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#HELP! HD ain't working!

    26-Jul-91 14:12:29
Sb: #HELP! HD ain't working!
Fm: Raja Vallee-Rai 76370,645
To: All
Hello all, Last night, I believe I close my computer while it was update a file on my HD. This morning, when I opened my computer, the HD gave off about 5 equally spaced clicking sounds and then stopped. The HD light was on, and stayed on. (Usually it goes off after a few moments before starting to boot off the HD) The screen however, stayed blank. I tried a soft-reset, but the same thing happened, except there was no click sound from the HD. I also tried closing it for a few moments and opening it again, but I got the same results as the first time I opened it. So, I decided to change the HD's jumper, thinking it might allow boot off some disks.. it worked. But now, I cannot access the HD at all. It doesn't even recognize the presence of the HD. Is this some sort of mechanical problem with my HD? I never experienced this before.. it already crashed a few times, but I was able to re-format itwith no difficulty. Now, I can not access it at all. HELP! Raja Vallee-Rai