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From: flowers@lanai.cs.ucla.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: very slow hard disk powerup
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Date: 5 Aug 88 18:15:08 GMT
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I have another problem with another Mac II with Rodime 140.  When it
is turned on, it takes about 15 minutes for the power to the hard disk
to turn on (I can hear it).  Before that point it will boot only off
of a floppy.  Once the hard disk powers up, I can restart and it will
boot off of the hard disk.  My questions:

1)  The store tells me that the capacitor may not be getting enough power
to kick the hard disk on initially.  Is this a plausible cause?  What
else could be going on?  They tell me they may be able to fix it but
that I'll probably have to take it to an authorized Apple Service Center.

2) Would it be unreasonable of me to refuse to accept it, and ask the
store to give me a different MacII with hard disk?  They are the ones
who configured the machine and installed the Rodime 140 into it, and
this machine has never worked.  When I first got it from the store,
the hard disk just didn't appear.  I took it back and have just gotten
it back now from them.  The first time after their repair that I
booted it the hard disk came up fine, but after that it has displayed
this delayed hard disk powerup problem.  I have not yet been able to
use this machine and it has been a month since it was first delivered.
[Normally this store gives great service and I've bought several
machines from them, at this point I've just been dealing with their
repair person and haven't yet consulted with one of the managers on
this problem.]

Thanks for helpful information and opinions,
Margot Flowers 
Flowers@CS.UCLA.EDU 
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