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From: pingpong@milton.acs.washington.edu (Jimmy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: BIOS Error 1701 : hard disk post error - How to fix it?
Message-ID: <2313@milton.acs.washington.edu>
Date: 8 Mar 90 23:46:34 GMT
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Organization: Univ of Washington, Seattle
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My friend's computer has this '1701' BIOS error when it boots up.
I looked at a DOS book and it says 'Hard Drive Post Error'

Could anyone tell me what's wrong? Is the HD dead? How to fix the problem?

Thanks plenty.
-Jimmy.