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In article <Cqq$=j2@cs.psu.edu>, ehrlich@cs.psu.edu (Daniel Ehrlich) writes:
> We have six identicallty configured RT 6150 Model 125s that are file serving
> for a room full of RT 6152s.  One of the six 6150s will no longer boot from
> the hard disk.  When a boot from the hard disk is attempted the two digit
> display on the front of the machine will continuously cycle through the
> following set of codes: "25 73 20 0c 00 98".  After displaying the "98" is a
> pause of about three seconds and then the sequence starts over again.
> 
> We have determined that this is some indication that the machine can not
> read the boot code off of the hard disk.  So, we replaced the hard drive,
>...
> Has anyone else seen this behaviour in a 6150 Model 125 before?  What did
> you or IBM do to correct it?  Any thoughts, hints, or magic incantations
> would be apprecited.
> 
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> Dan Ehrlich <ehrlich@cs.psu.edu>
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        I had a problem a while ago (1 year?) where I couldn't boot from the
hard drive, but could from the floppy.  I don't remember the codes or other
symptoms, but I cured it by powering off the machine and removing the battery
for a while.  Try it, it might help.

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Steve Roseman
Lehigh University Computing Center
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