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From: plocher@puff.wisc.edu (John Plocher)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: HELP!! hard-disk failure
Message-ID: <262@puff.wisc.edu>
Date: Wed, 22-Oct-86 11:26:00 EDT
Article-I.D.: puff.262
Posted: Wed Oct 22 11:26:00 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 22-Oct-86 22:59:58 EDT
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Reply-To: plocher@puff.WISC.EDU (John Plocher)
Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept
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Keywords: IBM AT Hard Disk Failure
Summary: Try re-running Setup

kling@uicsl.UUCP writes:
>I have a problem with my PC/AT Hard disk. I accidentally unplugged
>my computer while it was running, although the 'usage' light of the
>hard disk was not on. Since that time the computer refuses to boot...

I've had the same problem - Try running the setup program supplied with
your diagnostic disks (Red binder, disk marked as Diagnostics - boot with
that disk and choose Setup from the menu given).  My system sometimes forgets
that there is a hard disk selected (Cmos RAM contents go poof...).  I don't
know why it does that cuz the battery seems OK and it only does it when
power goes out while the system is running (and at that, only sometimes).

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