Re: Hard Drive Questions for the //c

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Ralph Glatt replied:

>mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon) wrote in message
>news:<20030929213637.04998.00000032@mb-m18.aol.com>...
>> Ralph Glatt asked:
>> 
>> >I have a Sequential Systems 40 meg hard drive for my //c. It was
>> >working fine earlier today. I noticed when I ran Sneeze on it that
>> >slot 3 was for the RAM card, Slot 5 drives 1 and 2 were for the hard
>> >drive, and slot 6 was for the 5.25 floppy drives. Now I can't get the
>> >computer to see slot 5. Does anyone have any ideas?
>> 
>> If you haven't done it already, check cables, connectors, power,
>> disk spinning.
>
>Already checked. I'd turn it on, the disk would spin, power light
>comes on, when I start the //c the use light flickers a little. Still
>no luck. Do you think I should try and reseat the chips inside?

Since it was recently working, that might be worth a try.

If it isn't simply restored to operation, it will probably be
necessary to get deeper into what the //c is saying to it
and whether it is replying.

Does anyone have additional info on or experience with
this drive?

-michael

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