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From: mikek@col.hp.com (Mike Karin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: System in Death Throes
Message-ID: <330005@col.hp.com>
Date: 11 Jan 90 20:16:57 GMT
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division
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I'm getting some disturbing messages on a clone machine.  

The machine boots properly but if it sits idle for a while, I will
get the dreaded "unable to access ...   Abort, Retry, Ignore" messages.

The other day, I got a "Unable to access FAT1 ... Unable to access FAT2"
type message.  Rebooting the machine made the problem disappear for a while.

I would guess that the hard disc needs re-formatting, at the least.
Does it need a low level reformat too?
What else should be checked?

Mike Karin
HP Colorado Springs Division
mikek@hp-col.col.hp.com