Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!execu!sequoia!nueces!chari From: chari@nueces.cactus.org (Chris Whatley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Optical Disk Problems - when exporting Message-ID: <1990Jan23.043113.7902@nueces.cactus.org> Date: 23 Jan 90 04:31:13 GMT References: <2261@psueea.UUCP> Organization: Nueces Inc. Lines: 21 martine@jove.cs.pdx.edu (Martine Wedlake) writes: >We are currently exporting our optical disk to a network of suns. >Recently our >optical disk has been winding down a lot. It has been >known to wind down 5 to 10 >times in a row before it gets in sync. >During this wind down period we get the usual >message over the net >saying that nfs host not responding... etc. Pick up your cube and go directly to your service center and get it replaced. Those are the exact symptoms that I have experienced with 3 bad optical drives from NeXT. At least get it checked out by the service center. Chris -- Chris Whatley Work: chari@pelican.ma.utexas.edu (NeXT Mail) (512/471-7711 ext 123) Play: chari@nueces.cactus.org (NeXT Mail) (512/499-0475) Also: chari@emx.utexas.edu