gasior@hardees.rutgers.edu (Eric Gasior) (11/18/89)
HELP! I recently installed an additional 512K into my AT clone, a DTK PTM-1000 running 6-10 Mhz. To get better access to the chip sockets, I removed my disk drive controller, a Western Digital WD1003-RA2. Now I am having trouble with one of my drives. The hard drive is working perfectly, but my floppy drive isn't. When I put a disk in the drive, the motor starts until I close the drive door (I looked at it), which is fine, and the motor starts when I try accessing the drive. However, I get a General Failure error when I try to read, write, or do anything else with the drive. I have tried several different 1.2M and 360K disks, and nothing different happened. I've tried getting directories, accessing data, and booting from the floppy drive. When I try booting, the computer realizes the (A:) drive exists, it starts the motor and move the drive heads, and then boots off (C:)! When I try reading or writing, the motor moves, but the drive heads don't. Please, anyone, help. I've just replaced the power supply, I can't afford to spend much more on the computer. Don't get the impression DTK makes bad computers. None of the DTK boards have given me serious problems. Thanks in advance. Eric Gasior gasior@hardees.rutgers.edu