Re: Western Digital Replacement of Defective Drives

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From: Daniel Sturrup
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 00:00

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I tested mine and it passed and found no errors. It was made in August
1995.

I also installed the overlay some months ago, I think it was around June
1996.


-- 
// Dan in Old Town, Maine \\

Jay Gorrell <j-dawg@ix.netcom.com> wrote in article
<5f2o53$nun@dfw-ixnews11.ix.netcom.com>...
> In article <33162CE9.7B61@nwj.com>, dpincus@inetconn.net wrote:
> >If the hard drive passes, a screen message will say so. If it doesn't
> >pass (mine didn't), it will display a Failure Code Number and tell you
> >to contact Western Digital Technical Support. I called their 800 number
> >(listed in the documentation), gave them the Failure Code Number, and
> >they said they will send a newer model 1.6 Gb drive within the next 8 to
> >10 days, and to return the suspect drive in the same shipping container.
> >No argument, no fuss.
> >
> 
> Mine also failed - Does anyone have a good 1.6Gb drive??
> 
>

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From: "Daniel Sturrup" <dsturrup@maine.maine.edu>
Subject: Re: Western Digital Replacement of Defective Drives
Date: 1997/02/27
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