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- From: rnoia@netcom.com (Roger F. Noia)
- Subject: HELP!!! w/hard disk problems
- Message-ID: <g-tnz6+.rnoia@netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 05:15:05 GMT
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
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- Hi...
- I have been having the strangest (and most annoying) problems
- with Windows/Cd Rom/ and Stacker
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- here's the scoop:
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- I have a 386dx 33mhz with the following:
- Sony Laser Library Cd Rom (external) w/ interface
- Logitech Scanman + w/ interface
- Soundblaster Pro
- Orchid Fahrenheit 1280
- Logitech Serial Mouse
- 9600 Baud Modem (external serial)
- SyQuest 44meg external cartridge drive w/ seagate 102 scsi interface
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- Everex Ram 8000 (maybe 3000 but I think it's 8) w/ 4megs 'o ram
- --- configured as xms
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- Motherboard has 4 megs ' ram.
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- the problem(s):
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- for a while, windows wouldn't start about every 3 days... says it can't find
- a driver... (only happens when cd-rom card is in)
- if I take out the cd-rom card and put it back in.. everything is ok
- for 3 days....
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- next problem
- getting "drive not ready..." in windows... drive is a stacker drive
- getting LOTS of read fault error in windows on same drive and other drives
- occasionally
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- next problem
- ran NDD said that the stacker drive (F:) has 9 bad sectors.
- (first time an error has ever occured on the drive)
- when I dismount the stacker drive and run NDD on the
- stacvol.dsk file NO problems are found...
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- final problem:
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- RANDOM Parity errors: memory location ????:???? I can't figure this one
- out.. but it ONLY happens when cd-rom interface is in computer
- ...
- >>>>>>>>>
- my research:
- board por i/o addresses APPEAR to be non-conflicting (as much as I can figure
- out)
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- no irq conflicts
- no dma conflicts
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- lately... windows doesn't like my idea of disabling an ems page frame
- and configuring it as upper memory where I load drivers to.
- (using NETROOM 2.00 rather happily)
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- DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS REGARDING MY PROBLEMS?
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- please please please please
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- T H A N K Y O U !!! :-)
- ROGER.
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- rnoia@netcom.netcom.com
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