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From: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer
Subject: Re: KILLER PROBLEM from HELL... *PLEASE* help!!
Message-ID: <1990Jul6.160028.7039@sj.ate.slb.com>
Date: 6 Jul 90 16:00:28 GMT
References: <90185.162114JCR108@psuvm.psu.edu> <90186.181632GILLA@QUCDN.BITNET>
Reply-To: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger)
Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, San Jose, CA.
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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.

If the hard disk isn't up and running when DOS boots, then that drive will be
unrecognized and you still wont't have access to it.

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