This message will be displayed if the disc is not inserted, or the disc is inserted and the drive belt in the disc drive has worn out and needs replacing.
[[Images:Discmiss.png]]
#<pre>Drive A: read fail
This message will be displayed if the directory can't be read or the directory is corrupted. It is possible the disc may not have a directory. In this case try the "|CPM" loading method described below.
[[Image:Readfail.png]]
#A message similar to the following will be displayed:
This is the directory of the files on the disc. Here you will see the names of each file. If you typed "CAT" then you will also see the size of each file. In both cases, the amount of free space is also displayed.
[[Image:Catalog1.png]]
[[Image:Dir.png]]
*If there was a "Read fail" error, please try the loading method using the "|CPM" command. (see the instructions below)
<pre>RUN"disc.bin</pre>
[[Image:Rundisc.png]]
NOTES:
In this example, the file "ZAPTBALL.BAS" should be run.
If the computer crashes, resets or "PROGRAM LOAD FAILED" is displayed, then choose another file and try again[[Image:Runzapt. png]]
If the computer crashes, resets or "PROGRAM LOAD FAILED" is displayed, then choose another file and try again.
= Loading disc software using "|CPM" =