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In <36353@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu> ggs@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Gary Sanders) writes:

>The 1701 harddrive error just happened to me today in my compaq portable.
>It was caused by the hard drive power cable making a bad connection.
>I reseated the plug, but that did not work at first.  I had to clean out the
>connector and scratch it a little.  If this is your problem, then you will
>notice that you dont hear the hard drive spinning up when you turn the
>computer on.  Try claening the connector and checking the voltage ( or using
>a different connector if available ).

I also had a 1701 error on my Compaq Portable.  The hard drive motor wouldn't
spin. I had to nudge the motor's flywheel to get it to run. The drive lasted
for about 9 more months or so before it finally went south on me.

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