[pchelpers] Re: DISASTER!!! Computer NERD required (Long post)

Hi Tim

At 02:11 PM 20/02/02 -0800, you wrote:
>I researched this UDMAUPDT utility. It appears it's smart enough to tell
>which drives it'll work with. Out of curiosity, have you tried going
>back to Mode 4? (udmaupdt /dma:4)

I did try to do it, but several milliseconds after running the utility
the HDD became a lump of scrap metal! As explained, BIOS no
longer recognises it in either computers. It simply hangs looking
for the HDD for a looooong time and then just quits.
Even after loading up DOS the disk cannot be accessed.

>Also. On some drives, there are solder pads on the PCB for a header.
>There will be labels like "Tx Rx GND +5V" if they're there.

Opening the chest cavity did not reveal any obvious serial comms.
There are several unmarked pads on the board. No removable chips.
All surface mount. Closing chest cavity........

P.S. I realised that my computer sent the wrong signature file in
my previous post. It shall be punished for this......

Regards

John Samperi

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