#Hard Drive Problem
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I have been having a problem with my hard drive with respect to read-write
errors. This has been going on for quite some time. I purchased your QB
tools program to correct it. It did in fact find errors and correct them
after which the drive was immediately usefull. However these same errors
kept cropping up and I began to wonder why. I have a 2000HD with a Quantum
40 MB hard drive and 2091A controller card. Here is my real problem and it
has me baffled.
This is a complex problem and I am not sure I can do it justice, but let me
try. Let's say the system alerts me to a read-write error. Next I run
your program, follow its directions, modify or delete some files or drawers
and exit. Pretty soon the problem reoccurs. I follow the same steps.
Next, it happens again for no reason – I become suspicious. I do not run
QB t Tools. I reboot. I run QB Tools and it tells me all files appear to
be good. Couple days later, the system will not even boot or recognize the
hard drive in the system. It tells me I only have a floppy. I do a series
of warm r reboots. The system comes up fine. I run QB Tools and all files
are good! I decide never to delete another drawer or file because the
problem seems dependent on the state of the machine. This same scenario
has been repeated many times. Recently, QB tools found so many errors that
I despaired of fixing them, so I reformatted the disk and reinstalled the
system and applications programs. Then the same thing happened again!
Sometimes I will get inumerable errors from you program after the system
has alerted me to an error, and then if I wait a couple of days, it all
goes away!
Do you have any idea what could be the problem? If it is a hardware
problem , what is the most likely cause: the drive or the Sytem ROMs. I
also have I would appreciate any advice, as this problem is driving me
crazy! Thank You.
Lee DeWitt
Lee,
It would be well worthwhile checking termination, cables (including
length), and making sure that reselection is turned off.
-larry
Lee, I'm not affiliated with Central Coast, but I have a couple of
suggestions about your drive problem. Although your Quantum may have
problems, what I would do is first be sure that the controller card is
seated properly. It might not hurt to pull it out and reseat it just to
make sure the connections are good. It sounds to me like you are
experiencing hardware errors instead of software problems, in which case
QBtools won't be of much help.
John – K7KB (via Whap!)
Thanks for your help. I'll do what you suggest. I always think of the
worst solution, not the simplest. Hope it works!
Lee
Lee,
I had similar problems with the C= 2090A controller. As silly as it
sounds, I just (after a suggestion form Don Curtis) took a can of
compressed air and blew all the dust out of the inside of the machine.
That cleared uo all my problems. If you haven't had the cover off in a
while, you'll be suprised how much dust will accumilate in there.
..Steve
Whap!ping from beautiful coastal South Carolina
Well, it is awefully dusty in here! I regularly wipe a thick film off my
keyboard. In fact I need a dust cover. Where do I find cans of compressed
air?
Thanks, Lee
Lee,
Most electronic stores should have em or check your computer dealer. I
got mine from Office Depot, a wholesale office supply store that carries a
business line of electronics and peripherals. It is labeled for cleaning
typewriters, calculators and computer equipment, I can't for the life of me
remember the brand name though.
..Steve
Whap!ping from beautiful coastal South Carolina
Thanks. I have an Office Max store nearby, so I'll try there.
Lee
Lee,
First, there is no such controller as a 2091A. You must either have a
2090A or a 2091. It sounds like some piece of your hardware is giving out.
Let me know which controller and I might have a better idea of what is
happening.
Mark
New Horizons Software, Inc.
Hello,
It must be a 2091 then. I just checked again last night and all files are
good. I certainly hope it something as simple as a bad connection. I also
have a Blitz Basic Hardware 'CPU' attached to the disk drive port. Can
this have any effect?
Lee
Lee,
Go ahead and try your system out without the Blitz thing thing attached to
the computer.
Mark
New Horizons Softare, Inc.