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Re: Disc Error ???

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From	Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk>
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Subject	Re: Disc Error ???
Date	Thu, 02 May 2024 11:12:21 +0100
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In article <5b5a6ebda7a.m.conroy@owlart.co.uk>, Andrew Conroy
<a.m.conroy@owlart.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <5b59662272mec@npost.uk>, Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> wrote:
> > Hi, 

> > Every now and again I fire up the Risc PC to use the old scanner or
> > to run Sibelius.

> > On Saturday it didn't start up properly.

> > After an aeon it eventually got the the green screen with the boot
> > choices and an error box.

> > Disc error 21 at :4/00 000 000 000 000 6

> > The m/c has a Simtec unipod. It should boot from h-4 (Spinning rust).
> > h-6 is an ssd for backup.

> Disc error 21 is usually when the disc can't be found. The error is
> from drive 4. Did the error come from ADFS or IDEFS? If you don't have
> an ADFS drive fitted, maybe it's become configured to be there, so not
> being found?

Yes. M/c is looking for ADFS instead of IDEFS. How could that have
changed?

CMOS problem? Interruption to power supply resulting in improper shutdown?

-- 
Chris

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