Re: [T20] Lost hard drive?

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From: phillip ramirez (laswazuki_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Apr 17 2002 - 08:14:47 EDT

well since the ibm website said the 600 wasnt supported by the drive fitness
test this is what i had to do... plus It is out of warentee.. so i had to do
what i had to do.. my drive was not being able to be seen dy the system and
this is what i had to do to fix the problem... for what ever reason the MBR
got hosed..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>
To: "phillip ramirez" <laswazuki_at_yahoo.com>; <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: [T20] Lost hard drive?

> WRONG
> If the drive is not being seen by the system, the DFT may be the only way
> to save it........
> In any case, it will tell you if thedrive is good or bad, taking the
mystery
> out of the process!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "phillip ramirez" <laswazuki_at_yahoo.com>
> To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 10:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [T20] Lost hard drive?
>
>
> > reformate the hard drive... first fdisk then format.. reload the image
and
> > see if that fixes it.. if not do fdisk /mbr then fdisk then format.. but
> do
> > not try the fdisk /mbr first.. this can cause problems i think i read
> > somewhere.. anyway good luck..
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Erich Knobil" <eknobil_at_megsinet.net>
> > To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 7:03 PM
> > Subject: [T20] Lost hard drive?
> >
> >
> > > My HDD crashed badly enough that I could only get to DOS and save a
few
> > > floppy-sized files. (I thank God that I had a relatively recent
> backup.)
> > > After running NDD, my T20 doesn't even recognize that it has a hard
> drive
> > at
> > > all. Is it over, or is there something else I should try?
> > >
> > > Also, I hadn't backed up my bookmarks. Can someone let me know where
to
> > go
> > > to find out about IBM's warranty coverage and service for my T20? Any
> > tips
> > > about what to send (or not send) with the unit when it is returned for
> > > service?
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > >
> > > -- Erich
> >
> >
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