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In article <1993Jan11.133418.19964@spider.co.uk>, michaelr@spider.co.uk (Michael S. A. Robb) writes:
> 
>   I have an IDE disk system with two Connor hard disk drives.
> (first drive:40 Mbytes and the second drive: 210Mbytes)
> Several days ago, the primary drive failed after 3.5 years 
> fault free service (always parking the drive heads before
> powering down, so no bad sectors). According to the system
> diagnostic utilities, the hard disk drive test returns the
> error message:
> 
> Error 710: Attachment failed to respond.
> 
> Since I hear the drive motor running and the drive heads
> align themselves upon startup, I suspect the problem may be
> the drive electronics rather than the drive itself (I tried
> replacing the IDE controller card - that made no difference).
> 
> My questions are as follows: Is it possible to get the disk 
> drive serviced, or will I just have to buy a replacement?
> 
> If I do buy a replacement, will the second drive (210Mb) have
> to be repartitioned/formatted?
> 
> And finally, are there more reliable drives than Connor for a
> similar price?
> 
> All E-mail Replies are welcome.
> (please use "michaelr@spider.co.uk")
> 
> -- Michael
> 
> 
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Cant help with the fault without seeing the drive.
You will NOT have to change the 210MB drive if you fit a new primary drive.
You may be able to get it serviced, but I dont think it is worth it.
As for reliability, you only get what you pay for, but even then you may buy one
from a bad batch.

-- 
Mark 
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