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From: grig8348@fredonia.UUCP (LoyEllen Griggs)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: hard disk/controller problem
Message-ID: <1177@fredonia.UUCP>
Date: 2 Nov 88 00:42:35 GMT
Reply-To: grig8348@fredonia.UUCP (LoyEllen Griggs)
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Organization: State University College, Fredonia, N.Y.
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Hi,  small problem:

Setup:  a Wells-American AT compatible, early model purchased some time
	ago.
        Using a Toolen (sp?) 32Meg HD as the first drive.  No other info
	is available on the drive except it is declared type 3.
	Using the hd controller on the motherboard

Problem: when the computer is first turned on, it comes back with an error
 	from the controller. If it is shut off and turned back on again,
	it works fine (this has to be done quickly, which is not good for 
	the rest of the system).

Proposed diagnosis: the disk is not coming up to speed when the controller
	expects it.  We think the disk needs 360ms and the ctler only gives
	it 300.

This is not my computer, it is a colleague's, so I haven't had time to play
with it.  The disk has a braking solenoid (sp?) but I don't think it would
be a good idea to remove it.  (I don't even know if it would help-if you
concur, send a specific reason I can show Ron before he does it.)

If you know this problem, please email.  Thanks.

-- 
LoyEllen                          '. .`       "In space, nothing gets you down-
SUNY @ Fredonia                     _                there's no gravity!" - Me
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