Kaypro II help needed

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_crl.com>
Date: Thu Aug 28 00:04:42 1997

On Wed, 27 Aug 1997 SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com wrote:

> I decided to drag out my kaypro II for testing/cataloging/photos and noticed
> it's even worse than before. previously, i was able to boot a cpm disk but
> got no keyboard activity. now, it powers on, spins the floppy a few
> rotations, then prompts to place a disk in drive a: and no more than that.
> hitting the reset button didnt do anything. it keeps coming back to the same
> screen. while typing this note, i noticed it finally booted off a floppy in
> about 5 minutes' wait and now i'm getting no keyboard input (not even ^M or

Try cleaning the drive heads. You may also want to check its alignment
if you know how.

> ^G) and the floppy light is staying on but not spinning. i do get an a:
> prompt though. someone mentioned the keyboard controller chip missing, but
> it's there. this machine has two half height floppies which i assume
> incorrect. would full height pc/xt drives be "correct"? what should i check
> now?

Perhaps your keyboard cord is defective? The Kaypro II uses a phone
cord. Make sure the phone cord you are using is RJ14 and not RJ11. RJ14
is four conductor while RJ11 is only 2 conductor.

Sam
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