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From: ijk@hou2a.UUCP (I.KINAL)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc,net.micro.att
Subject: HELP, my ATT 6300 is on the fritz!!!
Message-ID: <662@hou2a.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 21-Oct-85 09:14:06 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 21 09:14:06 1985
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Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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My 6300 recently went on the blink in a rather peculiar fashion.
I wondering if anyone out there has had a similar experience, and direct
my efforts.

The machine was executing my autoexec.bat file, when all of a sudden, 
the speaker started to put out a high-pitched, continuous tone.
I hit CNTL-ALT-DELin a hope that would solve the problem; instead,
all I got (and still get) is snow on the screen. But note that the machine
was presumably sane enough to recognize this sequence, since it's a 
software reset. Presumably something on the motherboard is hosed; it never
passes the power-up.  My first thought was that the ROM chip somehow broke.
Is that likely???  Any thoughts would bew greatly appreciated, since
turning over the machine to a repair shop is not something I particularly
relish (but, does anyone have any experience with a repair shop they would
like to recommend in the Holmdel - Metuchen area???)

Thanx.
Ihor Kinal
hru3c!ijk
949-9810