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- From: Dave Clark <dclark@ucsd.edu>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: Re: Quantum 105 LPS problems HELP!!
- Date: 10 Nov 1992 18:05:17 GMT
- Organization: University of California, San Diego - IGPP
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- In article <1djs1iINN58e@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> Dieder A. Bylsma,
- bylsma@unixg.ubc.ca writes:
- >I have a Quantum 105LPS installed in my IIsi. Great. It works great.
- >*But*, over the past few days it has, at a number of points decided
- >to power down, i.e. spin down. The power/access light just flickers
- >and nothing can be done to get it to restart (it is my system disk)
- >unless I resign myself to losing everything, at which point I have
- >to reset the bloody thing before it spins up and powers *up*.
- >
- >This is a brand-spankin' new hd that has been in use less than 3 months.
- >Any suggestions, or consolations appreciated!
-
- Pop the case and break/make the power connector and control cable going
- to/from the drive (if you haven't already). Sounds like a simple flakey
- connection.
-
- Dave Clark
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