CRONEJP@UREGINA1.BITNET (Jonathan Crone) (07/03/89)
I just opened my drive case up, and have tried the ol spindle rotation trick.... no dice.... also, as a note, that when i try the power up , the drive blinks its led 7 times after failing to spin up... any ideas folks??? also, please remember i'm collecting seagate horror stories... i want them ALL!!! JpC -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan P. Crone CRONEJP@UREGINA1.BITNET cronejp@mcl.UUCP Amiga-L@uregina1.bitnet List moderator. Heisenberg might have been here...
thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) (07/04/89)
Jonathan Crone comments about the blinking LED on his Seagate ... 7 blinks means the drive is unable to find and read an ID mark for any sector. For the ST125N/138N/157N, here are the power up error codes: - Microprocessor/Internal memory test. Failure is indicated by 1 flash - Microprocessor ROM checksum test. Failure is indicated by 2 flashes. - Controller chip test. Failure is indicated by 3 flashes. - Controller program RAM test. Failure is 4 flashes. - Data buffer RAM test. Failure = 5 flashes. - Spindle speed test. If the drive is unable to reach and maintain correct spindle speed, 6 flashes will be returned. - READ SECTOR ID MARK. If the controller is unable to find and read an ID mark for any sector, seven flashes are returned. - Read Operating System Microcode from Drive. If the controller is unable to read the operating system from the drive, eight flashes are returned. If the controller reads the operating system records, but determines they are invalid, nine flashes are returned. NOTE: this is the Seagate OS and not the AmigaDOS we're talking about there! :-) Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]
jbh@trsvax.UUCP (07/06/89)
In response to your request for Seagate horror stories, I cannot help you. I have owned 3 Seagate drives ( ST251-0, ST251-1, ST296N ). The 251-0 was in my 2000 for about 4 months, the 251-1 for almost a year. The 296N is sitting in my CompuAdd 12-Mhz 286 (Akk!). All have performed flawlessly. BTW, my Dell 310 has a Priam 150 meg ESDI drive, which is built like a tank, sounds like a jet engine while spinning up, and SCREAMS! As Jerry Pournelle ( no flames, please ) would say, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Brad Holman, Tandy R&D, too new to the net to have a signature.