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- From: lau@aerospace.aero.org (David Lau)
- Subject: Re: Duo HD problems: HELP (Apple: say something!)
- Message-ID: <lau-070193101620@michigan.aero.org>
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- Organization: The Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo, CA
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- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 18:18:40 GMT
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- > It is remotely possible that this would cause problems, but I have another
- > theory.
- >
- > If you read comp.sys.mac.system, you can find out that my PB160 has also
- > lost it's hard disk almost every time after a crash.
- >
- > On the PB160, I used to press the power key to reboot the machine. Of course,
- > the new power key runs some ROM code before the roboot, so I suspect that it
- > can flush the system I/O buffers and cache. If one of these is damaged, the
- > damages will be written to the hard disk.
- >
- > I have found that pressing the reset button properly resets the machine
- > without causing damage to the disk directory structures.
- >
- Unfortunately the Duos DON'T have a Reset button, only a power off
- button.
- Command-Control Power on button is suppose to reset the machine according
- to the
- manual, but It has never worked for me.
- I finally went back to the orignal Apple format size on my HD and so far
- no
- problems. I am afraid to experiment much becuase I have had so much
- problems with my HD so far.
-
- David Lau
- lau@aerospace.aero.org
-