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From: "ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 4:49 AM
Subject: Re: some questions (after a HD crash)
> this is getting way off the subject of the group but if, indeed, there are
> ibm parts in
> the xbox, as yo
On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 03:30:35PM +, Ross Burton wrote:
> On Mon, 2001-11-05 at 15:12, Anthony Liu wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 07:29:17PM +0100, Fredrik Jagenheim wrote:
> > > On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 10:05:44AM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> > > > GTX (?) disks are widely reported to h
this is getting way off the subject of the group but if, indeed, there are ibm
parts in
the xbox, as you are a proxy reperesentative of big blue, i think that it's
only right to
let you know that the xbox has absolutely nothing to do with nintendo. for
more, check
the link.
www.microsoft.com/pr
On Mon, 2001-11-05 at 15:12, Anthony Liu wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 07:29:17PM +0100, Fredrik Jagenheim wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 10:05:44AM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> > > GTX (?) disks are widely reported to have quality issues, as previously
> > > noted.
> > IBM 75GXP is the m
On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 07:29:17PM +0100, Fredrik Jagenheim wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 10:05:44AM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> > GTX (?) disks are widely reported to have quality issues, as previously
> > noted.
> >
>
> IBM 75GXP is the model. I know, since I'm running one on my
> workst
, although somewhat
specialized, is built by IBM for Nintendo.
"IBM inside" ;-)
Best regards,
Lloyd
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From: "ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: some questions (after
on Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 08:55:06PM +, ben ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> IBM pc level hardware has always sucked,
Ben: Unsubstantiated blanket statements are always wrong[1].
IBM's created quite a bit of solid consumer hardware. Thinkpads come to
mind, and their HDs are generally pretty goo
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Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: some questions (after a HD crash)
> IBM pc level hardware has always sucked, one of the greatest ironies in the
> history of personal computing, which goes to show that making the first of
> something doesn't
IBM pc level hardware has always sucked, one of the greatest ironies in the
history of personal computing, which goes to show that making the first of
something doesn't necessarily mean that you've made the best. maxtor drives are
pretty solid and relatively cheap, as are fujitsu drives. but, for i
On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 10:05:44AM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> > The hard disk is an IBM 40GB. Not sure of the model, but it's
> > only about 4 months old, so I should be able to return it under
> > the guarantee. What is the best way to WIPE data on the disk ?
>
> GTX (?) disks are widely
on Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 01:18:07PM -0600, Scott Wehrenberg ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 03:21:34PM +, Darren Wyn Rees wrote:
> > the guarantee. What is the best way to WIPE data on the disk ?
>
>I actually had the same error while running Reiser-FS on my IBM box.
On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 03:21:34PM +, Darren Wyn Rees wrote:
> the guarantee. What is the best way to WIPE data on the disk ?
I actually had the same error while running Reiser-FS on my IBM box. I,
apparently erroneously since you appear to be using ext2, attributed the error
to Reiser a
On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 10:05:44AM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> GTX (?) disks are widely reported to have quality issues, as previously
> noted.
>
IBM 75GXP is the model. I know, since I'm running one on my
workstation as of now and are just waiting for it to give up. :(
Something about using
on Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 03:21:34PM +, Darren Wyn Rees ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
> My little box crashed yesterday. The hard disk started making
> a repetitive whining, metallic noise. Here's the error message
> I managed to cut+paste :
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] neo]# hda: irq timeout: status=0
On Sunday 04 November 2001 15:21, Darren Wyn Rees wrote:
> My little box crashed yesterday. The hard disk started making
> a repetitive whining, metallic noise.
Welcome to the world of dieing IBM as experenced by me 8 times.
> The hard disk is an IBM 40GB. Not sure of the model, but it's
> on
High,
> My little box crashed yesterday. The hard disk started making
> a repetitive whining, metallic noise. Here's the error message
If the drive makes abnormal noise, as you describe, BACK UP YOUR DATA
*NOW*, preferably WITHOUT turning your computer OFF. It could crash every
minute then.
>
My little box crashed yesterday. The hard disk started making
a repetitive whining, metallic noise. Here's the error message
I managed to cut+paste :
[EMAIL PROTECTED] neo]# hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
ide0: reset timed-out, status=0x80
hda: status timeout: status=0x80 { Busy }
hda: d
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