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In article <C0Hp12.1BM@newsflash.concordia.ca> kgnome@cs.concordia.ca  
(MATIS stephane) writes:
>Wassim M. Jabi (wjabi@libra.arch.umich.edu) wrote:
>: Hi:
>: I've been experiencing some trouble with my Fujitsu 520MB
>: external.  It happens once or twice a week. I would hear the disk
>: go "click, click" and then the console window will have these messages
>: scrolling by. Many times an alert window would come up telling me
>: to save documents before logging out. Any idea what is going on?
>: 
>: Messages:
>: ------ cut here -----------------------------
>: Target 0: HARDWARE ERROR; block 0H retry 1
>: Target 0: NOT READY; retry 1
>: Target 0: NOT READY; retry 2
>:              .
>:              .
>:              .
>: Target 0: NOT READY; retry 19
>: sd0 (0,0): sense key:0x2  additional sense code: 0x4
>:     SCSI Block in error = 0 (front porch)
>: IO error on pagein: error = 5.
>: Dec 30 15:00:18 Workspace: Controller exited.
>: ------ cut here -----------------------------
>: HELP!!!!!!
>
>	Well, as I can testify... that's not good news. My
>	HD was DOA. It was a M2624F rev 0304 and it was just going
>	click click ... no stop.
>
>	Nothing worked! Fujistu techie said that it was the drive
>	was unable to read it's own specification area! Yikes!
>
>	Now I have another one, a rev 0404 that arrive a week ago.
>	This one requires absulutelly no jumper modifications, as
>	it talks lingua franca SCSI either way. Nice improovment.
>
>	Personally, I'm looking for the sense on a 1024 Byte
>	formated one... anybody ?
>
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Well, I called Fujitsu Technical Service and relayed the error messages.
They said one thing: "The disk is dying, I suggest you replace it."
I got an (RA) number from MacDirect and packed it up and sent it on
its way to Hard Disk Heaven :-) I'm expecting another one Friday or  
Monday. Their policy is to replace it with a factory refurbished one that  
carries the remainder of the warranty. Meanwhile, I'm back to using my  
internal 200MB with my user directory mounted remotely.  I shouldn't  
complain: My work was interrupted for less than half a day. I LOVE system  
administration on NeXTs!!
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Wassim M. Jabi                            (313) 936-0229
Doctoral Program in Architecture, University of Michigan
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