Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!ira.uka.de!smurf!gopnbg!tmpmbx!unlisys!dobag!lumpi From: lumpi@dobag.uucp (Joern Lubkoll) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: KILLER PROBLEM from HELL... *PLEASE* help!! Message-ID: Date: 11 Jul 90 00:31:06 GMT References: <90185.162114JCR108@psuvm.psu.edu> <90186.181632GILLA@QUCDN.BITNET> <9515@tekigm2.MEN.TEK.COM> Organization: Dobag Computer Systems, Berlin, Germany Lines: 27 tomc@tekigm2.MEN.TEK.COM (Thomas S Clark) writes: >In article <90186.181632GILLA@QUCDN.BITNET> GILLA@QUCDN.QueensU.CA (Arnold G. Gill) writes: >> >> I guess this lock-out thing is software, eh? Then the solution may be as >>simple as opening up your computer, disconnecting your harddrive (just pull >>the power plug out), and then booting from a floppy. Once that is donw, >>reconnect your harddisk and erase to your heart's content. The only >>difficulty that I can see is that it might not be a good idea to plug in the >>harddrive while the power is running - but I can't think of a way around that. >>------- >Just put the DOS Floppy into the system and reboot the system. The BIOS will >look at the floppy for a bootable floppy before it looks at the harddisk. >If it finds one it will boot off of that. You can then modify your harddisk. there is even a mutch better way. Connect the harddrive as drive 2 to your controller, boot from a floppy (of course you must change the harddisk parameters in the bios-setup) and remove the protection. If you can't access the drive from normal dos. Use a disk-monitor like norton-utilities and edit the config.sys file to NOT boot 4dos30 ! Mfg. JL -- lumpi@dobag | tmpmbx!unlisys!dobag!root | Dobag: An Apple II J. Lubkoll | Dobag Computer Systems, Berlin, Germany | running UUCP using 1 Berlin 45 | | Apple Fortan 1.9