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Re: 486 Controller failure
From:
John Hajinlian <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 15 May 2000 22:45:39 -0400
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Did you check the CMOS battery?

- John
www.hajinlian.net


----- Original Message -----
From: "Carroll Grigsby" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] 486 Controller failure


> Brad Loomis wrote:
> >
> > Good day,
> > I received a call from my daughter about her 486-66. She said she
started
> > having "problems" running programs last week. Then yesterday upon
booting
> > she received the message on booting "FDD controller failure" and "HDD
> > controller Failure" "Press F1 to resume". Natch, she can't boot. I
assume
> > that means that the controller card has taken a dump. Am I correct in
this
> > long distance diagnosis? Is this as simple as pulling the old controller
> >

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