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From: mig@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Meir)
Subject: Re: Problem with harddisk not spinning at power up
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1991 01:47:49 GMT

In article <1991Jun19.005824.7510@watdragon.waterloo.edu> scfsiu@watsol.uwaterloo.ca (Steven C. F. Siu) writes:
>I purchased a new 386SX clone system about a month ago.  It has a 40meg IDE
>hard drive (Western Digital, I think.)  Twice, when I powered it up (after a
>few days while it was off), the hard disk wouldn't spin.  (i.e.  DOS tried to
>boot from floppy drive A:, failed, and then nothing happened.  The hard disk
>activity LED didn't ever light up, and I didn't hear the sound of the hard
>disk spinning.)  In both case, a warm boot woke the drive up and solved the
>problem.
>
>I transport the system with me in/out of town (150km each way) every week.  I
>always put it in its original packaging, but with no other special precautions
>(for shock absorption etc.).
>
>Questions:
>
>- Does the problem have to do with the frequent transit?  If so, what special
>  precautions do I need to take when transporting it?
>
>- Will the problem get worse if I do nothing?  (i.e. Should I bring in the
>  system for service before warranty expires?)  I can live with the situation
>  if the problem will not get worse.
>
>- And (of course) how to fix the problem?
>
>
>Thanks,
>Steven

REPLACE the drive, while it is still under warranty!!!


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