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Subject: Help needed with AT&T 6300 hard disk problem!!
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Date: Thu, 26-Nov-87 20:45:24 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 26 20:45:24 1987
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Help! The following problem started happening after I moved my AT&T 6300 PC
from Michigan to Indiana (Shipdisked it and drove it at 55mph :-) in its     
original carton/packing)

Initially I got 3 hard disk errors in a period of 2 months, and light use.
Message was in all cases (either read or write) Drive C not ready, abort, retry
etc. Diagnostics (customer) showed no problem.

Then one day it really hit the fan. Could not do anyththing with drive C, 
without getting TONS of said errors. Diagnostics said DISK & DRIVE CONTROLLER
TIME OUT (?). I low- and high- level formatted the drive with no avail.
Format went thrui once and said not ready, immediately after said OK. Still
same problem.

Now that I use the system from floppyu only, after half an hour or so of use the
system (drive) makes funny seeking noises, but without me referencing it. The 
seek light does not come on. The noises are similar to the ones done while tryiotrying to reboot. 

A friendly technician said that probably the controller is shot. What is 
your opinion, Oh Net? AT&T won't sell me the advanced diagnostics, at least the few authorized dealers in the Indy  area won't.    

I would like some opinions or educated guesses before taking the box to service.
Any help will be appreciated, and as usual, I will summarize if interesting
facts arise. Remember, it is an AT&T 6300 with its original 20 MB hard disk
and controller from AT&T. I think the controller is an RLL western digital,
while the drive is a seagate.

Thanks much!

Spiros
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