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From: cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: H/Disk boot failure msg.
Message-ID: <mTyNN2w162w@cybrspc>
Date: 10 Aug 90 01:18:33 GMT
References: <26002@bellcore.bellcore.com>
Organization: Villa CyberSpace, Minneapolis, MN
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wind@rruxi.bae.bellcore.com (Wind Chen) writes:

> I have run test program against the controller, it seems okay.
> 
> If I remove the FD/HD controller and put it back in, I can boot from H/Disk.
> But after couple boots, the msg. come back again.

Sounds like you have some contamination on the card-edge connector of
your controller. Cleaning _lightly_ with a pencil eraser will usually
take care of this problem. You can also try using a different slot for
the controller. Those slots' contact fingers can sometimes wear out
after repeated flexing.
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