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From: ecf_hap@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Andrew Poling)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: fsck & 3b1 continuous power up
Summary: floppy in the drive...
Keywords: reboot 3b1 7300 fsck
Message-ID: <1762@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>
Date: 10 May 89 03:40:05 GMT
Expires: 8 Jun 89 23:00:00 GMT
References: <1084@adds.newyork.NCR.COM>
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In article <1084@adds.newyork.NCR.COM> tanya@adds.newyork.NCR.COM (Tanya Katz) writes:
[...]
>
>It is because of this boot-up loop problem that I am afraid to let it
>run unattended.  I have visions of a power outage, then this berserk
>computer trying in vain to reboot itself!
>
>Any Comments??

I've heard a solution to this that is so simple I had to share it.

Simply place a formatted floppy with the VERBOSE loader on it in the drive
and close the drive door.  When the power comes back up, it gets stuck
asking you which disk to boot from.

Of course there's always the "sacrificial Diagnostic Floppy" ;-)



Andy

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