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From: murphyn@motcid.UUCP (Neal P. Murphy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
Subject: Re: my 3b1 won't boot at all
Message-ID: <6575@bone13.UUCP>
Date: 22 Feb 91 17:32:07 GMT
References: <1991Feb12.234150.29718@terminator.cc.umich.edu> <1991Feb20.214541.9346@cbfsb.att.com>
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jcs@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (John "C". Sucilla) writes:

>In article <1991Feb12.234150.29718@terminator.cc.umich.edu> cja@max.ifs.umich.edu (Charles J. Antonelli) writes:
>>the other day i turned on my 3b1 and was rewarded with a screen full
>>of dots (not periods; on close inspection, it seemed that nearly every
>>other pixel or so was turned on).  the dots come into view as the

>>now what do i do?  has anyone been there?  what did you do?


>Power it down, wait for the disk to stop spinning and then....

>.... Pick it up about two inches and then drop it.

>(I'm not kidding.)

Yes, your name isn't Shirley, but you do jest. Dropping the system two inches is a
good way to break things.

Open the case (by removing the appropriate 10-16 screws) and disconnect and reconnect
every connection you can find (after unplugging the AC mains, of course.) It should
boot after that.

NPN