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- From: beverins@aol.com (B E Verins)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Broken HD
- Date: 20 Mar 1996 00:40:06 -0500
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- : Now, ExpertPrep informs me that my DEC HD has never had 230 MB, instead
- it
- : reports it has 0 MB. Obviously, something's screwey with the drive
- itself.
-
- : Is there any way to repair this drive, to get whatever data I can off of
- : it, or should I just use it as parts for science fiction models? ;-)
-
- >>I had the same problem. I am starting to suspect that it is a flaky GVP
- >>controller card because on my replacement HD the drive will only boot
- >>occasionally. Do you have a friend that will let you hook up your HD to
-
- >>his control card?
-
- I'll be getting an A3000 soon, and as that has a SCSI in it, I'll try the
- drive on that,.....
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- -----------------> RICHARD HAGEN <------------------
- ... "Cower beneath my multitasking MIGHT!!! " ...
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