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From: li@utkux1.utk.edu (li)
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Subject: PS/2 30 Hard Disk Failure, Need Help(Urgent)!
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Date: 7 Jan 90 20:46:56 GMT
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	I own an IBM PS/2 Model 30(bought it one year too early) in 87.  Just a 
week ago, I opened the box and clean it with a soft brush.  Then I put the
cover back on.  Everything was fine until today, when I turned on the computer,
it said "1701-Fixed Disk Failure" or something like that.  The light indicator
of hard disk kept blinking.  I could not get it up.

	Does anybody know what is wrong?  I don't think I messed anything up 
when I cleaned inside.  All I did was brush dust off chips(carefully).  I did
not even touch hard disk.  Also, I noticed that computer is making much less
noise than before.  

	What I think is that maybe a power line to hard disk is loose(?).  I
have no experience on such thing.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Another thing I am wondering is that how to do a low level format to hard disk.
Anybody know?

Summary of problem:  When computer turned on, hard disk light indicator blink
                     three times, wait for 1 second, then three more times and
                     continue.  Hard disk is not making any noise(should it?).
		     I am getting less noise from computer than before.  The 
		     Message is "1701 - Fixed Disk Failure(Error)".

ANY help will be greatly greatly appreciated.

Please reply e-mail directly to me.

Thank you,
Hai Li