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Article #909Re: Olivetti m300-10 Hangs at Fixed Disks
From: Tony Hill
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 05:21
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 05:21
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On 24 Jul 2003 23:28:40 -0700, weft2@rogers.com (flan) wrote: >Hi, I have an old (currently well used by a relative) Olivetti m300-10 >(bumped up to a 486, I think) which has suddenly started hanging at >Fixed Disk startup. When you turn the pc on, it beeps 4 times, then >hangs at Fixed Disk,then quickly flashes Disk Controller Failure 1782. Sounds like the CMOS battery has gone. CMOS batteries usually only last for about 5 years, after that they no longer keep power to the CMOS and it forgets all the settings. Most computer stores should have replacement batteries, it's just a question of which type of battery you need. Open up the case and look for either a small, flat silver battery (sort of like a watch battery only bigger), or alternatively a set of 3 pins for an external battery (hopefully it will have something like "Ext bat" silk-screened on the motherboard). FWIW you should be able to find the hard disk settings written right on the hard disk itself. Otherwise the disk manufacturer may have them listed on their website, or a google search might turn up the settings.
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