Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 26 12:14:34 EDT 2017 | lefwan
Our DEK 265 machine is showing this error message during starting…than it keeps re-starting in endless loops: Diskette drive failure on drive A Fixed Disk Controller Failure Fast ready check - Version 1.0 Copyright Arcom Control Systems Ltd. CMOS
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 26 15:44:28 EDT 2017 | dekhead
Sounds like you need to go into set-up and define HDD. Does not auto-detect.
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 27 10:43:08 EDT 2017 | sumote
i believe someone has left a floppy disk in the drive. eject it and reboot.
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 27 12:00:44 EDT 2017 | dekhead
That would give "ABORT, RETRY, FAIL" message.
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 27 15:22:29 EDT 2017 | sumote
I defer to your superior knowledge John.
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 09 02:26:31 EST 2005 | Alan.
Robert, power on the machine and go straight into DOS. You can do this by pressing and holding the Shift key as the machine is booting up. Run MINT. Try re-seating the cards too before you do this. Have you checked the voltages on the card batteries.
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 02 12:46:36 EST 2004 | kauer
Just a hunch, pull out and re-seat the cards. also check power supply voltage. We bought 2 used machines and one of them would not boot up, the software would just go in a loop. Turns out the 5 volt power supply was low, 4.85v. just low enough to cre
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 19 09:34:27 EST 2010 | baildl632
Thanks for the support. Maybe you can help me with another problem. I get a pate dispensor error command time out, which clears itself, then a screen actuator error command time out that doesn't clear during initialisation. Machine won't do anything
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 21 18:43:35 EST 2019 | dekhead
Are you saying that it works in print mode and not in pass thru mode? Or that is won't pass boards downline regardless?
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 21 19:30:32 EST 2019 | Seth
It won’t pass down regardless
