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From: ken@slhisc.uucp (Ken Stamm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: lost Quantum drive
Message-ID: <1990Oct11.052227.11784@slhisc.uucp>
Date: 11 Oct 90 05:22:27 GMT
References: <27857@boulder.Colorado.EDU>
Organization: Shearson Lehman Brother, Inc.
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In article <27857@boulder.Colorado.EDU> schmid@plasma.Colorado.EDU (Peter Schmid) writes:
>floppy with the tech-notes.hqx file was still in the floppy drive,
>and as you may have guessed, the machine didn't boot, displaying
>a floppy disk icon with an X flashing on it.  Hmmm.  I then booted
>using the system tools disk, and lo and behold, my hard drive was
>missing.  The HD Setup application told me that it could not find
>opening the box and verifying that the hard drive cables were
>properly connected, I rebooted.  The hard drive light would blink
>some, then the floppy disk with '?' icon appeared.  Methinks I'm
>really screwed now.  So, I unplugged the machine and left it 
>overnight, planning on taking it to be serviced in the morning.
>Happily, I tried to boot this AM, and viola, the hard drive
>booted as if nothing unusual happened.
>
>What I would like to know is:
>     1)  has anyone else experienced this before,

I also have been able on rare occasions and unintentionally to place
the SCSI controller on Quantum drives into a state where they seem for all
the world "busted", until one gets the bright idea to cycle their power.
It is very scary the first time it happens.  It's very rare, and cycling the
power to the drive (or entire system) always does the trick for me.

Ken Stamm (sun!gotham!slhisc!ken)

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