[comp.sys.laptops] "Toshiba admits disk woes"

schnable@cbnewsc.att.com (andrew.schnable) (05/25/90)

From article <56612@bbn.BBN.COM>, by sher@bbn.com (Lawrence D. Sher):
> From p. 128 of the May 21, 1990, issue of Computerworld (verbatim):
> 
>                         Toshiba admits disk woes
> 
> Users of some Toshiba T1000SE notebook personal computers face a potential disk
> drive cable failure, according to Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.
> The cable is easily fixed and poses no danger to the user, according to the
> company.  Customers can call 800-999-4273 to find out if they are affected.
> ----------------------
> Does anyone know more about this problem?

I read about this on the Toshiba BBS - some mechanical part in the
disk drive is rubbing against the floppy drive cabling. With sufficient time,
the cable insulation will wear away. Supposedly the fix takes 5 minutes.
(The toshiba BBS phone # is 714-837-4408.)

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