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- From: billh@hplsla.hp.com (Bill Harris)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Hard Disk problem
- Message-ID: <11060018@hplsla.hp.com>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 17:46:18 GMT
- Article-I.D.: hplsla.11060018
- Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA
- Lines: 57
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- I have a TMS Shadow hard drive (120 MB Conner) and RamFAST Rev. D I got in
- December. It has had 2 problems that Big Red (where I bought it) can't
- reproduce (or fix):
-
- When I first turn it on for the day, it takes about 5-10 minutes
- before it will work. Prior to that, booting won't work; I get
- messages about various files that are missing.
-
- After it starts up, if I do a File Validate, it occasionally fails.
- Retrying (sometimes after rebooting) is usually successful. When
- it fails, sometimes it tells me a file name, and sometimes it
- crashes into some blank graphics screen that requires power cycling
- to restart.
-
- I sent both the RamFAST and the disk back to Big Red once. They
- reformatted it, tested it for 4 hours, and didn't find a thing. I got it
- back, booted it, did a File Validate and got a problem right away. I then
- write-protected all of the partitions (last time I had it, it ended up
- messing up the directory) and have used it for several days, with both of
- these symptoms continuing.
-
- I called TMS, and they will take it back, reformat and test it. However,
- there is a small charge if the only problem is that the software was
- somehow misloaded. They suggested I clean the disk off, reload system 6
- and start over to see if that makes it go away; I may try that first.
-
- Has anyone heard of this happening? If so, what fixed the problem? I am
- running this on a ROM01 with 1.25MB of RAM (I had the Seq. Sys. 4MB card
- in, but I took it out to ensure that it wasn't part of the problem. It
- (the 4MB card) did fail the AWGS memory test, but Big Red says that the
- AWGS test will fail on a good Seq. Sys. card and that I should trust the
- Seq. Sys. memory test --- have others seen that, too?).
-
- Also, can anyone offer any observations on disk maintenance software? I
- have heard of ProSel 16, Salvation, and Unify (I think that's the name). I
- suspect I will need to purchase one of them soon.
-
- Thanks in advance. Email is welcome; I will summarize if I get enough
- response.
-
- Regards,
-
- Bill
-
- PS: I did get a RamFAST memory error (03?) twice the first time I had the
- system, but Big Red didn't see it, and I haven't either in the few days
- I've had it back.
-
-
- Bill Harris
- billh@lsid.hp.com
-
- Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Lake Stevens Instrument Division ms/330
- 8600 Soper Hill Road
- Everett, WA 98205-1298
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