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 I have a seemingly dead hard drive in an older PS/2 model 30. It is a
 20 M drive with the controller built into the mother board. I cannot
 low level format it. Norton Disk Doctor can't repair it because it
 it says I need to re-do a low level format. I have a PD version of IBM 
 advanced diagnostics that says either the disk is not connected -check
 cables etc.. - or when it does recognize that the disk is there it tries
 to do a low level format, gets to cylinder 611 then reports the format
 failed. The light on the drive blinks a repeating pattern of 3 blinks.
 It only does this sometimes, not always. Other diagnostic software says
 the controller is bad, or controller stayed busy. But I don't think the
 controller is bad because I can use another drive in this machine and
 it works OK. Also the broken drive does not work in another machine that
 has a good controller. IBM technical service says bring it to a service
 place. The service places all say replace it ( at great expense). I would
 really like to try and save this drive. Any ideas? All help is greatly
 appreciated.

				Jim Vincent
				vincent@wilbur.psu.edu