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From: nomad@orstcs.cs.ORST.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: ST238 problems (again)
Message-ID: <216700012@orstcs>
Date: Tue, 30-Jun-87 12:57:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 30 12:57:00 1987
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Nf-From: orstcs.cs.ORST.EDU!nomad    Jun 30 09:57:00 1987


   Boy do I feel the fool.  The day I ordered two ST238 (RLL) hard disks
and a Western Digital RLL controller (1002-27x I think, for the PC, not AT) I
see all the postings about st238 problems.

 Well, here is my problem:
  When I ran the low level format built into the controler, no problem.
  FDISK had no problems.
  FORMAT C:/s/v - says "Format Complete..." then it says something
	like "track 0 bad - disk unuseable", never asks for the name of
	the drive.
  I can still boot off of C:, but SYS complains that there is no
	space available to install DOS (though it is obviously there).
  FORMAT D:/v - same symptoms as C: format above. Also works.
  Every once in a while the drives will start "grinding" - this is a 
	loud semi-high-pitched grrrrrrrrrrr'ing. It goes up and down
	the scale, then stops.  The noise is becomming more frequent.
  I have had these drives for 4 days now.

 The only "non-standard" item in my machine (other than the drives, 
 that is - this is an origional PC with ROM BIOS upgrade) is a 
 QuadSprint (80186 speedup card from Quadram).

 Anyone ever heard of a problem like this? Or, even better, a 
 solution to the noise/format errors? Oh yes, while I am thinking of it,
 can anyone recommend good, FAST backup programs? When I only had 10mb of
 hard disk, BACKUP was fine, but now with 60mb... <sheesh!>

	  ADVthanksANCE
	  nomad
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