sanford@ssurf (05/16/89)
Hi Everyone,
I have a PC7300 that dosen't want to boot from the hard drive. It had been
running fine for about 1.5 years and all of a sudden this happened. I have
booted it fine from the floppy drive and I can run diagnostics from the floppy.
All of the diagnostics run fine except the hard drive where is says
ERROR Can't Recal: 4
I dont have a manual that explains the diagnostics. Does anyone know what this
means or what is going on? I reseated all of the hard drive connectors and the
drive does not smell like a head crash.
If I have to replace the hard disk, can I use any other brand of hard drive or
does is have to be the exact same drive?
Thanks for your help,
Mike
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Why do you park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?pjh@mccc.UUCP (Pete Holsberg) (05/17/89)
In article <19615@adm.BRL.MIL> sanford@ssurf writes:
=Hi Everyone,
= I have a PC7300 that dosen't want to boot from the hard drive. It had been
=running fine for about 1.5 years and all of a sudden this happened. I have
=booted it fine from the floppy drive and I can run diagnostics from the floppy.
=All of the diagnostics run fine except the hard drive where is says
=
=ERROR Can't Recal:
Manual says,
"This problem can be caused by either a bad logic board or a bad hard disk
drive.
1. Replace the logic board.
2. If a new logic board does not correct the problem, replace the
hard disk drive."
I hope this helps, but I don't see how it can. :-( Personally, I'd try
swapping out the HD drive first.
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Pete Holsberg, Mercer County Community College, Trenton, NJ 08690