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- From: coryc@sequent.com (Cory Carpenter)
- Subject: Re: Problem with T1000
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.210944.25513@sequent.com>
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- Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
- References: <DROMS.92Jul30070436@regulus.cs.bucknell.edu> <1992Jul30.143844.27918@news2.cis.umn.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 21:09:44 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul30.143844.27918@news2.cis.umn.edu> kritchie@mail1.cis.umn.edu (Kent C Ritchie) writes:
- >
- >I once set the startup device on my T1000SE to the hard RAM, but there was
- >no system disk on it so it wouldn't work. I called Toshiba and they gave me an
- >escape keystoke to reset the startup drive, and I think everything else
- >(config.sys and autoexec.bat) to factory preset. I think it was pressing
- >F10 before during or after (I can't remember which) the memory test. This
- >was for T1000SE though. My suggestion would be to call Toshiba and ask them.
- >They have answered ever question I have had to my satisfaction. They have a
- >1-800 # listed in the 800 directory which gives you another 800 #.
- >
- >Kent
-
- I don't know about any key sequences, although I wouldn't be surprised
- if one exists. However, I've corrected similar problems on a T1000 by
- disconnecting the battery. This should reset everything to factory
- default (and blow away anything in your RAMdisk, of course).
-
- -coryc
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