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From: yee@edison.seas.ucla.edu (John Yee/;093090;eegrad)
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Subject: "1701" at boot time and non-recognition of HD = HD death?
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Date: 1 Oct 90 12:11:19 GMT
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Hello.  My Miniscribe MFM HD on my XT worked fine for 2 years, and
now, in the midst of a quest for a faulty memory chip, in the course
of which many chip swaps were preformed -- but not on any HD components,
the system gives me a "1701" at boot time and 2 beeps, and refuses
to acknowledge the existence of the HD even to the extent of performing
a low level format with debug.

So, is this a sign of HD death?  Or did maybe teeny tiny currents
caused by the removal of a single memory chip from a periheral card
too soon after powering down zap one of those nasty looking chips on
the controller card?  Or what?  Any advice, or experience by email welcome.
jy, yee@ee.ucla.edu