Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ptsfa!ames!ucbcad!zen!cory.Berkeley.EDU!heppell From: heppell@cory.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Problems with Seagate half height drives Message-ID: <3035@zen.berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, 9-Jul-87 01:28:11 EDT Article-I.D.: zen.3035 Posted: Thu Jul 9 01:28:11 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Jul-87 16:23:10 EDT Sender: news@zen.berkeley.edu Reply-To: heppell@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Kevin G. Heppell) Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 25 Keywords: seagate, hard disk Another possible suggestion to those of you having problems with your Seagate (or other half height) hard drives: In the process of installing a second floppy in my XT clone, I had to remove and re-mount my ST-225. Upon power-up, all I got in reply was garbage (e.g., no boot from C:). No cables were connected backwards, etc, but when I took the mounting bracket out of the computer to check, the drive worked. My final solution was to simply loosen the mounting screws, and viola! I have had no problems since then (about 4 months). I don't anticipate any more. Someone mentioned previous experience with floppy drives that had non-flat cases, which warped when over-tightened. I suspect a similar problem. Most hard drives will take a lot of abuse (my 225 has a spec. of 40 g's), but common sense rules. Disclaimer: Seagate is not responsible for my stupidity, nor I for theirs. The above opinion is worth its weight in gold. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin G. Heppell USNail: 784 Santa Barbara Rd. USENET: ucbvax!cory!heppell Berkeley, CA 94707-2046 arpa: heppell@cory.Berkeley.EDU (415) 528-6396