hsracer201
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- Oct 24, 2015
Hi,
I saved an Acer Ultima from scrap and it has Millpwr 1.3.1 on it, for a 2-axis control. When it boots up it throws a code that matches nothing I’ve found on Google. (srifstrm.cpp(56)) Similar threads taught me to hit delete on startup so I can successfully enter the BIOS but I cannot figure out how to get to DOS. I’ve tried Ctrl-C and Ctrl-break without any luck. The BIOS battery is brand new in case anyone was wondering. Changing the battery didn’t change any results at all so the old one must have been fine.
One particular sequence tells me to enter boot disk into A: and press a key to continue. What version of DOS is this? Bootdisk.com has files for MS-DOS but when this boots up it says ROM-DOS. Where can I find that boot disk file?
I had someone download and write Millpwr 1.3.1 off the Acu-rite website for me using a Win’98 machine onto a 3.5” floppy disk but I don’t know how to get to DOS to read/execute it. I did try booting from A then C, but it asks for the boot disk. If it boots from C then A it throws the software failure code mentioned above.
DOS is before my time and I do not know how to get around it very well. I’m not a CNC guy, or a computer guy so this whole thing is liable to end up a flaming disaster but I thought the machine would be worth a bit of effort to get running.
Thanks!
I saved an Acer Ultima from scrap and it has Millpwr 1.3.1 on it, for a 2-axis control. When it boots up it throws a code that matches nothing I’ve found on Google. (srifstrm.cpp(56)) Similar threads taught me to hit delete on startup so I can successfully enter the BIOS but I cannot figure out how to get to DOS. I’ve tried Ctrl-C and Ctrl-break without any luck. The BIOS battery is brand new in case anyone was wondering. Changing the battery didn’t change any results at all so the old one must have been fine.
One particular sequence tells me to enter boot disk into A: and press a key to continue. What version of DOS is this? Bootdisk.com has files for MS-DOS but when this boots up it says ROM-DOS. Where can I find that boot disk file?
I had someone download and write Millpwr 1.3.1 off the Acu-rite website for me using a Win’98 machine onto a 3.5” floppy disk but I don’t know how to get to DOS to read/execute it. I did try booting from A then C, but it asks for the boot disk. If it boots from C then A it throws the software failure code mentioned above.
DOS is before my time and I do not know how to get around it very well. I’m not a CNC guy, or a computer guy so this whole thing is liable to end up a flaming disaster but I thought the machine would be worth a bit of effort to get running.
Thanks!