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"flan" <weft2@rogers.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> Disk Controller Failure 1782.
Typically, it might be that the controller card is not plugged in correctly.
M300's cases are very weak, and, at times, it is just enough to lift it for
a while to move the riser card and/or some isa card from its slot. Check the
cables as well.

>I've tried entering random numbers by hitting the space bar, and putting
> the same number in the second setting. I then hit enter twice, and the

If you don't have two Hard-disks, ignore the second setting (select "Not
Installed"). If not, try to remove the second hard disk, which may be
causing the problems, and try to boot with one drive only.

> I'm wondering if it's the battery that's causing the HD to hang/losing
> the settings, and what I can do about it. And/or, if it's just the
> wrong settings that I'm entering, how would I ever get the right ones
> in there?
Open the case an check which drive you have. A list of compatible drives is
found on the M300-10 manual, to be downloaded from
http://www.peteweb.com/ftp/webhq/manuals/olivetti/systems1/cap19.pdf

> In the end, I only want to get this pc up and running long enough to
> get a pile of text files off the HD, and then my relative will likely
> not use the machine anymore if it's becoming this unreliable (though
> he's quite attached to it). But the 1st need is to get at the HD

The HD must be (if it had not been replaced) an IDE-type, so you can connect
it to almost any modern PC (as a second unit), and you may get it working
easily.

Marco