2 Jan
1999
2 Jan
'99
2:35 p.m.
In a message dated 1/2/99 8:01:00 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk writes:
Was there ever a supported hard disk for that machine
(that didn't use
the 5161 expansion cabinet)? My manuals seem to imply there wasn't
Of course it's a standard XT motherboard in there, so if you get a
half-height drive and a 'short' controller it'll go in.
i'm not sure if there was a supported hard disk, but my other 5155 has a
seagate hard drive installed by someone. i'm getting a 601 post error. the
drive makes a grinding noise a bit more serious that the normal noise it makes
before beeping twice. is it really fixable?
the drives posts bad. I'm looking for the
"correct" drive for this model.
it's
a half height 360k drive with a black faceplate
with the IBM logo on the
bottom right. if anyone has it available, give me a shout.
If it's any help the drive was made by Qume, and it's the same drive as
in the PC-jr
I have the schematics in the Options and Adapters Techref if you want to
have a go at fixing the original drive. From what I remember it's not hard.
If it's failing the POST, then the most likely problem is head movement
or track 0 sensor, I think.