In a message dated 1/2/99 8:01:00 PM US Eastern Standard Time, ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk writes: 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?

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. > > > 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.

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?