NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/comp/sys/ibm/pc/hardware/34301

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From: [e-mail] (Green)
Subject: Quantum PRODRIVE 40AT
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Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 19:06:22 GMT
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    I had a user turn off a computer while windows was trying to
swap out to disk.  From that point on the computer would not boot from the
HD.  The computer would halt after the system settings (from the AMI
BIOS) appeared.  When I booted off floppy the first time I found that
the disk FAT was corrupt beyond repair.  I reformatted the HD with
'format /s /u C:'  and all appeared well.  I did a directory and
nothing seemed abnormal.  When I tried to reboot the computer it would
not boot, again it froze after the AMI BIOS info screen.  I then tried
to boot off of floppy and it froze at the same place as the HD did.
The only way I can get the computer to boot now is to set the HD not
installed in the system setup.
    I had a friend run disk manager on the drive and it correctly
identified the drive type, serial number, etc. but when it tried to
set the CMOS for the drive it went haywire and diskmanager crashed.  I
believe that there is a problem with the sector zero information, but
I have no way of testing this.  Does anyone know of a way to low-level
an IDE with out the expensive hardware or sending to be repaired.  The
drive is just over a year old, but the company I bought it from went
under about three months ago.
    If someone has an e-mail address or any other information
which will allow me to contact Quantum tech support would appreciate
it, or if anyone has any ideas on a solution please let me know.

                    Thanks
                    Dan G.

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