Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!nrl-cmf!ames!amdahl!oliveb!enchant From: enchant@oliveb.UUCP (Dan Crocker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Help needed with AT&T 6300 hard disk problem!! Message-ID: <10047@oliveb.UUCP> Date: Wed, 2-Dec-87 18:43:52 EST Article-I.D.: oliveb.10047 Posted: Wed Dec 2 18:43:52 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Dec-87 08:38:15 EST References: <2225@killer.UUCP> <2306@homxc.UUCP> <1048@kodak.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Olivetti ATC; Cupertino, Ca Lines: 30 Xref: mnetor comp.sys.att:1951 comp.sys.ibm.pc:10747 In article <1048@kodak.UUCP>, gardner@kodak.UUCP (dick gardner) writes: > In article <2306@homxc.UUCP> rps@homxc.UUCP (R.SHARPLES) writes: > >In article <2225@killer.UUCP>, strianta@killer.UUCP (Spiros Trianta) writes: > >... > >> Then one day it really hit the fan. Could not do anyththing with drive C, > >> without getting TONS of said errors. ............ > [ deleted a few lines ] > [ and a few suggestions ] > >Second, I would try swapping the controller with one from work, assuming that > >someone at work has a PC6300 and wouldn't mind you borrowing the > >controller overnight. If that doesn't fix it, try your controller with > >a known good harddisk (after backing it up!). \____________/ > | > I'd be VERY careful with this! ----| > > My advice is : Don't EVEN THINK about trying this if the controllers are > different!! ... > I'm speaking from (limited) experience on this. I don't > know what to expect if both controllers are the same type and brand, however. I swap controllers of the same type all the time with no problems at all. The only reason to be careful is that, with XT-type machines, there is no real consistency in track formats (with AT compatibles, the situation is a lot better). But if you find the same model controller and you can't read your disk with it either, it's most likely a disk problem. dan