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From: hcj@lzaz.ATT.COM (HC Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Hard Drive woes
Summary: The ability to read the servo track is failing on your drive.
Keywords: Power supply ?
Message-ID: <903@lzaz.ATT.COM>
Date: 1 Jan 90 14:40:28 GMT
References: <5189@blake.acs.washington.edu>
Organization: AT&T BL Middletown/Lincroft NJ USA
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In article <5189@blake.acs.washington.edu>, ramsiri@blake.acs.washington.edu (Enartloc Nhoj) writes:
> Wondering if someone could help me diagnose
> my hard drive problem...
> 
> Symptoms:  Occasionally... and sometimes frequently,
>            my Quantum drive slows down and then comes
>           back up.  When it slows i obviously can't
>             read or write to the drive.  
> 
> 
> My guess and hope is that it is my power supply...  i couldn't find
> any info on "trouble shooting" in the quantum manual... 
> 
My guess is that the ability to read is failing on your servo track.
This surface is used to control speed and bit rate.  
BACK UP YOUR DRIVE!  IT WILL SOON BE DEAD!



Howard C. Johnson
ATT Bell Labs
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