Some further info....
i took the entire PC from an IRB140 and plugged it into my 2400l and it powered up OK (with lots of errors of course for mismatch of manipulators and parameters, etc).
Next step i used the Flash disk with no system on it and managed to build the robot system (with proper key string from ABB). The robot powered up and moved - success with different PC.
I also managed to load the same system onto a spare flash disk that i thought was wiped and corrupted.
Next step was to test the newly loaded flash drive with the original PC.
No luck and got the following hyperterminal dump..
/hd0a/ - Volume is OK
Phys mem : 0x1fff000
Perm pool : 0x8e4c20 @ 0x171a3e0
LocalCA mem : 0x18000 @ 0x88000
LocalSM mem : 0x8000 @ 0x80000
Local mem : 0x171a3e0.
BSP version : 1.1/15
Creation date: Jun 4 2003 07:14:02
Main network : fei0 00:01:af:0c:78:07
Executing startup script /hd0a/3HAC6811-1.80/bin/mc.bat ...
mRouteAdd "192.168.125.64","192.168.125.2",0xffffffe0,0,0
value = 0 = 0x0
taskSpawn "root",100,28,40000,root_entry
value = 22887224 = 0x15d3b38
image_restore: 728 ms)
System pool was restored
Global pool was restored
0x15d3b38 (root): sysbsu_init
Console memory, size: 20000, startaddress: 0x193f254.
Buffer already created, size: 19968
Done executing startup script /hd0a/3HAC6811-1.80/bin/mc.bat
-> gtime_init: ERROR, can't reach any PCI device!
Status -1 from invoke gtime_init
Status -1 from loadComputer
Status -1 from invoke IoMgrRemoteInit
It appears to be a PC issue, however changing the individual PCI cards previously had no success. Now looking to change the motherboard in the PC (if i can).
Any other ideas from the brain trust???
Cheers,
Rod.