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- From: wjabi@libra.arch.umich.edu (Wassim M. Jabi)
- Subject: Re: >>>HELP<<< PLEASE: Fujitsu hard disk problems
- Message-ID: <4Wg=pt_@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 22:56:07 EST
- Organization: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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- In article <C0Hp12.1BM@newsflash.concordia.ca> kgnome@cs.concordia.ca
- (MATIS stephane) writes:
- >Wassim M. Jabi (wjabi@libra.arch.umich.edu) wrote:
- >: Hi:
- >: I've been experiencing some trouble with my Fujitsu 520MB
- >: external. It happens once or twice a week. I would hear the disk
- >: go "click, click" and then the console window will have these messages
- >: scrolling by. Many times an alert window would come up telling me
- >: to save documents before logging out. Any idea what is going on?
- >:
- >: Messages:
- >: ------ cut here -----------------------------
- >: Target 0: HARDWARE ERROR; block 0H retry 1
- >: Target 0: NOT READY; retry 1
- >: Target 0: NOT READY; retry 2
- >: .
- >: .
- >: .
- >: Target 0: NOT READY; retry 19
- >: sd0 (0,0): sense key:0x2 additional sense code: 0x4
- >: SCSI Block in error = 0 (front porch)
- >: IO error on pagein: error = 5.
- >: Dec 30 15:00:18 Workspace: Controller exited.
- >: ------ cut here -----------------------------
- >: HELP!!!!!!
- >
- > Well, as I can testify... that's not good news. My
- > HD was DOA. It was a M2624F rev 0304 and it was just going
- > click click ... no stop.
- >
- > Nothing worked! Fujistu techie said that it was the drive
- > was unable to read it's own specification area! Yikes!
- >
- > Now I have another one, a rev 0404 that arrive a week ago.
- > This one requires absulutelly no jumper modifications, as
- > it talks lingua franca SCSI either way. Nice improovment.
- >
- > Personally, I'm looking for the sense on a 1024 Byte
- > formated one... anybody ?
- >
- >+---------------------------------+ ___ ___ ___
- >| Stephane I. Matis | / \_BATLLETECH /\__\ Viva NeXT!
- >| E-Mail : kgnome@cs.concordia.ca | \___/ \___/ \/__/ NeXTSTEP
- 3.0!
- >| "It Just Works..." - Steve Jobs | \___/
- >+---------------------------------+ Wolfnet Operative & NeXThead
-
- Well, I called Fujitsu Technical Service and relayed the error messages.
- They said one thing: "The disk is dying, I suggest you replace it."
- I got an (RA) number from MacDirect and packed it up and sent it on
- its way to Hard Disk Heaven :-) I'm expecting another one Friday or
- Monday. Their policy is to replace it with a factory refurbished one that
- carries the remainder of the warranty. Meanwhile, I'm back to using my
- internal 200MB with my user directory mounted remotely. I shouldn't
- complain: My work was interrupted for less than half a day. I LOVE system
- administration on NeXTs!!
- --
- Wassim M. Jabi (313) 936-0229
- Doctoral Program in Architecture, University of Michigan
- 2000 Bonisteel Boulevard Ann Arbor Michigan 48105-2313
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