Issues with an SP808

[Riddim]

Folks,

Just bought an SP808 and the chap insisted it all worked fine. I realise these are old machines so not sure if im pissing in the wind

When it boots it goes to the home screen but then theres no functionality in the machine whatsoever. The buttons have zero effect

It has had an OS update to EX and the zips provided are still the 100mb ones. There is an audible click about 10 or so seconds after inserting a zip. Is the drive the problem? Can it be replaced?

I ran a diagnostic on the drive and despite inserting a disk, it just displays the 'enter a disk' instruction.

Am i right in thinking there would be no functionality if the machine wasnt reading the disk?

Any info would be a great help.

[gry.clds]

If you purchased it off Ebay, I'd just return to avoid the headache.

[ZipSnipe]

Or you can pick up an ide zip drive for $8 off ebay and switch it out. Its very easy. Thats if you can't get your money back from the Ebay seller or at least get him to buy the zip drive and send it to ya

[Riddim]

i decided to open it up before sending it back to see if there was anything obvious
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immediately there was. the drive wasnt connected to the main board. plugged it in and its all working. the bloke had actually given me a refund and for me to send the machine back but i just told him the good news and bounced the cash back to him

happy days. loving this machine.

now, do i upgrade the drive to 250....