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From: timt@lakesys.lakesys.com (Tim Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Problems, etc.  seem to have been resolved.
Message-ID: <2171@lakesys.lakesys.com>
Date: 8 Nov 90 04:43:45 GMT
Reply-To: timt@lakesys.lakesys.com (Tim Thompson)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Lake Systems - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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"Kick goes my a**"

Actually, it's not ALL my fault; after all, who would ever
suspect A DEFECTIVE DRIVE CONTROLLER ?????????????????????

I'm not familiar with controller architecture, etc., and I
guess I just ASSumed that if I could boot RX50's from a controller,
that the controller must be functional.

I determined that it wasn't recognizing the 2nd hard drive, but
figured it to be cabling/interface problems.  I would still be
pulling my hair out if it weren't for the fact that the controller
deteriorated further, to the point where I could ONLY access the
floppies, and then operation was, to say the least, erratic.

Score -

ME:                 +10 gray hairs
WALLET:             -199 in repair costs, plus ??? in problem isolation.
SERVICE COMPANY     +199 for a repair that will probably cost them $25.


After poking around a while, I found a company in Massachusetts that
would repair my ailing RQDX3 for $200.  I guess they will upgrade it
to current Rev., as well.  


Why would DSKINT format the drive, if the operating system 
lock up whenever it attempted access ?????????????????????



TT/MKE



-- 
Timothy R. Thompson
414+769-6700 Monday - Friday, 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM, CST, 414+873-1841 weekends.
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