<DIV>Hi y'all,</DIV>
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<DIV>I shut the machine down for the past few days. </DIV>
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<DIV>In listening for the spinning noise -- there is a slight initial whirl, but it's very very brief -- thus, no, the disk is not spinning normally. The boing boing sound is still present -- but now, there's a new sound of a slight grinding noise.</DIV>
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<DIV>Any advice?</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>"Ronald P. Pfister" <ronald.pfister@pelagic.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Maybe your disk's bearings froze - quite common with non-fdb disks <BR>after long storage periods. Can you hear the disk spinning up when <BR>the machine turns on?<BR><BR>On Nov 4, 2005, at 01:35, Lela Tong wrote:<BR><BR>> My 280c has been sitting in my closet for a few years.<BR>><BR>> I turned it on to get some files which I left on it. Strangely, as <BR>> soon as I plugged in the power cord, the machine switched on <BR>> (without my pressing the 'on') and the floppy icon came up with a <BR>> question mark. And, the sound 'boing boing boing...' kept going.<BR>><BR>> I tried to insert the Disk Tools and clicked Disk First Aid but no <BR>> volumes showed up except the external floppy drive. And, when I <BR>> tried to click the Apple HD SC Setup -- there was a flash of all <BR>> the buttons (allowing a click) but it all dimmed except "Quit" and <BR>>
"Drive." When I clicked "Drive" the message "unable to locate a <BR>> suitable drive connected to SCSI port."<BR>><BR>> Also, on a re-boot or to press the 'on' button after shutdown, no <BR>> icon appears but a lit blank screen comes up. The only way to get <BR>> the icon with the question mark is to completely unplug the <BR>> computer and to replug it.<BR>><BR>> I fear the worse -- any helpful hints on how I can fix this?<BR>><BR>> Lela<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>DuoList mailing list<BR>DuoList@listserver.themacintoshguy.com<BR>http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/duolist<BR><BR>Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff:<BR>http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p>
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