s33966r@kaira.HUT.FI (Juha Hulkkonen) (07/21/88)
Hi there, I happen to have a Seagate ST-4038 hd-drive that doesn't work. My AT-clone gives error code 1714 'drive not ready' but I suppose that 1714 is a common ec for all kinds of disk errors. My hd controller (based on Western Digital chips) is ok (I've tested it with an other drive). I am very interested in getting my hard disk working again with very little costs. Does anybody have any kinds of suggestions what to do. Is it possible to buy hd-drive logic boards as a spare part ? Should I try to low-level-format my drive (where to get program ?) ? Please write to comp.sys.ibm.pc or e-mail. Thanx,
s33966r@kaira.HUT.FI (Juha Hulkkonen) (07/23/88)
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davidsen@steinmetz.ge.com (William E. Davidsen Jr) (07/26/88)
With the price of new drives, I can't see repairing one out of
warantee. This week the going price for ST251 (38ms, 42MB) is $320, and
going down rapidly.
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"Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -metat00@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Tom Thackrey) (07/26/88)
In article <11638@steinmetz.ge.com> davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes: > > With the price of new drives, I can't see repairing one out of >warantee. This week the going price for ST251 (38ms, 42MB) is $320, and >going down rapidly. Very rapidly, I just got a ST251-1 (28ms, 42MB) for $259 at Technoland in Santa Clara, CA. -- Tom Thackrey tat00@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com <=> amdahl!tat00 [ My opinions are only my own. ]
kerry@bcsaic.UUCP (Kerry Strand) (07/26/88)
In article <14730@santra.UUCP> s33966r@kaira.HUT.FI (Juha Hulkkonen) writes: > >I happen to have a Seagate ST-4038 hd-drive that doesn't work. >My AT-clone gives error code 1714 'drive not ready' but I suppose that >1714 is a common ec for all kinds of disk errors. >My hd controller (based on Western Digital chips) is ok (I've tested >it with an other drive). I had a similar error with a miniscribe hard disk when the disk motor was not turning the platters at the proper speed. It should have been at 3600 RPM, but was more like 30 RPM. It's in the shop right now, so I don't know exactly what's wrong, but you get the idea, I'm sure. Kerry Strand kerry@boeing.com uw-beaver!ssc-vax!bcsaic!kerry
tsf@arizona.edu (Ted Frohling @ CCIT-Telcommunications, University of Arizona) (07/28/88)
In article <9dP0N86N0X1010nPdXI@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> tat00@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Tom Thackrey) writes: >Very rapidly, I just got a ST251-1 (28ms, 42MB) for $259 at Technoland >in Santa Clara, CA. This is very strange. We just called up Technoland in Santa Clara and the price for an ST251-1 is 459. The $259 price is for an ST125. The 125 is only a 20Mb half-height drive. Do Amdahl customers get special deals at Technoland? -- Ted Frohling Internet: tsf@rvax.ccit.arizona.edu Network Support BITNET: tsf@arizrvax.BITNET CCIT - Telecommunications AT&T: (602) 621-4834 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721