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From: wnp@dcs.UUCP (Wolf N. Paul)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: INTEL PC 386 Inboard
Message-ID: <86@dcs.UUCP>
Date: 12 May 88 12:11:20 GMT
References: <2826@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Reply-To: wnp@dcs.UUCP (Wolf N. Paul)
Organization: DCS, Dallas, Texas
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In article <2826@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> radon@phoenix.UUCP writes:
 >I recently installed an Intel Inboard PC 386 board in a real XT and
 >encountered some problems.  I want to know who (if anyone) else has seen
 >similar things.
 >First, my 20 meg Seagate drive generates seek errors (it NEVER did this
 >before)  It is so bad I'm going to replace it as soon as I complete a
 >"women and children first" backup.  These seek errors persist for
 >certain files even when the speed is bumped down or extra wait states
 >added to hard disk requests.

  Do these errors persist when you take the Inboard board out of the machine?
  I would try that first, before replacing the hard disk.
  
 >Also, the machine now fails on occasion to
 >boot up.  The disk whirrs, but no video (not even a cursor) comes on.
 >This means no memory count, no boot, - just a big desk heater.

  Same recommendation -- check to see if it still misbehaves when you 
  "uninstall" the Inboard PC 386.
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