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From: allon@eng.umd.edu (Allon Stern)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Apple is replacing defective 40Meg Seagate drives
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Date: 26 Mar 90 05:59:07 GMT
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I talked with a local dealer friday, and was told that there are problems
with Seagate 40 Meg Drives (apple ones, I think) with bar code label
numbers 0035507 through 1250863.  My drive fell into that category,
and it is being replaced sometime this week; the dealer says that it
will most likely be a Quantum.
The problem with the Seagates is (I am told) the same problem as
the Quantums had -- the sticking problem.  I noticed that the
drive controller board has no socketed IC's -- it's all surface
mount, so I guess that they would be unable to do an easy ROM upgrade
as Quantum did.  The whole unit has to be shipped back to Apple.

Thank god I have a recent backup!

                             - -= Allon =- -

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