Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!romp!auschs!awdprime!moody!moody From: moody@moody..austin.ibm.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt Subject: Re: RT 6150 Model 125 Won't boot from hard disk Summary: re-install VRM Message-ID: <1456@awdprime.UUCP> Date: 8 Feb 90 00:34:10 GMT References: <10063.25d00f38@vax1.cc.lehigh.edu> Sender: news@awdprime.UUCP Reply-To: moody@awdprime.austin.ibm.com.UUCP () Distribution: usa Organization: IBM AWD, Austin, TX Lines: 18 In article , ehrlich@cs.psu.edu (Daniel Ehrlich) writes: >[stuff deleted] > We have determined that this is some indication that the machine can not > read the boot code off of the hard disk. So, we replaced the hard drive, >... > Has anyone else seen this behaviour in a 6150 Model 125 before? What did > you or IBM do to correct it? > [more stuff deleted] It sounds like you may have had a hard disk failure. You should attempt to re-install the VRM. The installation program will let you know if it can't read or write to one of your drives. James Moody Adv Workstation Div ; IBM Austin, 2502 aesnet: moody@moody.austin.ibm.com vnet: MOODY at AUSVM6 outside -> ...!cs.utexas.edu!ibmchs!auschs!moody.austin.ibm.com!moody