Sector Reading Error?

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From: Richard Catrambone
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 1991 20:28

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I have an IBM PS/2 80.  Something appears to be wrong with
my A drive (3.5'' high density).  Right now the computer
won't even boot up from the hard disk (I get two beeps
and then "162" appears on the screen).  If I boot up from
the Reference Diskette, I can then use the computer (including
the hard disk) but I can't use the A drive.  When I try
even just to get a directory listing, I get an error
along the lines of "Sector not found error."  I don't
get this problem when I use the external 3.5'' drive
(from Procom).  What should I do in terms of trying
to diagnose the problem??  Thanks for whatever help
you can give.
-- 
CATRAMBONE,RICHARD
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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From: rc7@prism.gatech.EDU (Richard Catrambone)
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Subject: Sector Reading Error?
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