OS3.9 Post Install: Will Not Boot Without CD ROM Drive

[crazyegg]

Hi,

I just installed OS3.9 successfully on my A1200. Everything works except when I disconnect my IDE CD-Rom (connected as slave to the internal IDE interface).

When the CD-ROM is disconnected, the master IDE hard drive does not boot up.  I just get a purple screen.

I even removed the Emergency Boot Driver from the Devs/DOSDrivers as instructed in the FAQ but still it will not boot.

I want to use my A1200 without the CD-Rom drive attached.  Can someone shed some light on my situation?

Regards,
ed...

[motorollin]

Is the purple screen just that (i.e. blank), or does it have the animated disk? Check whether your hard disk has two settings for master (one for "master/single drive" and one for "master with slave present").

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moto

[crazyegg]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply!

It is just a purple blank screen. My HD only has one setting for master and it is correctly set.

Hmmmmmmm....

Regards,
ed...

[motorollin]

Hmm no idea what a blank purple screen means. Are you sure it's purple? Here is a web site with all the error colours the Amiga produces:

http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/selftest.html

No purple on there so maybe there's something wrong with your monitor and it's actually a different colour.

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moto