RDBROWN@UALR.BITNET (05/08/90)
In message <48913@ames.arc.nasa.gov>, mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Mike Smithwick) writes... >My 65meg Seagate ST277N is posessed. I died quietly a couple of nights >ago. And when I turn it on, it spins up ok, sounds normal, but the >activity light blinks 9 times as some sort of internal error code. > >Anyone know what the 9 flashes mean? One of Seagate's techs looked down >his list from the manual, and it covered 1 to 6 and 8 (7 flashes were >not assigned). But no 9! > >What gives? Is it possible, or did the tech you talked with indicate that the 9 flash sequence could be a combination of the sequences you listed? Out of 1-6 and 8, you could have 8+1, 6+3 and 5+4. Could it be a software failure, or the hd interface failing to interpret a message from the software? You might try running a diagnostic program such as XOPER just to see if something weird is going on with the system. Robert Brown RDBROWN@UALR.BITNET
greg@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp) (05/09/90)
I'm planning to buy a hard drive for my 500 this summer, unless some financial
windfall allows me to get a 3000. I have heard many things about many drives,
and the majority of it conflicts.
I would like an economical system consisting of a controller (hopefully with
space for about 2MB RAM in the future) and a 40-50Meg HD.
What I want to know is which HD's should I avoid??
OK, don't everyone shout Seagate all at once. It seems they need a little
work. I plan to watch and see what they do about their current problems, and
I've heard the new revision (157N-1 or whatever) has fewer problems. Quantum
is supposed to be very nice, but it's kinda expensive to this strugglig
college student. (however, i may end up paying for quality) What other
HD's are especially good/especially cheap? (cheap!=bad)
Also, the question of controllers arises. Which one should I get? I've heard
the Trump Card is slow, but it's also low-end. Who makes a good, inexpensive,
memory-expandable SCSI controller for the 500?
One final note: Although I don't want a slow HD or controller, I'm no speed
demon either. To put it in terms of my car, I drive a 10-year-old Toyota,
but it's not necessarily a slow one.... :-) :-)
Another final note: (Is it OK if I have two? Noone complaining? Good.) I
am looking for a little more speed than my stock 500 gives me. I have
been watching the discussions about 14Mhz mods and am very interested.
I have also entertained the idea of an 881 add-on (I've only heard rumors
of this possibility, but it'd be nice considering the number of Mandlebrots
and other fractals I've been generating.) I have also heard tell of a card
that already gives the 500 a 14Mhz 68k and an 881. Is this true? How much
does it cost?
Just a few (hundred) questions from a 3000-dazzled student.
Thanks in advance (ooooh! I hate that phrase!)
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