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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: What do these Sad Mac numbers mean?
Message-ID: <1991Jun19.154914.11633@eng.umd.edu>
Date: 19 Jun 91 15:49:14 GMT
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In article <1991Jun18.225031.18737@marlin.jcu.edu.au> chma@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Michael Antolovich) writes:
>In article <1991Jun18.144602.25158@eng.umd.edu> russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) writes:
>>
>>The 0000000F codes mean the same as the System Error codes-- $33 = 51 is
>>bad/unservicable slot interrupt.  I don't see how your drive could have
>>anything to do with it-- unless you needed to install some Ethernet
>>software that you didn't.  It seems more likely that the problem lies with the
>>Ethernet card.
>
>Now that's funny, when my drive at home died it gave a similar code :-
> 0000000F
> 00000003
>and I don't have an Ether-Net Card.

That code isn't similiar.  3 == illegal instruction.  Probably means the mac
tried to execute corrupted driver code on the bad drive.
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Matthew T. Russotto	russotto@eng.umd.edu	russotto@wam.umd.edu
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