1"

If I disconnect the hard drive and boot from a workbench floppy, it works great -- I can access utilities, etc.  ...but I can't format the hard drive because it's not attached.

Can I force my Amiga to boot from a floppy with the hard drive still attached?  Is there some key sequence to press while it's starting up to "force" it to boot from the floppy, so then I can go in and re-format the hard drive?

Thanks!
 

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Re: Amiga 2000 can't boot from HD1 - boot from floppy?
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2006, 06:31:16 AM »
The two mouse buttons were the trick - thanks!
 

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Re: Amiga 2000 can't boot from HD1 - boot from floppy?
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2006, 06:51:11 AM »
Well... since you asked.  :)

First, is there a manual online for HDtools?  I'm working without manuals.  :(

Second, when I launch HDtools, it tells me that there are "no drives attached".  Is it somewhat logical to perhaps assume that the 14-year-old hard drive is dead?
 

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Re: Amiga 2000 can't boot from HD1 - boot from floppy?
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2006, 07:55:37 AM »
Actually, we determined that the drive is in fact dead.  Aah, well.  Thanks for the help!