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  2. From: mcafee@netcom.com (McAfee Associates)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.virus
  4. Subject: Bad drive cable? (Was: Am I Infected?) (PC)
  5. Message-ID: <0018.9211121928.AA09892@barnabas.cert.org>
  6. Date: 11 Nov 92 08:49:40 GMT
  7. Sender: virus-l@lehigh.edu
  8. Lines: 25
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  10.  
  11. Hello Ferris,
  12.  
  13. ferris@turtle.fisher.com writes:
  14. >I had the stoned virus and I was getting 1701 (or 1710, I forget)
  15. >error on bootup. Supposed to indicate a hard disk error, I think.
  16. >
  17. >I replaced the hard disk and controller, virus scanned everything that
  18. >went into the new disk. Ran the machine for a couple days with no
  19. [...deleted...]
  20.  
  21. Did you try replacing the hard disk cabling?  It could be that you
  22. have an intermittent break or short in the cables, causing the 1701
  23. error to appear on the screen.
  24.  
  25. Regards,
  26.  
  27. Aryeh Goretsky
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