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Modern built in windows utilities do not work to format FAT16 for replacing the robofil hdd. There is some slight difference and the old DOS system will not recognize it. There is a Linux utility...

First.. I have a console 2 machine with an IMB PC in the side of the cabinet near the screen.
My loss of memory was due to batteries on the machine control board down in the card rack. and...

all of those errors were due to the control board memory batteries draining. (it appeared to boot up, but with these random mystery errors)
Reloading the software from disk solved all of those...

you mean 890 mb I think? thanks, just bought one!

did your drive look like a small laptop drive? mine does. I thought that funny for 15 years old, but the mounting plate will only handle that size.

I would like to casually look for a...

I got it booted up and loaded the last saved configuration from hard drive. I will write that procedure here later for posterity.

It seems I have no bad expensive physical damage :)

but my...

first: I've found and read these two threads, they related but I think my problem is different.
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/edm-machining/robofil-300-system-reload-174828/...