Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!bu.edu!nntp-read!j From: j@bucsf.bu.edu (James Allard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Problem with Miniscribe drive..... Message-ID: Date: 27 Jun 90 17:24:24 GMT Sender: news@bu.edu.bu.edu Distribution: comp Organization: Boston University Skateboarding Team Lines: 29 UGH! Last night (after compression), I powered up my Commodore 40 (286) with Miniscribe 40Mb drive only to find 1782 - drive controller failure. I know of a few other (Miniscribe) drives to have done the same, and as I understand it, the controller is on the drive. As a last ditch effort, I picked up the front of my unit an inch or two, dropped it, powered on, and it worked (after 50+ power-cycles with no change). So, I backed the mother up. Question is: should I trust it? Should I buy a new drive? What should I do? Has anyone else heard of such a problem? I'd appreciate mail in addition to any posts because I might not be reading for a while. Thanx. -- =-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-= J.^Allard^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Seems^that^no^matter^how^much^I^drink^^^^ 109^Peterborough^St.^^#12A^^^^^^^^^^^^I^seem^to^still^stay^sober^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Boston,^MA^02215^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Seems^that^no^matter^how^young^I^act^ (617)^267-3850^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^I^seem^to^still^get^older^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^%%F%U%T%U%R%E%%S%H%O%C%K%%%%%T%H%E%%S%H%A%T%T%E%R%I%N%G%%S%T%R%E%S%S%%^^^^^ ^^^^^%%A%N%D%%D%I%S%O%R%I%E%N%T%A%T%I%O%N%%T%H%A%T%%W%E%%I%N%D%U%C%E%%^^^^^^^ ^^^%%I%N%%I%N%D%I%V%D%U%A%L%S%%B%Y%%S%U%B%J%E%C%T%I%N%G%%T%H%E%M%%T%O%%^^^^^^ ^^^^%%T%O%O%%M%U%C%H%%C%H%A%N%G%E%%I%N%%T%O%O%%S%H%O%R%T%%A%%T%I%M%E%%^^^^^^^ =-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=^=-+-=